Tune up
Diagnostic Tools
Regular Maintenance
Tune up Tools
How long does it last?
100
Some electric components of your car are run by electric energy stored in ____?
What is a battery?
100
This tool greatly helps with the diagnosis of electrical problems by allowing you to see electricity.
What is a multi-meter?
100
What type of ignition plugs are not part of a gas cars ignition system?
What are glow plugs?
100
This tool helps make spark plugs just right for combustion.
What is a spark plug gap tool?
100
This electrical storage device usually lasts between 2 years and 8 years, sometimes longer.
What is a battery?
200
These have to be in a very specific place on an engine so as not interfere with ignition timing.
What is a spark plug wire?
200
This pressure based test helps determine what specifically inside the combustion chamber is no longer holding pressure.
What is a leak down tester?
200
This is the most often changed fluid and is man made most of the time?
What is synthetic engine oil?
200
This viscous substance helps protect electrical terminals.
What is battery terminal protective or anticorrosive?
200
This fluid can last a life time but often turns from a translucent fluorescent color to an opaque color when it is due for changing.
What is engine coolant or antifreeze?
300
On a new battery there are small pieces of plastic that help protect these in transport.
What is a terminal cover/protector?
300
This tool allows you to compare pressure in cylinders while checking for symmetry and uniformity among all cylinder pressures.
What is a compression tester?
300
These are most important to replace when winter approaches.
What are Wipers or Blades?
300
These ignition parts are regular tune up items.
What are/is a cap, rotor, spark or glow plugs, and spark plug wires?
300
The primary source of energy for your car, this fluid will only stay in a useable form for 6 months to a year before needing to be completely flushed if it is not used.
What is a gasoline?
400
This when replacing an air filter it is common to have to disconnect this sensor.
What is a mass air flow sensor?
400
This basic electrical checker simply tells you if there is current flowing.
What is a test light?
400
What is the name of the part which takes debris out of air or fluid?
What is a Filter?
400
This tool measures what?
What are brake pads?
400
This consumable part of a car's electronic system lasts for about 4-8 years and is often covered by a pro-rated warranty if it does it does not go the distance.
What is a car's 12V battery?
500
These maintenance items are first on list of keeping air and fluid clean.
What are filters?
500
This tool allows for the retrieval of DTCs from a ECU.
What is scan tool?
500
These three items are most often replaced in the ignition tune up?
What are plugs, coil,s wires and or cap/rotor?
500
- This item ensure electricity is getting to the spark plugs.
What is a spark checker?
500
This fluid has regular mileage intervals for replacement, but it it can also have a burnt odor to it if it has been abused in certain applications.
What is a Dipstick?