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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Advertisement Learning Objectives: Study the parts of the lubricating system of the EFI engine. Working principle of the EFI lubricating system. Introduction If the heart of a car is its engine, then its brain must be the Engine Control Unit …
Advertisement In a turbocharged engine, the exhaust gas which would normally be wasted is used to drive a turbine. The turbine in turn drives a compressor, which draws in air and compresses it, and supplies it at a higher pressure …
Advertisement The Volkswagen 2.0 liter chain-driven TSI engine PART 1: Engine Mechanicals Engine Block Cast iron crankcase Balancer shafts in the crankcase Forged steel crankshaft sump-mounted oil pump—chain-driven by a crankshaft Timing gear chain — front end of engine Balancer—chain-driven …