Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

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Product Description

With a circulation of more than 1.2 million readers per month, Popular Mechanics magazine is among the most trusted names in hands-on technology. For decades, astute drivers have turned to the magazine's automotive experts for advice on keeping their cars running their best. Now the editors of Popular Mechanics show you how to maintain and repair your car like a professional - rght in your own garage. From replacing wiper blades and aiming headlights to more advanced projects like servicing your brakes, cleaning throttle bodies and replacing a slipping clutch, the book covers 80 common service procedures. Tasks are rated by level of difficulty and accompanied by illustrations of each procedure. Sidebars explain how the various systems of your car work, and provide valuable tips for helping your vehicle last longer, ride better, and provide improved safety, mile after mile

About the Author

Popular Mechanics Magazine was founded in 1902 and now has a circulation of more than 1.2 million readers per month. The magazine covers everything from DIY, to car mechanics and woodworking.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Hearst; illustrated edition edition (October 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588162605
• ISBN-13: 978-1588162601
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,198,903 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure, it's not for those who ALREADY know how..., July 9, 2004

By A Customer

I agree that certain parts of the book are fairly basic, but how else do you expect to learn? I think this book is GREAT!! I'm a university student, with a strong interest in cars/trucks. My father was never big into automotive, so I never learned. This book is basically the "bible" of automotives for those looking to learn. It teaches everything from simple oil changes, to doing complex things such as servicing your electronic suspension, etc...

I have ONLY good things to say about this book, and I disagree very much that it is too basic. If it's too basic for you, you ought to consider going into mechanics as a profession, cause you know a whole lot!!

BUY THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVE THE LEAST INTEREST OF LEARNING HOW TO SERVICE/FIX/ENHANCE YOUR CAR!!!!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Displeased, August 2, 2009

By	Robert L. Orford - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual (Paperback)

When I signed up for this manual I thought that I was going to be able to select the kind of car that I thought that the manual would be for.
Not too many years ago the automobile manufacturers used to produce a manual for their cars but they got cheap like almost every manufacture does in this world today. You can buy these manuals now from a auto publisher for $140+. Thats highway robbery.
Your manual is pretty fair for "general" automotive work.

6 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of simplistic, January 14, 2004

By	misterbeets "misterbeets" (Safe Harbor, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This latest edition continues the tradition of essays that are models of clarity, with only occasional missteps, like claiming battery cable connector bolts are specially lead-coated. I was disappointed to see the illustrations, once a highlight, have suffered a little since the last edition, and that some advanced topics like valve jobs and turbo repair are gone. Previous editions seemed to offer an alternative in a crowded field of similar books, aimed at those who already know how to do the basic jobs, but this last has been dumbed down and joked up, just another ... for Dummies title.