Does anybody know a site where I could learn basic mecanics info? Thanks

I would learn basic spelling and sentence structure first.

English isnt my primary language, shit happens.

Start with dismantling a lawn mower engine. Figure out if its 2 cycle or 4. Then study the pieces and put it back together andsee if it runs.
Find a junker car you can buy for 200$. Google the make and model and year of the car.
See if you can print a manual off. But remove a part. Google the part and its functions.
Then move on to the next piece. Be patient cause its a lot to learn.
Remember to keep your parts and bolts, nuts, pieces in order.

leave it to the useless to to make a callous remark about grammar instead of helping

tbh you may be able to find a couple websites dedicated to basic auto mechanics, but best bet would probably be to just google the single aspects your wanting to know

like for instance if you wanna know parts of a car under the hood or engine components, then if you wanna know what each does can always look on wikipedia or other informative sights based on singular items




this isnt a bad idea although removing parts inproperly or in the incorrect order can be dangerous or even cause that part to malfunction or be damaged (a/c pump, master cylinder, timing components, etc)

This post was edited by MattIsClutch on Mar 1 2012 12:48pm

Yea but most those parts are some of the hardest parts to get at. Well also its a junker so
It either runs shitty or not at all and that's why you could also go to the manufacturer site and see if they have a manual.
This would eliminate removing a part incorrectly and in the wrong order

I'm actually in the process of getting my headers refurbished and valves sealed and such cause
The previous owner that some me the car had the timing belt done at roughly 70,000 miles
And the mechanic didn't tighten a bolt on a pully all the way. So it threw the timing belt
Fucked up my cap and rotor, killed my battery (it was old anyways). So I'm sitting with 4 bent valves and a shitty
Seal job on the valve covers.
So 1500$ on top of the 5500$ I paid for the car and 990$ I just spent on insurance. I'm going to see if there are any chances I can
Get the shop that fucked up to reimburse fully Otd partially.

This post was edited by Th3ory on Mar 1 2012 01:01pm

having the mech actually admit to doing a shit job may prove to be a job all in itself, and i get where your coming from, but i have a feeling you understood the basics of cars before you started, most ppl can hardly tell you what anything under the hood is, much less how and why it works, if he needs to have a mechanics basic course, he may not understand what can happen if he removes a coolant line, or gets into the pressurized ac lines, even if they are empty, the gasses contained in it can still cause dizziness and nausea just by breathing it, i would first read up on whats under the hood, possibly getting a good visual of what parts look like and what they do, then once you understand what it is, start taking parts out

also for ppl who dont know alot about cars, those manuals be be complete jibberish, i hate reading stock manuals its like pulling teeth

just imo of course. im currently building a 1991 toyota mr2, from scratch putting everything ive learned about OEM, and taking it a step farther by adding performance enhancing upgrades, which is alittle tricky because as we all know OEM mechanics and performance mechanics do not necessarily go hand in hand

This post was edited by MattIsClutch on Mar 1 2012 01:12pm

I just use common sense when diagnosing a car problem. If the car does or doesn't do this then its most likely this part.
I'm actually learning more in depth as I rebuild my eclipse

but w/ that you already have an understanding of car parts, because you knew that if the car ran hot, mayb it needed coolant, if the car was sputtering mayb the spark plugs were bad

some ppl couldnt even tell you why these things happen, thats where im coming from

i built a 1994 turbo eclipse, of course when i say built i just bolting on some enhancement parts, was my first project when i was 15-16, quick little car, i quickly found out that my specific version didnt have alot of quality in the engine design, and w/o much more money than i was willin to spend the car wouldnt handle what i was wanting it to do, i popped the seal/gasket on my head, bent several valves and before i could stop the car spun a lower end bearing since i was losing oil like a gaping wound

i prefer the mr2 due to the rear engine design as well as the engine they used in my specific build was a very powerful sturdy 4 cyclinder

This post was edited by MattIsClutch on Mar 1 2012 01:24pm

Btw, what kind of car should I be looking for about 2-3k $? (would be my first car).

Some car im interested in:
Mazda protege/5
Hyunday tiburon
Mitsubishi lancer/galant
Honda civic/accord.


My dad want me to buy a car like an Echo,corolla, sentra... I dont.

Edit: I found a Mitsubishi galant for 2450$, 159000 kilo, full equip ex owner was an old guy. Only downside is it is automatic.

This post was edited by TimX on Mar 1 2012 02:07pm