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jamie01 Just arrived Offline Posts: 6	online training 06.02.10 at 12:29:57 hi, can anyone help i am looking at the online training corses that are on mechanics has anyone done one or got any advice i am wanting to do car maintainance in my spare time and wanted to know if this would be any good, thanks
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The Stig2 Fossil Offline Posts: 33171 up a tree Gender:	Re: online training Reply #1 - 06.02.10 at 12:34:05 waste of time in my opinion...you need hands on experience..be better off seeing if your local college does evening classes in basic car maintainance
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Reply #2 - 09.02.10 at 21:54:14

You can NOT learn mechanics from an on-line course, you need the hands on approach. However you need some theory to be able to understand the basics, I recommend that you obtain the "Hilliers Vehicle technology" books volumes 1-3, or try your local library. Most colleges or some schools have evening classes have you conducted a google search for courses in your immediate area?

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Reply #3 - 10.02.10 at 03:01:48

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You can NOT learn mechanics from an on-line course

While that's true, I think we need to be careful not to fall into the "it's all about experiance, what do you want books for" mindset. While there's no substitute for experiance, you need a theoretical underpinning, especially for electrical and diagnostic work - otherwse you run a risk of doing things without understanding why.

As someone who is self taught, I've noticed the lack of textbooks out there and I think an online or computer based course would be really good. (provided you could get the hands on experiance as well)

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yankee Fossil Offline Posts: 25126 Kent Gender:	Re: online training Reply #4 - 10.02.10 at 10:09:04 Peugeot have been using on line courses for years now and they work really well. Of course you need to be hands on as well but as a way of explaining basics and outlining principles they are a good tool.
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Reply #5 - 10.02.10 at 19:23:08

Could you not try your local college?
My local does an evening class, one night a week, this is just for basic serviceing and repairs, but they have full time courses (city and guilds level 1-3), with their own workshops and customers cars to service and repair, a pretty good set up.
I think that might be a better idea than learning on-line.
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The Stig2 Fossil Offline Posts: 33171 up a tree Gender:	Re: online training Reply #6 - 10.02.10 at 21:56:03 wonder if you can do online brain surgery too?
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Oli_L Getting on a bit Offline Posts: 708 Gender:	Re: online training Reply #7 - 10.02.10 at 22:02:57 Quote: wonder if you can do online brain surgery too? You may joke, but most medical schools now have online resources. Oli
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The Stig2 Fossil Offline Posts: 33171 up a tree Gender:	Re: online training Reply #8 - 10.02.10 at 22:04:36 Oli_L wrote on 10.02.10 at 22:02:57: Quote: wonder if you can do online brain surgery too? You may joke, but most medical schools now have online resources. Oli now I understand why they end up chopping the wrong legs off etc
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Reply #9 - 10.02.10 at 23:16:05

yankee wrote on 10.02.10 at 10:09:04:

Peugeot have been using on line courses for years now and they work really well.
Of course you need to be hands on as well but as a way of explaining basics and outlining principles they are a good tool.

yep we have e learning too.

if you don't complete the online questionnaire before you go on a training course they send you home Grin

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Reply #11 - 15.02.10 at 11:55:46

karl benz wrote on 10.02.10 at 23:16:05:

yankee wrote on 10.02.10 at 10:09:04:

Peugeot have been using on line courses for years now and they work really well.
Of course you need to be hands on as well but as a way of explaining basics and outlining principles they are a good tool.

yep we have e learning too.

if you don't complete the online questionnaire before you go on a training course they send you home Grin

I thought they were brilliant, do an online course and pass the test at the end to proove you understood it and it turns a boring two day course in to a bareable one dayer.

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reaganalvin Just arrived Offline Posts: 6 UK Gender:	Re: online training Reply #12 - 19.03.10 at 08:22:25 Hi, Go for google. It will serve you the purpose.. All the best..
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Reply #13 - 24.04.10 at 00:39:51

As somebody who worked for a few hours a week in a garage for a few years, and no will do pretty much anything with cars, (shock horror some people even pay me to fix theirs! Cheesy

) I'd say Hilliers "Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Engineering" is a good place to start. I read the whole thing and made sure I understood it, no substitute for digging the spanners out, but having a deeper understanding of how an engine works, why a manifold is that shape, or different materials etc used in contruction of things definately aids your ability to diagnose and rectify faults.

Shame my copy is so ancient it just brushes over ECUs, and thinks "Hall Effect Distributors" are the most advanced thing on the planet.....

I know about "Radiator blinds" though Cheesy

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Reply #14 - 24.04.10 at 19:35:40

benham wrote on 24.04.10 at 00:39:51:

As somebody who worked for a few hours a week in a garage for a few years, and no will do pretty much anything with cars, (shock horror some people even pay me to fix theirs! Cheesy

) I'd say Hilliers "Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Engineering" is a good place to start. I read the whole thing and made sure I understood it, no substitute for digging the spanners out, but having a deeper understanding of how an engine works, why a manifold is that shape, or different materials etc used in contruction of things definately aids your ability to diagnose and rectify faults.

Shame my copy is so ancient it just brushes over ECUs, and thinks "Hall Effect Distributors" are the most advanced thing on the planet.....

I know about "Radiator blinds" though Cheesy

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Andy

Try the link mate, it has the full Toyota technical course in there and tests to see if you understood the modules. Its all about electrical/electronics if you want to learn more

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