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 I
- Idle
- The speed the engine runs when it is stopped and your foot is off the pedal.
- Idle mixture
- The air-fuel mixture supplied to the engine whilst idling.
- Ignition
- 1. The keyswitch to start the engine with the ignition key.
- 2. The start of combustion of the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber, in a petrol engine which is ignited by the high voltage spark.
- Ignition Coil
- A transformer that steps up 12 volts into a high-voltage low-amperage spark to fire the cylinders.
- Ignition Rotor
- A plastic device that sits inside the distributor cap, which directs the spark from the centre of the cap to the individualized cylinders.
- Imbalance
- When 1 or more brakes operate before or after others, or with uneven brake pressure.
- Induction
- The intake of air or air-fuel mixture into the engine.
- Intake Air Temperature
- Sensor Sensor that monitors the temperature of the incoming air.
- Intake manifold
- A cast series of channels that directs air and sometime fuel to the individual chambers.
- Internal Combustion
- Burns inside. A type of engine that creates power by burning a fuel internally. Unlike externally as with a steam engine. Most cars on the road today use internal combustion engines, including those using petrol and diesel fuels.
- Intuition
- Ability of a driver to respond to actions and reactions of other road users either consciously or unconsciously.
