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Building upon the excellent first edition, ' Vehicle and Engine Technology, 2ed' covers all the technology requirements of motor vehicle engineering and has been rigorously updated to include additional material on subjects such as pollution control, automatic transmission, steering systems, braking systems and electrics. An ideal companion for anyone studying motor vehicle repair and servicine, 'Vehicle and Engine Technology, 2ed' provides the in-depth treatment required for technician-level students, but is presented in a way which will be accessible to craft students wanting more than the bare essentials of the subject matter. Several examples of each topic application are included, describing the variations encountered in practice, making the book a useful reference for students of motor vehicle engineering.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface to the first edition (p. xii)
• Preface to the second edition (p. xiii)
• 1 Vehicle body and chassis layout (p. 1)
• 1.1 The motor car (p. 1)
• 1.2 Commercial vehicles (p. 3)
• 1.3 Chassis construction (p. 9)
• 1.4 Vehicle components and their methods of attachment and location (p. 13)
• 1.5 Comparison of major component layouts (p. 15)
• 1.6 Seat location and securing (p. 20)
• 1.7 Seat-belt location, fitting points and operation (p. 22)
• 1.8 Jacks and jacking points (p. 24)
• 2 The friction clutch (p. 28)
• 2.1 The purpose of a clutch (p. 28)
• 2.2 Description and operation of a multi-coil spring clutch unit (p. 30)
• 2.3 Cushioned driven-plate with torsional vibration damper (p. 36)
• 2.4 Clutch operating linkage (p. 36)
• 2.5 Clutch faults, causes and remedies (p. 40)
• 3 Gearbox construction and operation (p. 42)
• 3.1 The purpose of the gearbox (p. 42)
• 3.2 Four-speed sliding-mesh and constant-mesh gearboxes (p. 47)
• 3.3 Rod-and-fork gear selectors (p. 53)
• 3.4 Spring-loaded ball or plunger and selector-rod grooves (p. 54)
• 3.5 The need for a gear interlocking device (p. 55)
• 3.6 Positive baulk-ring synchromesh unit (p. 58)
• 3.7 Gearbox lubrication (p. 62)
• 3.8 Gearbox oil-leakage prevention (p. 64)
• 4 Automatic transmission (p. 66)
• 4.1 Hydrokinetic fluid coupling (p. 66)
• 4.2 Hydrokinetic torque converter-coupling (p. 70)
• 4.3 Sprag-type free-wheel one-way clutch (p. 71)
• 4.4 Torque converter lock-up clutch (p. 73)
• 4.5 Epicycle gear train (p. 73)
• 4.6 Four-speed and reverse transaxle automatic transmission mechanical power flow (Nissan Primera) (p. 82)
• 4.7 Hydraulic automatic gear change control system (p. 89)
• 4.8 A four-speed and reverse simplified hydraulic control system (p. 95)
• 5 Propeller shafts, universal joints and constant velocity joints (p. 102)
• 5.1 Propeller shaft (p. 102)
• 5.2 Hooke's universal joint (p. 102)
• 5.3 Universal-joint needle-bearing lubrication (p. 104)
• 5.4 Propeller-shaft slip-joint (p. 106)
• 5.5 Series-coupled universal joints (p. 108)
• 5.6 Propeller-shaft vibration (p. 109)
• 5.7 Divided propeller shafts and their support (p. 111)
• 5.8 Universal- and slip-joint alignment (p. 113)
• 5.9 Constant velocity joints (p. 114)
• 5.10 Rubber universal couplings (p. 115)
• 6 The final drive and four-wheel drive (p. 118)
• 6.1 The purpose of the final-drive gears (p. 118)
