Engine Systems

Upon successful completion the apprentice is able to understand the principles of operation, diagnose and repair heavy duty, diesel engine intake systems, exhaust systems, turbochargers, heavy duty cooling systems, and diesel engine brakes and retarders; is able to describe the operating principles of heavy duty lubricating systems and oils, and repair typical lubricating circuit problems; is able to understand the principles of failure analysis and implement them on failed diesel engine components; is able to understand the principles and practices of sequential troubleshooting strategies and symptom based diagnostic routines on heavy duty diesel engines; and is able to describe how to break-in a new or rebuilt diesel engine and interpret dynamometer test results on diesel engines.