Automotive Basics
Understanding Oxygen Sensors
Oxygen sensors are a vital component of a vehicle’s emission system in fuel injected vehicles. All new vehicles have them. [More…]
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Automotive Basics
Automotive Basics
Understanding Ignition Coils
Ignition coils transform a storage battery’s 12 volts to the thousands of volts needed to spark the spark plugs. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Tie Rods
Tie rods are slender structural rods used as a tie and capable of carrying tensile loads only and consists of an inner and an outer end. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Automatic Transmissions
Most vehicles sold in the United States since the 1950s have had automatic transmissions. The vehicle’s gearbox is able to change the gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Radiators and Intercoolers
The fluid is moved in a closed system that goes from the radiator to the engine. Here it will conduct the heat away from the engine parts. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Tire Size? How To Read a Tire Sidewall and What it All Means
The side of your tire, or tire sidewall, contains everything you need to know about your tire size, rating, and manufacturer. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Power Brakes
Power-assisted brakes use the power of the engine and battery to increase the efficiency of the braking system. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Distributors
Distributors route the high voltage into the correct firing order to the spark plugs. Both magnetos and battery ignitions have distributors. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding Brake Master Cylinders
The master cylinder is a hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to each of the wheels. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding the Benefits of Fuel Injection
Fuel injection is an electronic system that injects fuel into an engine to burn and has become the primary fuel system in automotive engines. [More…]