• 6.2 Types of final-drive gearing (p. 120)
• 6.3 The need for final-drive differential gearing (p. 124)
• 6.4 Rear-axle half-shaft and hub arrangements (p. 130)
• 6.5 Differential lock (p. 133)
• 6.6 Four-wheel drive (p. 133)
• 7 Suspension, road-wheels and tyres (p. 141)
• 7.1 Semi-elliptic leaf springs (p. 141)
• 7.2 Rigid-axle-beam suspension (p. 148)
• 7.3 Independent front suspension (p. 152)
• 7.4 Benefits and limitations of independent front suspension (p. 158)
• 7.5 Construction and action of independent front suspension (p. 159)
• 7.6 Antiroll bars (p. 163)
• 7.7 Telescopic-shock-absorber damper (p. 166)
• 7.8 Rear suspension (p. 168)
• 7.9 Axle beam non-drive rear suspension (p. 168)
• 7.10 Rear independent suspension (p. 171)
• 7.11 Tandem axle leaf spring suspension (p. 173)
• 7.12 Rubber spring mounted on a balance-beam with leading and trailing torque-rod suspension (p. 176)
• 7.13 Air spring suspension (p. 177)
• 7.14 Road-wheels (p. 179)
• 7.15 Pneumatic-tyre construction (p. 185)
• 7.16 Legal and technical requirements when using cross- and radial-ply tyres (p. 192)
• 7.17 Tyre sizes and designations (p. 193)
• 7.18 Tyre valves (p. 194)
• 7.19 Safety precautions in tyre maintenance (p. 196)
• 7.20 Tyre inflation pressure (p. 197)
• 7.21 Wheel balance (p. 197)
• 8 Steering systems (p. 203)
• 8.1 Steering linkage arrangements (p. 203)
• 8.2 The Ackermann principle as applied to steering linkage (p. 209)
• 8.3 The need for front-wheel alignment (p. 213)
• 8.4 Front-wheel toe-in or toe-out (p. 214)
• 8.5 Track alignment and adjustment (p. 215)
• 8.6 Rack-and-pinion steering assembly (p. 219)
• 8.7 Steering gearbox (p. 222)
• 8.8 Front-wheel bearing-hub assembly (p. 223)
• 8.9 Independent suspension front-wheel drive hub and swivel-pin carrier assembly (p. 226)
• 8.10 Power-assisted steering (p. 226)
• 9 Brake systems (p. 235)
• 9.1 Single-line hydraulic braking system (p. 235)
• 9.2 Leading-and-trailing-shoe layout (p. 237)
• 9.3 Cam-operated drum-brakes (p. 239)
• 9.4 Wheel-cylinder shoe-expanders (p. 241)
• 9.5 Wedge-operated shoe-expander units (p. 245)
• 9.6 Shoe-adjusters (p. 248)
• 9.7 Hand-brake linkage and mechanisms (p. 251)
• 9.8 Disc and pad brakes (p. 254)
• 9.9 Brake master-cylinders (p. 257)
• 9.10 Brake bleeding (p. 268)
• 9.11 Vacuum-assisted brake servo-unit (p. 268)
• 9.12 Antilocking brake system (ABS) (Alfred-Teves) (p. 271)
• 9.13 Air-operated power brakes (p. 276)
• 9.14 Foundation brake and single-diaphragm wheel brake actuator (p. 280)
• 9.15 Exhaust compression brake retarder (p. 289)
• 10 Piston-engine cycles of operation (p. 292)
• 10.1 The internal-combustion engine (p. 292)
• 10.2 The two-stroke-cycle petrol engine (p. 296)
• 10.3 Four-stroke-cycle-compression-ignition (diesel) engine (p. 300)
• 10.4 Two-stroke-cycle diesel engine (p. 302)
• 10.5 Comparison of spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines (p. 305)
• 10.6 Engine-performance terminology (p. 305)
• 10.7 Compression-ratio (p. 307)
• 11 Multi-cylinder engine arrangements (p. 309)
• 11.1 The need for more than one cylinder (p. 309)
• 11.2 Cyclic torque and speed fluctuation (p. 310)
• 11.3 Merits and limitations of single-and multi-cylinder engines (p. 311)
• 11.4 Cylinder firing orders (p. 313)
