How to learn about building engines

engrish? · 21-06-2009 9:21pm #1

Hey,

I would love to learn about building engines and the rest of cars. I have a very basic understanding of engines and would love to learn more. I have found car maintanance courses etc but its not just the basic basics I'm after. I'd like to be able to build an engine with the hopes of one day being able to restore or even completely rebuild a car.

Does anyone know a course that I could do, such as a year long one with exams etc?

mickdw · 21-06-2009 9:50pm

If interested in rebuilding engines for restoration projects etc and not building engines, as in designing from new, you could possibly go to work in an engine remanufacturing workshop. You would learn a fair bit about putting them back together, wear tolerance etc etc

engrish? · 21-06-2009 10:03pm

mickdw wrote: »

If interested in rebuilding engines for restoration projects etc and not building engines, as in designing from new, you could possibly go to work in an engine remanufacturing workshop. You would learn a fair bit about putting them back together, wear tolerance etc etc

Thanks dude but I have a full time job so I was hoping to do something at night...

Redsoxfan · 21-06-2009 10:21pm

Saw a thread on this Haynes product recently, might be as good a place as any to start?

alo1587 · 22-06-2009 1:37am

You could go to your local breaker and ask them for a scrap engine,you'll get it for free.Take the whole thing apart and put it back together,thats the best way to learn.Use a haynes manual for the particular car/engine,there's loads of info in them.

garyegt · 22-06-2009 1:51am

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Saw a thread on this Haynes product recently, might be as good a place as any to start?

thats in argos for a lot less.

and about the scrap yards giving out free engines... best of luck:rolleyes:

alo1587 · 22-06-2009 2:04am

garyegt wrote: »

thats in argos for a lot less.

and about the scrap yards giving out free engines... best of luck:rolleyes:

I dont see why you wouldn't get a free engine if all the ancilliaries were taken off it,it had a warped head/blown headgasket,and a hole in the block from a conrod after s**tting itself.