Title: Evaluate diagnostic repair on four-stroke engine components.
Course: Small Engine Technology II (20110-II) > Section: Diagnosing and Troubleshooting a Four-Stroke Engine

Evaluation should include

- interpreting and verifying the complaint and determining needed repairs
- inspecting the engine assembly for fuel, oil, coolant, and other leaks and determining needed repairs
- listening to engine noises and determining needed repairs
- identifying problem area for no-start condition
- diagnosing the cause of excessive oil consumption and unusual engine exhaust color, odor, and sound and determining needed repairs
- performing engine vacuum tests and determining needed repairs
- performing cylinder compression tests and determining needed repairs
- performing cylinder leakage tests and determining needed repairs.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What procedure is used to diagnose problems with a four-stroke engine?
- How is the economic feasibility of repairing a four-stroke engine determined?
- What customer-related issues are involved with determining needed repairs?