THE BEECHMONT CREST AUTOMOTIVE LEARNING ZONE

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Automotive Glossary

A

• Actuator

• Air filter

• Automatic headlamp system

B

• Battery Basics

• Battery group size

• Battery Ratings

• Battery: Automotive battery vs. deep cycle battery

• Body-over-frame construction

C

• Camshaft

• Camshaft location

• Carburetor

• Cold start injector

• Combustion chambers

• Connecting rod

• Convertible

• Crankshaft

• Cylinder arrangement

• Cylinder firing order

• Cylinder head

• Cylinder sleeves

D

• Diesel fuel

• Diesel prechamber

• Direct ignition system

• DOHC

E

• Engine

• Engine block

• Engine bottom end

• Engine top end

• Engine cooling system

• Engine ignition type

• Engine throttle valve

• Exhaust back pressure

• Exhaust manifold

F

• Flame arrester

• Flywheel

• Four-stroke cycle

• Four-valve combustion chamber

• Fuel lines/hoses

• Fuel pump

• Fuel tank

G

• Gasoline injection system

H

• Hatchback

• Hemispheric combustion chamber

I

• Ignition timing

• Instrumentation

• Intake manifold

• Intake ports

M

• Manifold absolute pressure sensor

• Minivan

• Muffler

O

• OBD II System

• Octane numbers

• Oxygen sensor

P

• Piston

• Piston Stroke

• Push Rods

R

• Rocker arms

S

• Sealed-beam headlights

• Sedan

• Sensor

• SOHC

• Speedometer

• Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

• Station Wagon

• Supercharger

• Swirl Type Combustion Chamber

T

• Turbocharger

U

• Unitized contruction

V

• Valves

• Valve guides

• Valve lifters

• Valve seats

• Valve train

• Variable compression piston

• Variable induction system