Automotive Repair Course Curriculum
Penn Foster's auto mechanic school helps you prepare for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification Tests!
Penn Foster's auto mechanic school helps you prepare for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification Tests!
To prepare students to enter the automotive repair field by studying the major automotive systems and the procedures for troubleshooting and repairing those systems.
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to...
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The most important component in any car is the engine. It’s also the most serviced component. A complete understanding of engine components and operation is the first step toward engine repair.
The components and systems that you’ve already learned about work in conjunction with the ones you'll learn in this lesson.
Remaining safe from personal injury, not damaging the vehicles you service or the environment around you, and using tools and equipment properly are critical elements of a career in Automotive Repair.
New technicians usually begin their careers with oil changes and basic systems maintenance, including cooling systems, fluids checks, filter replacements, and tire services.
Cars and light trucks have many major interactive systems, which are based on the applications of certain scientific and mathematical concepts.
In this course, you’ll study gasoline and engine operation. You’ll also review engine issues as well as how to remove, disassemble, measure, repair, assemble, and install an internal combustion gasoline-fueled engine.
In this course, you’ll explore electricity, as well as capacitance, electromagnetism, and electronics. You’ll then identify batteries. Finally, you’ll review interior and exterior safety and entertainment systems.
In this course, you’ll cover the fundamentals of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), including heating and automatic air-conditioning systems operation. Then, you’ll review the industry procedures used to diagnose and repair HVAC customer concerns. Finally, you’ll discuss the various service procedures used for HVAC systems.
In this course, you’ll cover details about gasoline, alternative fuels, and diesel fuels along with the fundamentals, diagnosis, and service of ignition systems.
In this course, you’ll study how to identify the components and systems of a hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicle and explain its operation.
In this course, you’ll review how to identify and interpret the operation of hydraulic brake systems and describe how to diagnose and repair malfunctions in all automotive brake systems.
In this course, you’ll study how to identify and interpret the operation of suspension and steering systems. You’ll also go over how to diagnose and repair malfunctions in steering and suspension systems.
In this course, you’ll explore how to identify and interpret the construction and operation of manual transmission/transaxles, rear axles, drive axles, and four-wheeled drive units. You’ll also study how to rebuild transmissions, transaxles, differentials, and transfer causes as well as perform in-vehicle routine maintenance, inspections, repairs, and external adjustments.
In this course, you’ll practice how to identify and interpret the construction and operation of automatic transmissions and transaxles. You’ll also study how to rebuild transmissions/transaxles and perform in-vehicle maintenance, inspections, repairs, and external adjustments.