You must prepare for the test by studying the Auto Mechanics section of the WAEC syllabus. The format, notes, and goals for the auto mechanics exam are all included.
The Auto Mechanics syllabus must be studied in order to prepare for the exam. You can use it as a guide to help you decide which topics to read about. Additionally, there are notes on ideas that you ought to learn carefully.
Exam preparation without reference to the Auto Mechanics syllabus is equivalent to visiting a farm without your farm equipment. You won’t be effective in the end.
Make sure to use the syllabus when you start your exam preparations.
The West African Examination Council’s Auto Mechanics syllabus and suggested textbooks are included in this article (WAEC).
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WAEC Auto Mechanics
Papers 1, 2, and 3 are the three required papers that must all be taken. A composite paper consisting of Papers 1 and 2 must be taken in one session.
Paper 1 will include forty multiple-choice objective questions that must all be answered in one hour for a total of 40 points.
Five essays will be required for PAPER 2. For a total of 60 points, candidates must respond to any four questions in 11.5 hours.
Paper 3 will include two practical tests, each of which candidates must complete in two hours for 100 points.
Schools will provide any locally available materials required for the practical test.
WAEC Auto Mechanics Syllabus
- Workshop Regulations And Safety
- Basic Tools, Instruments And Equipment
- The layout of a Motor Vehicle Engine
- Main Components
- Principles of Operation.
- Types Of Engine
- Crank Arrangement and Firing Order.
- Valve- Operating Mechanism
- Fuel Supply Systems
- Exhaust System Lubrication
- Cooling System
- Transmission System
- Layout
- Clutch Assembly
- Gearbox
- Propeller Shaft And Universal Joint.
- Rear Axle
- Wheels And Tyres
- Braking System
- Steering System
- Suspension System
- Electrical Systems
- Fundamentals
- Auto Wiring System
- Battery
- Ignition System
- Starting System
- Charging System
- Lighting System
- Auxiliary Unit
- Electronics
- Fundamentals Of Electronics.
- Electronic Ignition
- Electronic Fuel Injection
- Auto Air-Conditioning
- Safe Motoring
Recommended Textbooks
- Technology for Motor Mechanics Volumes 1 – 4 by S. C. Mudd (Edward Arnold Publishers).
- Vehicle and Engine Technology by Heinz Heister
- Motor Vehicle Technology and Practical Work by J. A. Dolan
- Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology by Hillier and Pittuck (4th Edition)
- Automobile Engine and Vehicle Technology by Ian Chisholm
- Motor Vehicle Technology (Books I and II)Â by R. W. Bent
- Motor Vehicle Mechanic’s Textbook by E. K. Sulley (New Edition)
- Highway Code
- Motor Vehicle Technology for Mechanics by P. P. J Read and V. C. Reid.