Vehicle performance and instrument equipment

Author: Chang Jian
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is one of the "Vocational and Technical College Automotive Application Technology Training Guides." It covers the following content:
- Measuring engine cylinder pressure with a cylinder pressure gauge
- Detecting engine intake manifold vacuum with a vacuum gauge
- Measuring engine comprehensive performance with an engine performance tester
- Detecting wheel alignment angles with a wire-type four-wheel alignment machine
- Detecting wheel alignment angles with a CCD-type four-wheel alignment machine
- Testing vehicle handling stability with a slip test bench
- Detecting wheel balance status with a wheel balancer
- Testing vehicle braking performance with a brake test bench
- Detecting engine parameters with a digital multimeter
- Detecting engine parameters with a D-988 dedicated electrical meter
- Detecting headlights with a projection-type headlight tester
- Detecting headlights with an automatic light axis tracking tester
- Diagnosing vehicle faults with an MT2400 oscilloscope
- Diagnosing vehicle faults with a V.A.G1552 fault reader
- Diagnosing vehicle faults with an X-431 vehicle fault reader
- Diagnosing Buick car faults with a TECH2 dedicated tester
- Detecting vehicle exhaust emissions with an exhaust gas analyzer and smoke meter
- Testing vehicle speedometer with a speedometer test bench
- Detecting vehicle noise with a sound level meter
- Testing vehicle fuel economy performance with a vehicle fuel consumption meter
- Testing vehicle ride comfort with a suspension test bench.
This book focuses on core professional competencies and uses tasks as learning units, integrating the necessary skills and knowledge points while simplifying theoretical and principle-based content. It is richly illustrated and highly practical. It is not only suitable as a textbook for vocational and technical colleges but also for continuing education in technical fields.