{"id":679,"date":"2021-10-06T02:47:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T02:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10008\/?p=679"},"modified":"2024-03-12T14:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:08:06","slug":"the-hardest-ase-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learndiesels.com\/the-hardest-ase-test\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hardest ASE Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When it comes to testing for ASE certification it is important to know going in that some of these tests are no walk in the park. I know several guys who just walked into the testing facility and knocked all eight out at once and got their master certification that day. This is not me. I had to study for some of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even with 12 years as a diesel tech, there are just some things I don\u2019t keep up with or even really have a great understanding without looking at the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s the hardest ASE test?<\/strong> T1 \u2013 Gasoline Engines** and A9 – Light Vehicle Diesel Engines are the most difficult of the regular ASE tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not just my opinion but after a survey of\u00a020 ASE master certified mechanics<\/strong>, the consensus was T1 and A9. This does not include the X tests which are advanced tests. Of course, those will be building on the general test. This survey was based on the general tests A, T, and E classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (50 scored questions) means there may be more but they will only score 50<\/em> ASE will often include questions that are experimental. They will not count against you if you get them wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing which tests were most difficult for me, I set out to ask other certified mechanics which ones caused a struggle with them as well. I surveyed 20 different master certified guys and there was a tie. T1 and A2 were the most mentioned tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a table of tests listed by difficulty<\/strong> per the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are lots of practical things you can do to improve your chances of passing the more difficult tests. Let\u2019s look at a few ways and get you that certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I don\u2019t mean weeks of rigorous study with this. The best approach I have found is to read through the whole book and then taking the test the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a link to Amazon for all the study guides, ASE study guide Bundle<\/a> for some help getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hate reading?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can actually listen to the study guides now with Audible<\/a> Click Here<\/a> to listen to the study guide for free! Courtesy of Amazon. You can literally sign up, study, pass, and then cancel before the free trial ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCheck out the survey results and sample questions below. Results are Listed hardest to easiest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
TEST #<\/th> TEST TITLE<\/th> NUMBER OF QUESTIONS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 1. T1<\/td> Gasoline Engines (Most difficult ????)<\/td> (50 scored questions)<\/td><\/tr> 2. A9<\/td> Light Vehicle Diesel Engines<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 3. A2<\/td> Automatic Transmission\/Transaxle<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 4. T3<\/td> Drive Train<\/td> (40)<\/td><\/tr> 5. A4<\/td> Suspension & Steering<\/td> (40)<\/td><\/tr> 6. T5<\/td> Suspension & Steering<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 7. T6<\/td> Electrical\/ Electronic Systems<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 8. A6<\/td> Electrical\/ Electronic Systems<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 9. A8<\/td> Engine Performance<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 10. T2<\/td> Diesel Engines<\/td> (55)<\/td><\/tr> 11. A3<\/td> Manual Drive Train & Axles<\/td> (40)<\/td><\/tr> 12. A8<\/td> Engine Performance<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 13. A1<\/td> Engine Repair<\/td> (50 scored questions)<\/td><\/tr> 14. T8<\/td> Preventive Maintenance Inspection<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 15. A7<\/td> Heating & Air Conditioning (HVAC) (Easiest ????)<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 16. T7<\/td> Heating & Air Conditioning (HVAC) (Easiest ????)<\/td> (40)<\/td><\/tr> 17. T4<\/td> Brakes (Easiest ????)<\/td> (50)<\/td><\/tr> 18. A5<\/td> Brakes (Easiest ????)<\/td> (45)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n So, let\u2019s break them down a bit and see if we can get a plan for passing these more difficult tests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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