Girls auto clinic glove box guide
By: Patrice Banks ; illustrations by Dianne Castillo
Contributors: Castillo, Dianne, illustrator
Edition: First Touchstone trade paperback edition.
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781501144110
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Automobiles; Maintenance and repair; Women automobile drivers; Amateurs' manuals
Other titles: Glove box guide
Description: "A do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pop quiz : check your auto care IQ; title: Introduction; title: Part i. Get to know your vehicle. Changing your vehicular relationship status; title: Must-know facts about your car; title: Get to know your dash; title: Your primary care technician; title: High maintenance; title: DIY #1 : Under the hood; title: DIY #2 : Check and add windshield washer fluid; title: Part ii. Everything you need to know about how cars work. Anatomy of a modern car; title: The "three E's" : engines, exhaust, emissions; title: DIY #3 : How to check and add oil; title: DIY #4 : How to check and add coolant; title: Motion electric : the electrical systems and computers inside your car; title: Transmission : an orderly transfer of power; title: Brakes : the most important system in your car; title: DIY #5 : How to check brake fluid and power steering fluid; title: Keep 'em rolling : tires and wheels; title: DIY #6 : How to check air pressure and tire tread; title: DIY #7 : How to change a tire; title: Steering : navigating your chariot; title: Suspension : giving you that smooth ride; title: Heating and air conditioning : keeping it cozy; title: Gas : the joys and pains; title: Part iii. Common roadside problems (and a mini buyer's guide). Buy, sell, ditch : how to avoid a clunker (or tell when your car has become one) and buy a car you can afford; title: What to do in an emergency; title: DIY #8 : How to jump-start a car.