Automotive Technology

Engine Management Systems
You’ll start off learning about basic electricity, then move into operating a digital multimeter to measure voltage, volt drops, resistance, and amperage. From there, you’ll progress to the starting and charging systems and learn how to diagnose existing problems; explore engine fundamentals; work with light-duty diesel aids; walk through how the lubrication and cooling systems work in the engine; cover engine component inspections and repair; and get prepared to take the Snap-On Meter certification. Throughout this course, you’ll get experience using the latest versions of shop information, including All-Data, Shop-Key, and manufacturer service information systems.

Understand electricity, circuits and electrical testing equipment
Navigate of service information systems
Understand how to use wire diagrams to test electrical systems
Gain traction in gasoline and light-duty diesel engine theory and components
Study starting and charging systems theory and diagnosis
Learn location and identification of components
Learn about starting aids operation and diagnosis
Drivability Diagnostics
In this course, you’ll gain experience on the tools you’ll be using for diagnostics throughout the Automotive program as a whole. Using the same tools and diagnostic equipment you’ll find on the job, you’ll perform detailed sensor diagnostics. You’ll also get to learn how to use lab scopes and scan tools to diagnose fuel and ignition systems, learn about electric and hybrid technology, and more.

Use diagnostic tools
Examine fuel and ignition systems
Perform detailed sensor diagnostics
Practice light-duty diesel low- and high-pressure fuel system theory and diagnosis
Study common rail injection theory and operation
Utilize injector theory operation and diagnosis
Develop skills in diesel emission component operation and diagnosis
Gain hands-on experience in forced air induction (fixed and variable turbochargers)
Drivetrain Systems
You’ll start the course with a fully assembled automatic transmission, which you’ll immediately disassemble and spend the rest of your time learning how to put it back together correctly. Along the way, you’ll explore- differentials, drivelines, planetary gears; precision measuring instruments; torque converters, and removal and reinstallation of a front-wheel-drive transaxle. Upon completion of the transmission rebuild, you’ll dyno-test the transmission to ensure proper operation of all forward and reverse gears.

Practice transaxle replacement/removal
Learn electronic transmission diagnostics
Use precision measuring instruments
Understand four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive
Remove and replace manual clutches, transmissions, and transaxles
Train on transmission hydraulics and clutches
Chassis
Get to know everything underneath the vehicle. As part of this phase, you‘ll get into heating and air-conditioning systems, and you’ll learn how to work with R-12, R-134A, and newer 1234YF refrigerant systems. You’ll also get hands-on experience with brake systems, on-car brake surfacing with Pro-Cut equipment (and the ability to acquire a Pro-Cut On-Car certification), computerized four-wheel alignment, fasteners, steering and suspension systems, supplemental inflatable restraint systems (SIR), tires and wheel balancing, wheel bearings, traction control systems, and vibration analysis.

Develop HVAC repair and maintenance skills
Practice tire and wheel mounting and balancing
Perform complete brake replacement
Study suspension and steering system types and repair
Understand and perform alignments
Learn and calibrate ADAS systems