Engine Guide

Engine Guide

Engine types and components. Guides, service and repairs.

  • Straight 12 engine

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    Straight 12 engine

    Inline Straight 12 engine A straight-12 engine or inline-12 engine is a twelve-cylinder internal combustion engine with all twelve cylinders mounted in a straight line along the ...

  • Straight eight engine

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    Straight eight engine

    Straight eight engine View cars with straight-eight engines Here The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight ...

  • Straight five Cylinder engine

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    Straight five Cylinder engine

    Straight five Cylinder engine The straight-five engine or inline-five engine is an internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row or plane, sharing a single ...

  • straight four engine

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    Inline straight four engine The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the ...

  • Straight six engine

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    Straight six engine

    Straight six engine The straight-six engine or inline-six engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is an internal combustion engine with the cylinders mounted in a straight line along ...

  • Straight three engine

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    Straight three inline engine explained A straight-three engine, also known as an inline-triple,or inline-three (abbreviated I3 or R3), is a reciprocating piston internal ...

  • Straight twin engine

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    Straight twin engine

    Inline Straight twin engine A straight-twin engine, also known as as straight-two, inline-twin, vertical-twin, or parallel-twin is a two-cylinder piston engine which has its ...

  • Stroke ratio

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    Stroke ratio

    Engine Stroke ratio In a reciprocating piston engine, the stroke ratio, defined by either bore/stroke ratio or stroke/bore ratio, is a term to describe the ratio between cylinder ...

  • Tappet explained

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    Tappet explained

    Tappet Internal combustion engines The term tappet is widely used in relation to internal combustion engines, but imprecisely. It is most commonly encountered as a maintenance ...

  • Tappet Hydraulic

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    Tappet Hydraulic

    Hydraulic tappet A hydraulic valve lifter, also known as a hydraulic tappet or a hydraulic lash adjuster, is a device for maintaining zero valve clearance in an internal ...

  • Timing belt (camshaft)

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    Timing belt (camshaft)

    Camshaft Timing belt A timing belt or timing chain is a part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft(s) so that the ...

  • Timing mark

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    Timing mark

    Timing mark A timing mark is an indicator used for setting the timing of the ignition system of an engine, typically found on the crankshaft pulley (as pictured) or the flywheel, ...

  • Timing Roller Chain

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    Timing Roller Chain

    Timing Roller Chain Roller chain or bush roller chain is the type of chain drive most commonly used for transmission of mechanical power on many kinds of domestic, industrial and ...

  • Top Dead centre (TDC)

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    Top Dead centre (TDC)

    Top Dead centre (TDC) In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is known as ...

  • Transverse engine

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    Transverse engine

    Transverse engine A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the long axis of the vehicle. Many modern front ...

  • Turbo diesel

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    Turbo diesel

    Turbo diesel explained Turbo-diesel, also written as turbodiesel and turbo diesel refers to any diesel engine equipped with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is common in modern car ...

  • Two-stroke engine

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    Two-stroke engine

    Two-stroke engine Saab Two-stroke 3 cylinder engine A two-stroke, two-cycle, or two-cycle engine is a type of internal combustion engine which completes a power cycle in only one ...

  • U engine

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    U engine

    U engine The U engine is a piston engine made up of two separate straight engines (complete with separate crankshafts) joined by gears or chains. It is similar to the H engine ...