• 11.5 Single-cylinder arrangement (p. 313)
• 11.6 In-line side-by-side twin-cylinder arrangement (p. 314)
• 11.7 In-line 180[degree]-out-of-phase twin-cylinder arrangement (p. 314)
• 11.8 Horizontally opposed twin-cylinder arrangement (p. 315)
• 11.9 In-line three-cylinder arrangement (p. 315)
• 11.10 In-line four-cylinder arrangement (p. 316)
• 11.11 Horizontally opposed flat four-cylinder arrangement (p. 317)
• 11.12 In-line five-cylinder arrangement (p. 318)
• 11.13 In-line six-cylinder arrangement (p. 319)
• 11.14 Horizontally opposed flat six-cylinder arrangement (p. 320)
• 11.15 In-line straight eight-cylinder arrangement (p. 321)
• 11.16 90[degree] 'V' twin-cylinder arrangement (p. 322)
• 11.17 60[degree] 'V' four-cylinder arrangement (p. 323)
• 11.18 60[degree] 'V' six-cylinder arrangement (p. 324)
• 11.19 90[degree] 'V-eight' with single-plane crankshaft (p. 325)
• 11.20 90[degree] 'V-eight' with two-plane or cruciform crankshaft (p. 326)
• 12 Balancing of reciprocating components (p. 328)
• 12.1 Reciprocating motion (p. 328)
• 12.2 Four-cylinder chain drive parallel twin countershaft secondary force balancer (p. 335)
• 12.3 Torsional crankshaft vibration (p. 335)
• 12.4 Force imposed on the piston (p. 339)
• 12.5 Journal bearing load considerations (p. 341)
• 12.6 Engine and gearbox mountings (p. 343)
• 13 Cylinder block and head construction (p. 349)
• 13.1 The cylinder block (p. 349)
• 13.2 The crankcase (p. 352)
• 13.3 Camshaft location and support (p. 353)
• 13.4 Cylinder-block materials (p. 353)
• 13.5 The cylinder head (p. 355)
• 13.6 Cylinder-head materials (p. 356)
• 13.7 Stud and set-screw threaded cylinder-block holes (p. 357)
• 13.8 The tightening-down of cylinder heads (p. 358)
• 13.9 Cylinder-head gaskets (p. 363)
• 13.10 Crankcase sump and baffle plates (p. 366)
• 13.11 Cylinder-bore liners (p. 367)
• 13.12 Dry cylinder liners (p. 367)
• 13.13 Wet cylinder liners (p. 369)
• 13.14 Removal and replacement of press-fit liners (p. 371)
• 14 Combustion and combustion chamber design (p. 373)
• 14.1 Spark ignition combustion process (p. 373)
• 14.2 Compression ignition (diesel) combustion process (p. 385)
• 15 Piston and connecting-rod assemblies (p. 390)
• 15.1 Friction and heat distribution of the piston assembly (p. 390)
• 15.2 Piston materials (p. 390)
• 15.3 Piston nomenclature and design considerations (p. 392)
• 15.4 Bi-metal strut position (p. 395)
• 15.5 Piston-ring nomenclature (p. 397)
• 15.6 Piston-ring action (p. 398)
• 15.7 Piston-ring materials and methods of manufacture (p. 401)
• 15.8 Piston and piston-ring working clearances (p. 402)
• 15.9 Piston and connecting-rod gudgeon-pin joints (p. 404)
• 15.10 Connecting-rod design, construction and materials (p. 406)
• 15.11 Connecting-rod shell liner bearings (p. 408)
• 15.12 Plain journal bearings (p. 412)
• 16 Crankshaft construction (p. 414)
• 16.1 Crankshaft nomenclature (p. 414)
• 16.2 Crankshaft proportions (p. 415)
• 16.3 Counterbalance weights (p. 416)
• 16.4 Crankshaft oil-hole drillings (p. 416)
• 16.5 Fan-belt pulley-to-crankshaft attachment (p. 417)
• 16.6 Front and rear crankshaft oil-seals (p. 418)
• 16.7 Flywheel-to-crankshaft attachment (p. 419)
• 16.8 Crankshaft materials and heat treatments (p. 419)
• 16.9 Crankshaft main-journal bearings (p. 422)
