Automotive Technology

This is an entry level course into basic automotive orientation & safety. It will cover general safety rules and procedures for the automotive lab environment, personal safety, vehicle customer and service information, tools and equipment use and safety, fastener identification and usage, and communication and employability skills.

In this 3 credit hour course students will: identify engine mechanical integrity; explore the fundamentals of fuel system theory; identify fuel system concerns; explore the fundamentals of ignition theory; identify ignition system concerns; identify induction system concerns; identify exhaust system concerns; identify engine mechanical integrity through a variety of learning and assessment activities.

This course will through a variety of learning and assessment activities allow students to: analyze engine mechanical integrity; analyze fuel system concerns; analyze ignition system concerns; analyze induction system concerns; analyze exhaust system concerns; service fuel system concerns; repair fuel system concerns; service ignition system concerns; repair ignition system concerns; service induction system concerns; service exhaust system concerns; repair induction system concerns; repair exhaust system concerns.

In this course students will perform various tasks through a variety of classroom and lab/shop learning and assessment activities to include, but not limited to: Research applicable vehicle service information including service precautions and technical service bulletins; Inspect and repair vehicle hydraulic brake systems using hydraulic principles and proper repair/replacement methods; Determine appropriate fluids for vehicles, observe proper methods for handling and storing brake fluids and proper testing procedures for brake fluid per manufacturers specifications;Inspect, repair, adjust and lubricate drum brake systems including removing/installing brake shoes, drums, necessary brake hardware, and parking brake apparatus per vehicle manufacturers specifications; Remove, inspect, measure, clean and refinish brake drums per vehicle manufacturers specifications. Determine replacement specifications; Inspect, repair, adjust and lubricate disc brake systems including removing/installing brake pads, rotors, and necessary brake hardware per vehicle manufacturers specifications; Remove, inspect, measure, clean and refinish brake rotors per vehicle manufacturers specifications. Determine replacement specifications; Describe importance of operating vehicle to burnish/break in replacement brake pads according to manufacturer's specifications; Determine how to remove, inspect and replace bearing and hub assemblies through a variety of classroom and lab/shop learning and assessment activities.

This course provides a variety of learning and assessment activities in which students can: diagnose open circuit problems; diagnose short circuit problems; diagnose grounded circuit problems; diagnose high resistance problems; identify computer circuit problems using various test equipment; identify current flow on lighting, gauges, warning devices, driver information systems, horns, wiper/washer and accessory circuits on wiring diagrams; diagnose computer circuit problems using test equipment; repair computer circuit problems using test equipment; diagnose CAN/BUS systems; repair CAN/BUS systems; identify low/high voltage circuits and disconnects on hybrid vehicles.

This course provides a variety of learning and assessment activities, students will: explore the concept of theory and operation of automatic transmissions/transaxles; perform maintenance on an automatic transmission/transaxle; perform service on an automatic transmission/transaxle; diagnose automatic transmission/transaxles; inspect automatic transmission/transaxles; remove and reinstall automatic transmission; remove and reinstall automatic transaxles; disassemble automatic transmission and components; disassemble automatic transaxles and components; inspect automatic transmission components; inspect automatic transaxles and components; repair automatic transmission and components; repair automatic transaxles and components; reassemble automatic transmission and components; reassemble automatic transaxles and components

In this course students will perform fundamental diagnostics of steering systems; perform fundamental repairs of steering systems; perform fundamental diagnostics of suspension systems; perform fundamental repairs of suspension systems; determine the need for wheel alignment and adjustment; perform fundamental diagnostics of wheel and tire systems; perform fundamental repairs of wheel and tire systems through a variety of learning and assessment activities.

Students will determine the general drive train diagnosis procedures; explore the fundamentals of clutch operation; explore the fundamentals of clutch removal, inspection and repair; determine the power flow of the manual transmission and transaxles; perform the fundamentals manual transmission and transaxles inspection and repair according to service specifications; perform fundamentals differential inspection and repair according to service specifications; perform fundamentals diagnosis, inspection and replacement of drive axle shaft and supporting components; perform fundamentals diagnosis, inspection, adjustment and repair of four- and all-wheel drive components; diagnose drive train issues; diagnose clutch concerns; perform the removal inspection and/or repair of the clutch and components; conduct a transmission and transaxle inspection and repair according to service specification; conduct an inspection and repair according to service specification; conduct the diagnosis, inspection and replacement of drive axle shaft and supporting components; conduct the diagnosis, inspection adjustment and repair of four- and all-wheel drive components.

In this course students will learn the theory, function, service and diagnosis of automotive heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems through a variety of learning and assessment activities.

Students enrolled in this course will perform fundamental pressure diagnostics and inspections on hydraulic brake systems, diagnose noise and braking concerns on disc brake system components and drum brake system components, and inspect for and diagnose noise and vibration concerns on both sealed and serviceable wheel bearings.

This course provides a variety of learning and assessment activities in which students can: diagnose open circuit problems; diagnose short circuit problems; diagnose grounded circuit problems; diagnose high resistance problems; identify computer circuit problems using various test equipment; identify current flow on lighting, gauges, warning devices, driver information systems, horns, wiper/washer and accessory circuits on wiring diagrams; diagnose computer circuit problems using test equipment; repair computer circuit problems using test equipment; diagnose CAN/BUS systems; repair CAN/BUS systems; identify low/high voltage circuits and disconnects on hybrid vehicles.

Students will explore the theory and operation of internal combustion engine; demonstrate the ability to remove an automotive engine; demonstrate the ability to install an automotive engine; demonstrate the basic ability to inspect and repair cylinder head, valve trains and timing defects; demonstrate the ability to disassemble short block; demonstrate the ability to inspect short block; demonstrate the ability to repair short block; demonstrate the ability to reassemble short block; demonstrate the basic ability to inspect and repair engine lubrication; demonstrate the basic ability to inspect and repair engine cooling system; inspect a cylinder head and valve train; repair a cylinder head and valve train; perform advanced level engine diagnosis.