Topic outline
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Motor Vehicle
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In this Motor Vehicle taster course you will complete the following.
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Introduction
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Welcome to this short introduction to the Motor Vehicle course. This will help to prepare you for when you start your course with us at Gower College Swansea and give you an opportunity to brush up on some of your skills!
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Video
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Have a look at this YouTube video.
Here’s a quick summary of the things covered in the film:
Petrol fuel is “Volatile” and Diesel fuel is not
A form of spark is needed to ignite Petrol fuel
Diesel engines produce more harmful emissions
How Petrol and Diesel engines burn the fuel very differently
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Learning Object
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Click the image for some interactive learning for you to have a look at which will give you more information.
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Summary
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Here’s a quick summary of the things covered:
The advantages of using a standardised measuring system
The units associated with the International System of Measurement (SI)
Some of the equipment used in motor vehicle maintenance and repair procedures
What is meant by the term “parallax error” when undertaking measuring tasks
Thank you for completing this short course, we hope you enjoyed it! We look forward to seeing you when you join us for the next step in your education with Gower College Swansea. -
Extended Reading
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Would you like to learn more about Motor Vehicle & Motorsport then have a look at some further resources and reading below:
More great links:Also below are some links to information about job roles within Motor Vehicle & Motorsport.
Here are some videos that might interest you.
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