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[mcboi]

Hey CAP im currently trying to study for my ASE certs and was wondering which ASE books are the best ones to buy. I see that there are many different publuishers out there and want to get the books that are the best. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

[pipz]

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"thats a joke for Cap....I know him in the real world"

[CAP1]

Hey CAP im currently trying to study for my ASE certs and was wondering which ASE books are the best ones to buy. I see that there are many different publuishers out there and want to get the books that are the best. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

if you have to study for the ASE, you're not ready to take it.

 forget the study guides. if you work on the stuff every day, and know what you're doing, you'll be able to ACE the ASE without ever studying. i've actually allowed all of mine to expire(i had em all 'cept for automatic transmissions), due to the numbers of morons with badges and certs up one sleeve and down the other, that didn't know poop, and couldn't figure their way out of a wet paper bag with a knife.

 your absolute BEST study guide, is to get out in the bays, and take the diagnostic stuff that the other guys in the shop don't want. this goes for anything from pulling brakes, to intermittent misfires, to no-starts.
 do this, and ask questions. never hesitate to ask questions. in my case, i did this to the point of annoying the crap out of pretty much everyone i worked with, 'cept the boss. he thought it was funny. i guess he knew what was gonna happen.
 those guys that i used to annoy, now call me to ask questions, and every time i ever needed a job, that boss hired me back, starting me off at top pay.

  i don't mean to sound mean, but to me the ase's mean nothing anymore, ever since they've made those test prep studies. all they show now, is that you know how to read and comprehend a book.

[SIK1]

if you have to study for the ASE, you're not ready to take it.

 forget the study guides. if you work on the stuff every day, and know what you're doing, you'll be able to ACE the ASE without ever studying. i've actually allowed all of mine to expire(i had em all 'cept for automatic transmissions), due to the numbers of morons with badges and certs up one sleeve and down the other, that didn't know poop, and couldn't figure their way out of a wet paper bag with a knife.

 your absolute BEST study guide, is to get out in the bays, and take the diagnostic stuff that the other guys in the shop don't want. this goes for anything from pulling brakes, to intermittent misfires, to no-starts.
 do this, and ask questions. never hesitate to ask questions. in my case, i did this to the point of annoying the crap out of pretty much everyone i worked with, 'cept the boss. he thought it was funny. i guess he knew what was gonna happen.
 those guys that i used to annoy, now call me to ask questions, and every time i ever needed a job, that boss hired me back, starting me off at top pay.

  i don't mean to sound mean, but to me the ase's mean nothing anymore, ever since they've made those test prep studies. all they show now, is that you know how to read and comprehend a book.

[5PointOh]

You know what ASE stands for....Ask Someone Else.  hehe  CAP is right 100%.

[mcboi]

Yea i understand that working in the bays is the best way to learn the stuff and i took some practice tests through work the only part that i got stumped on was the parts they were asking about specific tolerances that i have no idea about. That is why i wanted the books so i could become more aware of these tolerances

[CAP1]

Yea i understand that working in the bays is the best way to learn the stuff and i took some practice tests through work the only part that i got stumped on was the parts they were asking about specific tolerances that i have no idea about. That is why i wanted the books so i could become more aware of these tolerances

 which test? which tolerances?

 again, if you didn't have a clue on them, then you're not ready for that test.


 please understand, that i'm not trying to be sarcastic, or mean.

[Tigger29]

Back when I first started out my employer bought me the Mitchell ASE study guides for the brakes and suspension tests.  They were quite complete and really helped me to pass the tests (but keep in mind this was back before I really had much experience).  Later on I bought the Mitchell study guide for the L1 test (after passing most of the other tests with no guides) only because a co-worker failed the test three times in a row.  The book probably helped me to pass the L1 test on my first try but I'm not convinced it was necessary as I actually had a LOT OF FUN taking that test.  My forte has always been the diagnostic/electrical aspect of things.

Anyway I don't even know where those study guides are anymore.  The last couple of times I've had to renew my tests I did so without them.  I'm now a master technician but to be honest I have almost no experience rebuilding transmissions.

Cap is right though.  If you have to study for the tests then you're probably not "ready" to be a certified tech and if you were to take a job that requires that experience then you may find yourself in a situation where you've bitten off more than you can chew.  However if passing the tests will help with your current employment then it can be a great way to get paid better every paycheck!

[CAP1]

Back when I first started out my employer bought me the Mitchell ASE study guides for the brakes and suspension tests.  They were quite complete and really helped me to pass the tests (but keep in mind this was back before I really had much experience).  Later on I bought the Mitchell study guide for the L1 test (after passing most of the other tests with no guides) only because a co-worker failed the test three times in a row.  The book probably helped me to pass the L1 test on my first try but I'm not convinced it was necessary as I actually had a LOT OF FUN taking that test.  My forte has always been the diagnostic/electrical aspect of things.

Anyway I don't even know where those study guides are anymore.  The last couple of times I've had to renew my tests I did so without them.  I'm now a master technician but to be honest I have almost no experience rebuilding transmissions.

Cap is right though.  If you have to study for the tests then you're probably not "ready" to be a certified tech and if you were to take a job that requires that experience then you may find yourself in a situation where you've bitten off more than you can chew.  However if passing the tests will help with your current employment then it can be a great way to get paid better every paycheck!

 the only "studying" i did for any of them, was to take the practice tests that came with the notice/application for the tests. i passed them all, except for the L1 on the first try. i missed that one the first time, but aced it the 2nd try. by "aced" i don't mean i got em all right.....but i got pretty dam close. 

 i've never been a transmission guy. on the old turbo 350/400's, and the old c4's, i knew enough to make em shift a little better. i know pretty much nothing about new transmissions.....and i've no real desire to learn them.

 people like me will not pay better for ase certs. i pay based on what the person is capable of. i don't need, or want a guy that has more badges, and patches on his shirt than a war veteran, if he can't figure out why a car doesn't start.