Light Vehicle Routine Maintenance
Prior to work being carried out, who should agree what is to be undertaken when rectifying any cosmetic damage?
- Receptionist and technician
- Receptionist and customer Correct
- Apprentice and customer
- Apprentice and technician
What are valve clearances measured with?
- Micrometres
- Feeler blade Correct
- Dial gauge
- Vernier gauge
What is the correct flash rate per minute for a direction indicator, when the engine is running?
- Between 20 and 30
- Between 30 and 50
- Between 60 and 120 Correct
- Between 150 and 200
Which one of the following is an audible method used on brake pads to identify excessive wear?
- Electrical contractors on the brake discs
- A scraper device on the brake pads Correct
- Drilled holes on the brake discs
- Slipper plates attached to the brake pads
What measuring tool would be used to check brake disc thickness?
- Dial test indicator
- Internal vernier caliper
- External micrometer Correct
- Engineers level
What action needs to be carried out after replacing a filter in a CI engine fuel system?
- It should be filled with petrol
- It shoul be filled with air
- It should have all air removed Correct
- It should have all diesel fuel removed
Which of the following is a water seperator always fitted?
- A petrol (SI) engine fuel system
- A CI engine (CI) engine fuel system Correct
- A petrol (SI) engine lubrication system
- A CI engine (CI) engine lubrication system
Which one of the following should be carried out to the battery terminals?
- Clean and apply high melting point grease
- Wire brushing and applying spray penetrate
- Wipe with petrol and apply copper grease
- clean and apply petroleum jelly Correct
Which of the following are two types of spark plug sealing devices?
- Washer and gasket
- Gasket and cork
- washer and taper seat Correct
- Taper seat and paper
Before removing a spark plug what action should be carried out?
- Remove any debris around the spark plug Correct
- Remove the distributor cap
- Isolate the coil pack
- Switch on the ignition
What should a service check on the gearbox include?
- Inspection of the clutch clearance
- Lubrication on the balance weight
- Checking for play in the universal joint
- Checking the oil levels Correct
Which one of the following is a service requirement for an automatic gearbox?
- Adjusting the valve clearance
- Changing the oil and filter Correct
- Replacing a single plate clutch
- Replacing the clutch pedal
Which one of the following is usually included in a service inspection of the transmission system?
- Prop shaft balance
- Clutch linkage adjustment Correct
- Gearbox mounting bolt torque
- Flywheel bolt torque
A tyre which has a tread depth of 1.5mm is
- Serviceable as it is just on the tread bar
- Unserviceable as it is below the legal limit Correct
- Serviceable if the wear is only in one area of the tread
- Serviceable if it is fitted on the non-drive axle
What can be adjusted to reduce excessive parking brake travel on a vehicle?
- Calliper clearance
- Brake fluid level
- Brake pedal travel
- handbrake shoes Correct
a diesel engine should have its engine oil topped up with which type of oil?
- High detergent specification
- Extreme pressure specification
- Low detergent specification Correct
- Very little viscosity specification
when a vehicle parking brake has an efficiency of 27% it
- Is above the minimum MOT(VOSA) standard Correct
- Required adjustment of the linkage
- Is below the minimum MOT (VOSA) standard
- Required new discs and pads to be fitted
What should a technician do if a number plate light is emitting white light to the rear of the vehicle?
- Replace with a red filament bulb
- Remove the bulb so no light is emitted
- Reposition the light to illuminate the number plate only Correct
- Replace with a lower watt bulb
What is recommended before draining engine oil?
- Remove the drain plug and drain the oil when it is cold
- Allow the engine to warm up before removing the sump plug Correct
- Angle the vehicle to ensure all the oil runs out of the engine
- Push the vehicle into the workshop and remove the sump plug
Anti-freeze is classified as what type of substance
- Solid
- Toxic Correct
- Flammable
- Non-toxic
Which one of the following sensors is fitted to a diesel fuel filter?
- Petrol
- Antifreeze
- Water Correct
- Oil
How must waste engine oil be disposed of?
- In barrel which can be transported to the local tip
- With registered contractors with all activities documented Correct
- With non-toxic general waste
- By any waste contractor who will take it away
Why should brake fluid be changed at regular intervals?
- Its volume increase and expands during the day due to high temperature
- It shrink during the evening as it volume reduce due to high temperature
- It absorb moisture from the atmosphere Correct
- It release moisture to the atmosphere
Why is it important to report any cosmetic damage identified on a customer vehicle?
- It is legal requirement under construction and use regulation
- It form part of the service mandatory agreement
- It is a legal requirement under the supply of goods and service act
- To avoid any potential conflict between the company and the customer Correct
What task is being carried out in the image shown?
- Recording a brake roller test
- Removing and refitting a sensor
- Accessing data from the vehicle ECU Correct
- Recording a vehicle emission test
