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 Letters P, Q and R
- Piston
- A round cup that slides through the cylinders to create the flow of air through the engine and transfer the energy of combustion to the crankshaft.
- Positraction
- A type of differential that limits the difference in speed between the right and left wheel. This helps prevent the car from spinning its wheels and getting stuck on ice or snow.
- Powertrain Control Module Electronic controller
- The computer that controls engine and transmission operation.
- Pressure Regulator
- A governor which controls the pressure of the fuel delivered to the injectors.
- Propylene glycol
- Chemical name for environmentally safe coolant.
- Quickstart
- An easily ignited ether based fuel, dispensed from an aerosol into the air intake to assist a cold engine in starting, especially for diesel engines.
- Radiator
- A series of vanes and fins that conducts heat from the coolant and allows outside air to carry it away.
- Refrigerant
- Chemical used to transfer heat by taking advantage of the laws of physics.
- Regulator
- Device which automatically controls pressure, temperature voltage, current, fluid, flow.
