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Auto UpkeepBasic Car Care, Maintenance, and Repair (3rd Edition)

Chapter 1Introduction and How Cars Work

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Fuel for Thought

• How do cars work?

• How are vehicles classified?

• Why is it a good idea to know the size of your vehicle’s engine?


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Objectives

• Upon completion of this chapter and activities, you will be able to:– Identify people that have impacted the

development of the automobile.– Differentiate between vehicle manufacturers,

makes, models, and types.– Describe how cars work.


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Major Automotive Contributors

• Nicholas Cugnot• Carl Benz• Rudolf Diesel• Ransom Olds• Henry Ford• Dr. Ferdinand

Porsche• Many others…


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Automotive Milestones


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Power Transfer Steps


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How Cars Work

• Basic Engine Components– Engine Block– Crankshaft– Pistons– Connecting Rods– Camshaft(s)– Intake and Exhaust

Valves


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How Cars Work• Four-Stroke Spark Ignition Engine


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How Cars Work• Four-Stroke Compression Ignition Engine


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Engine Identification

• Size/Displacement– Two systems of measurement

• International System of Units (metric system)• U.S. customary units (English system)


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Engine Identification• Configuration

– Inline– Opposed– Slant– V


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Vehicle Identification

• VIN– Vehicle Identification

Number• 17 Characters• Found on driver’s

doorjamb and on the top of the dashboard


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• Manufacturers– GM– Chrysler– Ford– Toyota– VW– Honda– Many others…


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Common Fuels and Designs• Gasoline

Powered Vehicles– Pollutants

• hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide


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Common Fuels and Designs• Diesel Powered

Vehicles– Pollutants

• Greenhouse gases + nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter


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The Future• Currently and Near Future

– Hybrids– Electrics– Flex Fuel E85

• More Distant Future– Fuel Cell Technology– Photovoltaics???


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Summary

• The automobile has made land transportation easy.

• Automobiles allow people to work great distances from where they live.

• Automobiles create pollution.

• New technologies are emerging.

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