One of the things that I fi nd most interesting about automotive technology is how it advances and changes. It is also interesting that ideas from many years ago often return to favour. In this book I have therefore concentrated on core technologies, in other words how the technology works, rather than giving too many examples from specifi c vehicles. However, I have included some examples of F…
In the beginning, say 115 years ago, a book on vehicle electrics would have been very small. A book on vehicle electronics would have been even smaller! As we continue our drive into the new millennium, the subject of vehicle electrics is becoming ever larger. Despite the book likewise growing larger, some aspects of this topic have inevitably had to be glossed over, or left out. However, the b…
The book has grown! But then it was always going to, because the complexity of automotive systems has grown and the associated diagnostic skills must follow. The main change for this edition is that I have included two completely new chapters. The first is all about on-board diagnostics (OBD) and the second covers oscilloscope diagnostics in some detail. Both of these subjects are very relev…