• 17 Valve timing diagrams, cam design and camshaft drives (p. 425)
• 17.1 Inlet and exhaust valve opening and closing periods (p. 425)
• 17.2 Cam profile phases and valve opening and closing periods (p. 427)
• 17.3 Variable valve lift and timing control (p. 429)
• 17.4 Camshaft chain-belt and gear train drives (p. 433)
• 18 Poppet-valve operating mechanisms (p. 442)
• 18.1 The function of the valves and their arrangements (p. 442)
• 18.2 Side camshaft with push-rod and rockers (p. 442)
• 18.3 Tappet clearance adjustment for push-rod mechanisms (p. 447)
• 18.4 Overhead camshaft (OHC) (p. 448)
• 18.5 Tappet adjustment for direct-acting mechanisms (p. 451)
• 18.6 Valve-actuating-gear requirements and considerations (p. 452)
• 18.7 Advantages and disadvantages of the various valve mechanisms (p. 453)
• 18.8 The poppet-valve (p. 454)
• 18.9 Poppet-valve operating conditions (p. 455)
• 18.10 Poppet-valve materials (p. 456)
• 18.11 Valve guides (p. 457)
• 18.12 Valve-seat insert rings (p. 458)
• 18.13 Valve-spring retention (p. 459)
• 18.14 Valve-rotators and spring retention (p. 459)
• 18.15 Valve compression return-springs (p. 461)
• 18.16 Automatic tappet clearance adjustment via a hydraulic element (p. 463)
• 19 Engine lubrication system (p. 469)
• 19.1 Wet-sump lubrication system (p. 470)
• 19.2 The mechanics of friction and lubrication (p. 480)
• 19.3 High-pressure oil-pumps (p. 484)
• 19.4 Pressure-relief-valve control (p. 489)
• 19.5 Oil filtration (p. 491)
• 19.6 Engine oil-leakage prevention (p. 493)
• 19.7 Dry sump lubrication system with liquid-to-liquid oil cooler (p. 498)
• 19.8 Crankcase emission control (p. 499)
• 19.9 Low oil pressure switch and warning light circuit (p. 500)
• 19.10 Properties and selection of engine lubricants (p. 501)
• 19.11 Correct maintenance of oil level (p. 504)
• 19.12 Oil contamination and replacement intervals (p. 505)
• 20 Cooling systems (p. 506)
• 20.1 Engine heat distribution and the necessity for a cooling system (p. 506)
• 20.2 Types of cooling systems (p. 507)
• 20.3 Heat transfer in an indirect liquid-cooled engine system (p. 509)
• 20.4 Comparison of air- and liquid-cooling systems (p. 514)
• 20.5 Thermostat-controlled cooling systems (p. 515)
• 20.6 Pressure radiator caps (p. 517)
• 20.7 Cooling systems incorporating an expansion tank (p. 520)
• 20.8 Antifreeze coolant solutions (p. 521)
• 20.9 Engine core plugs (p. 524)
• 20.10 Maintenance requirements of the cooling system and components (p. 525)
• 20.11 Cross-flow cooling system with liquid-to-liquid oil cooler (p. 525)
• 20.12 Air temperature sensing viscous fan coupling (p. 527)
• 20.13 Cooling fan relay and thermal switch circuit (p. 529)
• 20.14 Interior heating and ventilating system (p. 530)
• 20.15 Air conditioning (p. 531)
• 21 Petrol-engine carburation fuel system (p. 539)
• 21.1 Layout of a petrol-engine fuel system (p. 539)
• 21.2 Petrol feed pumps (p. 540)
• 21.3 Carburation (p. 544)
• 21.4 Constant choke single-barrel carburettor (p. 553)
• 21.5 Compound-barrel differentially operated carburettor (p. 555)
• 21.6 Constant-pressure or vacuum variable-choke carburettor (p. 557)
• 21.7 Attitude of the choke tube (p. 559)
• 21.8 Induction and exhaust manifolds (p. 559)
• 21.9 Multi-carburettors (p. 560)
• 21.10 Air-intake silencers and cleaners (p. 561)
