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Girls auto clinic. Glove box guide / Patrice Banks ; illustrations by Dianne Castillo.

by Banks, Patrice.

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Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2017, c2014.

Automobiles -- Maintenance and repair.

Women automobile drivers.

Technology and women.

9781501144110 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Glove box guide

First Touchstone trade paperback edition

xiv, 290 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Pop quiz: check your auto care IQ -- Introduction -- Part I. Get to know your vehicle -- Changing your vehicular relationship status -- Must-know facts about your car -- Get to know your dash -- Your primary care technician -- High maintenance -- DIY #1: Under the hood -- DIY #2: Check and add windshield washer fluid -- Part II. Everything you need to know about how cars work -- Anatomy of a modern car -- The "three E's": engines, exhaust, emissions -- DIY #3: How to check and add oil -- DIY #4: How to check and add coolant -- Motion electric: the electrical systems and computers inside your car -- Transmission: an orderly transfer of power -- Brakes: the most important system in your car -- DIY #5: How to check brake fluid and power steering fluid -- Keep 'em rolling: tires and wheels -- DIY #6: How to check air pressure and tire tread -- DIY #7: How to change a tire -- Steering: navigating your chariot -- Suspension: giving you that smooth ride -- Heating and air conditioning: keeping it cozy -- Gas: the joys and pains -- 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 -- What to do in an emergency -- DIY #8: How to jump-start a car.

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 entrepreneur Patrice Banks. Filled with easy-to-follow illustrations and instructions, great tips, and lifesaving rules of thumb, this handbook will help take away the confusion and mystery surrounding cars, teach women what they need to know about how their cars work, and what they need to do to keep them running smoothly. After working for twelve years as an engineer, Banks began leading car care workshops for women.

Castillo, Dianne.

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