Colorado Technical University Online
ENG111-0903A-24
Phase 1 Individual project
Professor Mary C. Bagley
July 14th, 2009

The hobby that I chose was working on cars. A lot of people like to tinker with cars but I really like to get in and fix them. From engines to rear ends I like to work on them all. Now this doesn’t mean that I am great at it but I learn more all the time and I try hard. Working on car isn’t just s easy as open the hood and go to work. You have to have a lot of knowledge on the car you are working on and what you are trying to fix. When I am trying to get help with a problem I am having and I can’t seem to find the answer I go several places. Now I won’t just jump online and hit search I go to some very specific sites. You can’t take everything everyone says for granted you need to know they know what they are talking about. The source you are looking at should be credible in the car business. They should be in my mind Master Automotive Service Excellence certified (ASE). As the cars we drive are constantly changing your sources should also be updating their information. You don’t want a source that was last update the year before your car was produced. Your source should also have pictures of your part and detailed instructions of all tools needed and the process of removal and installation. I have found that you can almost never have too many pictures of what you are doing.
Different sources have different layouts of the material but most will always have pictures included with the step by step instructions. No I have seen sites that put all the pictures at the end and then you are trying to figure out what order or what you are looking at. I have found these sites to not be very helpful. The step by step with the pictures r diagrams with the information are normally the best and most helpful.
The sources that I use are Chilton or Hynes repair manuals and a web site called