Auto tech exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AnBignitionBmoduleBmayBbeBdamagedBdueBtoBaBpoorBelectricalBgroundBcircuit.B-
BAnswerBTrue
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBsensorsBisBNOTBusedBbyBtheBcomputerizedBignitionBsystemBto
BcontrolBignitionBtiming?B-BAnswerBOxygenBsensor
TechnicianBABperformsBaBcylinderBperformanceBtestB[powerBbalanceBtest]BtoBdetermin
eBwhichBcylinderBisBmisfiring.BTechnicianBBBusesBaBvacuumBgaugeBtoBpinpointBtheBmi
sfiringBcylinder.BWhoBisBcorrect?B-BAnswerBABonly
OneBofBtheBadvantagesBofBaBcoil-on-
plugBtypeBignitionBsystemBisBthatBitBeliminatesBtheBneedBforB___.B-
BAnswerBSparkBplugBwires
TechnicianBABusedBtheBsnapshotBfunctionBofBhisBscanBtoolBtoBrecordBserialBdataBduri
ngBaBroadBtestBthatBcanBbeBtransferredBandBdisplayedBonBaBPC.BTechnicianBBBusesBt
heBsnapshotBfeatureBofBhisBscanBtoolBtoBrecordBtheBsensorBdataBandBconditionsBlead
ingBupBtoBtheBvehicleBsettingBaBDTC.BWhoBisBcorrect?B-BAnswerBABonly
TechnicianBABsaysBwhiteBorBgrayishBpowderyBdepositsBonBsecondaryBcablesBatBtheBpo
intBwhereBtheyBcrossBorBnearBmetalBpartsBindicateBtheBtheBcablesBinsulationBisBfaulty
.BTechnicianBBBsaysBifBtheBsparkBplugBwireBforB#2BcylinderBisBdamagedBandBtheBothe
rBwiresBlookBgood,BreplaceBonlyBtheBdamagedBwire.BWhoBisBcorrect?B-
BAnswerBABonly
EngineBoperatingBmodesBareBbeingBdiscussed.BTechnicianBABsaysBthatBwhenBtheBengi
neBisBinBclosed-
loopBmode,BtheBPCMBmonitorsBsensorBinputs,BthenBadjustsBtheBtiming,BairBfuelBratio,
, BandBemissionBcontrols.BTechnicianBBBsaysBtheBsystemBwillBswitchBintoBopenBloopBw
henBtheBthrottleBisBfullyBopenedBorBtheBoxygenBsensorsBcoolBdownBduringBidle.BWho
BisBcorrect?B-BAnswerBBothBABandBB
MostBenginesBhaveBaBsparkBdurationBofBapproximatelyB____Bmilliseconds.B-
BAnswerB1.5
TheBMAPBsensorBusedBonBaBturbochargedBengineBisBcalibratedBtheBsameBasBaBMAPB
sensorBforBaBnonturbochargedBengine.B-BAnswerBFalse
OnBaBcoil-over-plugBtypeBignitionBsystem,BaBfaultyBcoilBwillBaffectBtwoBcylinders.B-
BAnswerBFalse
ABmisfireBisBalsoBcalledBincompleteBcombustion.B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBinjectorBpulseBwidthBisB___.B-
BAnswerBTheBamountBofBtimeBtheBinjectorBopensBandBspraysBfuel
TheBvehicleBspeedBsensorBisBtypicallyBmountedBonBtheB___.B-BAnswerBTransmission
SparkBplugBfiringBvoltageBshouldBnormallyBbeB___.B-BAnswerB7BtoB13BkV
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBanBadvantageBofBanBelectricBsparkBcontrolBsystem?B-
BAnswerBItBallowsBlowerBcompressionBratioBenginesBtoBbeBequallyBasBefficientBasBhig
herBcompressionBrationBengines
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBtheBlocationBofBtheBignitionBmodule?B-
BAnswerBOnBtheBsteeringBcolumn,BbehindBtheBignitionBswitch
Resistor-
typeBsparkBplugsBareBbeingBdiscussed.BTechnicianBABsaysBtheBresistorBincreasesBtheBp
