Learn how to keep your motor vehicle running smoothly and extend its life in this free online car maintenance course. Maintaining your own car keeps it in good condition and saves you from motor problems and repair costs. This course offers a step-by-step guide through what a driver needs to know to keep their vehicle performing optimally. We explain how each component works and give you troubleshooting tips for common problems with the fuel, ignition and cooling systems. Sign up for the basic mechanics training you need to keep your car running smoothly.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recall what every driver should know about car maintenance • Explain how to identify a car's fluids • Discuss how to prepare for car maintenance • Describe how to check and add engine oil • Explain how the drivetrain works • Outline common drivetrain problems • Recognize how the fuel system works • Describe how to change the fuel filter • Outline common ignition system problems • Discuss how to change the spark plug and the spark plug wires • List common cooling system problems • Describe how to check and add coolant to the cooling system |
| Course Code | 480 |

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