Car care

This is the third car-care project page and introduces the first optional 'Vehicle Discovery' project.

These projects help you to learn a bit more about your vehicle. Links to the daily and weekly check worksheets can be found at the bottom of the page.

Print and complete your Training Outcomes Worksheet for this unit before completing the vehicle discovery project.

Vehicle discovery project

Look at your own car and with the help of your car handbook if required, locate the position of the following:

• The radiator

• The thermostat

• The water pump

• The oil filter

• The cooling fan

• The oil sump

• The spark plugs (or diesel injectors)

• The battery

Daily and Weekly car care

If you wish to re-read the vehicle-check information from earlier in the course, click here.

You can download the vehicle check sheets below.

Daily car checks – Weekly car checks

Thinking ahead to teaching...

As a professional instructor you will, from time-to-time, be asked 'technical' questions. While you don't need to be an expert technician, it is useful to know the basic component parts of your vehicle.

Remember, care-car is essential for your business and for the safety of your pupils, other road users and yourself. Plus, of course, you need to be able to teach the basics to your pupils for 'Show me-Tell me'

When you are confident that you have completed this unit fully, print out and complete your Training Achievements Log before moving on to the next unit.

Next: Section 3 Questions.