Mechanics II: "How Vehicle Engines Work" is a skill book item in Project Zomboid. It trains Mechanics for levels 3–4 and has 260 pages. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Skill Book Books & media
It trains Mechanics for levels 3–4 and has 260 pages. It weighs 1.
Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.
More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.BookMechanic2 | Skill Book |
Mechanics II: "How Vehicle Engines Work" is on 30 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookstore Automotive | Bookstore (shelves) | 12% | 4 |
| Car Supply Literature | Car supply (shelves); Sports car supply (shelves) | 11% | 4 |
| Gas Storage Mechanics | Gas storage (box, crate, shelves); Gas Station (box) | 6.2% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Mechanics | Convenience store (shelves); Corner Store (shelves); Fossoil gas station (shelves); and 4 more places | 5.5% | 4 |
| Mechanic Shelf Books | Garage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves) | 3.8% | 4 |
| Bookstore Blue Collar | Bookstore (shelves) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Garage Mechanics | Ranger garage (shelves); Garage storage (cupboard, shelves) | 3.3% | 4 |
| Tool Store Books | Garage storage (shelves); Tool Store (cupboard, shelves) | 3.1% | 4 |
It is on 22 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late, Survivalist 03 Mid, Survivalist 04 and 7 more.
Inside bags and cases: Toolbox, Military Backpack, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Pack Set of Books in Box.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.BookMechanic2.
It trains Mechanics for levels 3–4.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.