Hey /o/, How do I learn the mechanics of a car? Is there a book

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>>16260407
Step 1: get car
Step 2: shit on car will break
Step 3: figure out how to fix it with internet/books
Step 4: learn mechanics of car

Get a Chiltons/Haynes manual for whatever car you have. Problem is the bus company isn't going to let you near the internals.

>>16260407
Modern Automotive Technology text book is what they gave me back in high school. It's bretty useful, you could get an old used edition which I bet is still relevant

>>16260421
>>16260426

Wasn't expecting such fast replies, thanks a lot guys.

>>16260407
I got in with the local shop when I was 15 and was basically the shop bitch for a few years.

Then, working on my parents' garbage piles, watch my dad flop around on simple jobs and figure out what he did wrong.

Tl;DR by wrenching on stuff.

>>16260421
This in general. You just have to remember. Cars don't run on magic. It's all math, physics, engineering, and chemistry.

Personally, I learned a lot from my father who was a diesel mechanic for the US army. Not everyone has this advantage though.