Modern Automotive Technology is an easy-to-understand, up-to-date textbook detailing the operation, diagnosis, service, and repair of automobiles and light trucks. It is designed to help aspiring technicians prepare for productive careers in the automotive industry and is an indispensable resource for experienced technicians preparing for the ASE Automobile and Light Truck Certification Tests. Information in Modern Automotive Technology is presented using a building-block approach that starts with simple principles and general rules and progresses gradually to more complex subjects. Short sentences, concise definitions, and thousands of color illustrations help facilitate learning.