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Cylinder bank
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Cylinder bank explained Internal combustion piston engines (those with more than one cylinder) are usually arranged so that the cylinders are in lines parallel to the ...
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Cylinder block
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Cylinder block A cylinder block is an integrated structure comprising the cylinder(s) of a reciprocating engine and often some or all of their associated surrounding ...
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Cylinder Bore & Pitch
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCylinder Bore & Pitch Bore is the diameter measurement of the cylinders in a piston engine. Engine displacement is calculated by: Bore pitch is the distance between the ...
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Cylinder Compression Test
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Engine Cylinder Compression Test Engine Cylinder Compression Gauge An engine depends on an equal amount of compression in each cylinder to operate smoothly. If poor ...
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Cylinder head
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCylinder head In an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head (often informally abbreviated to just head) sits above the cylinders on top of the cylinder block. It closes in ...
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Cylinder head porting
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Cylinder head porting explained Cylinder head porting refers to the process of modifying the intake and exhaust ports of an internal combustion engine to improve the quality ...
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Cylinder head Reverse-flow
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Reverse-flow cylinder head In engine technology, a reverse-flow or non-crossflow cylinder head is one that locates the intake and exhaust ports on the same side of the ...
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Desmodromic Valve
Technical GuidesDesmodromic valve A desmodromic valve is a reciprocating engine valve that is positively closed by a cam and leverage system, rather than by a more conventional spring. The ...
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Dry Sump
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Dry Sump A dry sump is a lubricating motor oil management method for four-stroke and large two-stroke piston internal combustion engines that uses external pumps and a ...
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Elsbett engine
RegisteredTechnical GuidesElsbett Vegetable oil engine The Elsbett engine is a design of diesel engine designed to run on vegetable oil. It's also known as Elko engine and was invented by Ludwig Elsbett. ...
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Engine balance
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine balance Engine balance refers to the inherent motions of the components of an engine, such as an internal combustion engine, and the engineering solutions used to minimise ...
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Engine Blueprinting
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Blueprinting Engine blueprinting means specifically to create an engine that reflects the design intent through the removal of manufacturing tolerances insofar as that is ...
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Engine configurations explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine configuration Explained Engine configuration is an engineering term for the layout of the major components of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine. These ...
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Engine displacement
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine displacement explained One complete cycle of a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in red. Engine displacement is the volume swept by all the ...
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Engine knocking (Pinking)
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Engine knocking (Pinking) explained Knocking (also called knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) in spark-ignition internal combustion engines occurs when ...
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Engine Oil & Filter How to Change
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow to Change car Engine Oil and Filter Typical car filter and oil plug location Normal oil and oil filter change service is mandatory forlong engine life. Today's engines have ...
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Engine Oil Leaks
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Engine Oil Leaks Any engine oil leak is not normal, when you notice oil underneath your car it means an engine oil leak has developed. Inside the engine there are two states ...
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Engine Oil Pressure High or Low
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHigh or Low Engine Oil Pressure The oil in your engine is used to cool and lubricate the bearings and machined surfaces of the internal moving parts. Without oil and oil pressure ...
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