Simplified Automotive Terms for Ladies
Automotive Terms Definitions
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We are providing these pages of automotive terms to assist those donating or recycling cars or other vehicles.
Terms beginning with the Letter F
- Failsafe Brakes
- An air brake system whereby loss of air pressure causes springs to apply the brakes.
- Fanbelt
- A belt with a rubber and fiber structure, used to drive auxiliaries from the engine; water pump, cooling fan, ac compressor, air compressor etc.
- Fast Idle
- 1. A condition used during cold operation to increase idle speed so the engine will run with a richer mixture.
- 2. A higher than normal idle speed due to the operation of a choke, or when the ac compressor or other auxiliaries are running.
- Filter
- A screen or mesh through which gas or a liquid passes to remove impurities.
- Firewall
- The bulkhead between the engine and the passenger compartment.
- Flywheel
- Plate mounted to the back of the engine with a gear for the starter to turn the engine.
- Frame
- Chassis of a vehicle.
- Front Wheel Drive
- A vehicle in which the engine drives the front wheels. Fuel A combustible substance, usually a hydrocarbon; petrol diesel, gas.
- Fuel Cell
- A catalyst that creates electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen into water.
- Fuel Charge
- The air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber.
- Fuel Injector
- A small valve, usually electronically controlled, that controls the amount of fuel entering the engine.
- Fuel Pump
- An electrical or mechanical pump that delivers fuel from the tank to the carburettor or injection system.
- Full Flow Oil Filter
- A filtering system that filters all of the oil before it is circulated around the engine.