• 22 Petrol engine fuel injection systems (p. 563)
• 22.1 Comparison of the various fuel supply systems (p. 563)
• 22.2 Bosch KE-Jetronic multipoint petrol injection system (p. 563)
• 22.3 Multipoint electronic petrol injection (p. 567)
• 22.4 Single-point electronic petrol injection system (p. 576)
• 22.5 An introduction to the electronic control unit (p. 578)
• 23 Diesel-engine fuel injection systems (p. 582)
• 23.1 Layout of a diesel-engine fuel system (p. 582)
• 23.2 Plunger-type fuel lift pump (p. 585)
• 23.3 In-line injection pump (CAV 'Minimec') (p. 585)
• 23.4 Distributor-type injection pump (CAV 'DPA') (p. 590)
• 23.5 Injector unit (p. 592)
• 23.6 Electronically controlled unit pump-injector diesel fuel injection system (p. 595)
• 23.7 Electronically controlled unit pump diesel injection system (p. 596)
• 23.8 Electronically controlled unit common-rail diesel injection system (p. 598)
• 23.9 Cold start starting aids (p. 600)
• 23.10 Diesel-fuel filtration (p. 603)
• 23.11 Air-intake silencers and cleaners (p. 606)
• 24 Induction/exhaust manifold-exhaust silencer and emission control (p. 610)
• 24.1 Induction wave ram cylinder charging (p. 610)
• 24.2 Supercharging (p. 613)
• 24.3 Exhaust manifold configurations (p. 622)
• 24.4 Exhaust gas emission control (p. 624)
• 24.5 Exhaust gas silencers (mufflers) (p. 627)
• 24.6 Fuel tank evaporation control (p. 635)
• 24.7 Air intake temperature control (p. 637)
• 24.8 Exhaust gas recirculation (p. 638)
• 24.9 Air injected exhaust system (p. 639)
• 25 Electrical wiring and lighting (p. 641)
• 25.1 Electron theory (p. 641)
• 25.2 Electrical units (p. 642)
• 25.3 Basic vehicle wiring circuits (p. 644)
• 25.4 Cables (p. 647)
• 25.5 Cable colour code (p. 649)
• 25.6 Cable connectors (p. 650)
• 25.7 Printed circuits (p. 654)
• 25.8 Fuses (p. 655)
• 25.9 Light-bulb fundamentals (p. 656)
• 25.10 Headlight reflectors (p. 657)
• 25.11 Headlight arrangements (p. 659)
• 25.12 Headlight cover lens (p. 660)
• 25.13 Classification of light-bulbs (p. 661)
• 25.14 Tungsten-halogen light-bulbs (p. 663)
• 25.15 Light-bulb location and attachments (p. 663)
• 25.16 Four-headlight system (p. 665)
• 25.17 Headlight settings (p. 665)
• 26 Coil ignition system (p. 667)
• 26.1 Ignition considerations (p. 667)
• 26.2 Ignition-system equipment (p. 667)
• 26.3 Fundamental electromagnetism definitions (p. 668)
• 26.4 Ignition-coil construction (p. 669)
• 26.5 Capacitor function and operation (p. 672)
• 26.6 Distributor contact-breaker construction (p. 673)
• 26.7 Mechanical centrifugal advance device (p. 674)
• 26.8 Manifold vacuum advance device (p. 678)
• 26.9 Ignition timing (p. 680)
• 26.10 Spark-plug function (p. 682)
• 26.11 Transistors (p. 684)
• 26.12 Electronic ignition control (p. 685)
• 27 Batteries, generators and starter motors (p. 694)
• 27.1 The lead-acid battery (p. 694)
• 27.2 Generators (p. 700)
• 27.3 Alternators (p. 700)
• 27.4 Voltage regulator (p. 713)
• 27.5 Dynamos (p. 715)
• 27.6 Starter motors (p. 719)
• 28 Electrical auxiliary equipment (p. 731)
• 28.1 Instrument panel gauges and transmitter senders (p. 731)
• 28.2 Direction indicators (p. 743)
• 28.3 Windscreen wiper systems (p. 746)
• 28.4 Power window winders (p. 757)
• 28.5 Central door locking (p. 762)
• Index (p. 767)