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AnBignitionBmoduleBmayBbeBdamagedBdueBtoBaBpoorBelectricalBgroundBcircuit.B-
BAnswerBTrue
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBsensorsBisBNOTBusedBbyBtheBcomputerizedBignitionBsystemBto
BcontrolBignitionBtiming?B-BAnswerBOxygenBsensor
TechnicianBABperformsBaBcylinderBperformanceBtestB[powerBbalanceBtest]BtoBdetermin
eBwhichBcylinderBisBmisfiring.BTechnicianBBBusesBaBvacuumBgaugeBtoBpinpointBtheBmi
sfiringBcylinder.BWhoBisBcorrect?B-BAnswerBABonly
OneBofBtheBadvantagesBofBaBcoil-on-
plugBtypeBignitionBsystemBisBthatBitBeliminatesBtheBneedBforB___.B-
BAnswerBSparkBplugBwires
TechnicianBABusedBtheBsnapshotBfunctionBofBhisBscanBtoolBtoBrecordBserialBdataBduri
ngBaBroadBtestBthatBcanBbeBtransferredBandBdisplayedBonBaBPC.BTechnicianBBBusesBt
heBsnapshotBfeatureBofBhisBscanBtoolBtoBrecordBtheBsensorBdataBandBconditionsBlead
ingBupBtoBtheBvehicleBsettingBaBDTC.BWhoBisBcorrect?B-BAnswerBABonly
TechnicianBABsaysBwhiteBorBgrayishBpowderyBdepositsBonBsecondaryBcablesBatBtheBpo
intBwhereBtheyBcrossBorBnearBmetalBpartsBindicateBtheBtheBcablesBinsulationBisBfaulty
.BTechnicianBBBsaysBifBtheBsparkBplugBwireBforB#2BcylinderBisBdamagedBandBtheBothe
rBwiresBlookBgood,BreplaceBonlyBtheBdamagedBwire.BWhoBisBcorrect?B-
BAnswerBABonly
EngineBoperatingBmodesBareBbeingBdiscussed.BTechnicianBABsaysBthatBwhenBtheBengi
neBisBinBclosed-
loopBmode,BtheBPCMBmonitorsBsensorBinputs,BthenBadjustsBtheBtiming,BairBfuelBratio,
, BandBemissionBcontrols.BTechnicianBBBsaysBtheBsystemBwillBswitchBintoBopenBloopBw
henBtheBthrottleBisBfullyBopenedBorBtheBoxygenBsensorsBcoolBdownBduringBidle.BWho
BisBcorrect?B-BAnswerBBothBABandBB
MostBenginesBhaveBaBsparkBdurationBofBapproximatelyB____Bmilliseconds.B-
BAnswerB1.5
TheBMAPBsensorBusedBonBaBturbochargedBengineBisBcalibratedBtheBsameBasBaBMAPB
sensorBforBaBnonturbochargedBengine.B-BAnswerBFalse
OnBaBcoil-over-plugBtypeBignitionBsystem,BaBfaultyBcoilBwillBaffectBtwoBcylinders.B-
BAnswerBFalse
ABmisfireBisBalsoBcalledBincompleteBcombustion.B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBinjectorBpulseBwidthBisB___.B-
BAnswerBTheBamountBofBtimeBtheBinjectorBopensBandBspraysBfuel
TheBvehicleBspeedBsensorBisBtypicallyBmountedBonBtheB___.B-BAnswerBTransmission
SparkBplugBfiringBvoltageBshouldBnormallyBbeB___.B-BAnswerB7BtoB13BkV
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBanBadvantageBofBanBelectricBsparkBcontrolBsystem?B-
BAnswerBItBallowsBlowerBcompressionBratioBenginesBtoBbeBequallyBasBefficientBasBhig
herBcompressionBrationBengines
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBtheBlocationBofBtheBignitionBmodule?B-
BAnswerBOnBtheBsteeringBcolumn,BbehindBtheBignitionBswitch
Resistor-
typeBsparkBplugsBareBbeingBdiscussed.BTechnicianBABsaysBtheBresistorBincreasesBtheBp