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Advertisement What is a flywheel? What does it do? A flywheel is a mechanical component in a vehicle’s transmission system that is responsible for providing inertia to the engine’s crankshaft, which helps to maintain a steady rotational speed. It is …
Advertisement Diesel engines require clean air to function at their best. An air filter is a critical component that helps to ensure that only clean air enters the engine, but over time, it can get dirty and clogged. Here are 8 …
Advertisement Under the bonnet of a modern vehicle, one thing you will notice is the usage of plastic over the engine. But why do these plastic engine covers appear on every car? Why bother spending extra time and money to …
Advertisement 1. Engine oils are all the same. This is wrong. Different types of engine oils are made for different car technologies and different types of cars. Oils have different physical characteristics too and can have different viscosities and temperature …
Advertisement Why Is It That Important? The valve CLEARANCE WILL CHANGE after a good period when the camshafts, valve seats, and valves wear in. This is very common on any engine with a rocker arm setup like the Toyota 20R …
Advertisement The laser spot doubles the range of the high-beam light. In each headlight, there is a module with four powerful laser diodes that are just 300 micrometres in diameter. They generate a blue laser beam with a wavelength of …
Advertisement Short Block and Long Block The cylinder block assembly (without the heads installed) is called a short block. The short block includes the crankshaft, piston and rod assembly, and ball bearings. On pushrod engines, the camshaft, timing sprockets, and …
Advertisement Throttle Body vs. Multi-Port vs. Direct Injection Every fuel injection system will have a throttle body with a butterfly valve. This controls airflow. They will also have one or more fuel injectors to provide fuel. What makes them different …