because it will congeal like grease and clog everything up. SO, you must run the engine a little with regular diesel fuel before shutting the engine down to prevent this. Needless to say, this is a relatively complex set up, so don’t just go and pour vegetable oil into your diesel ta...
In this mode, the electric motor acts as a generator and charges the batteries while the car is slowing down. 2. Sometimes Shutting Off the Engine A hybrid car does not need to rely on the gasoline engine all of the time because it has an alternate power source: the e...
Back in the city, the GLI’s idle-stop system shut off the engine when the car came to a stop amid parallel parking manoeuvres. This wouldn’t normally be a problem, as it should quickly reignite the engine when lifting off the brake, but while I was purposely parked too close to the...
And when using your wipers in the winter, remember to turn them off BEFORE shutting off the engine. Why? Water frequently freezes overnight during the winter. And if your blades freeze to the windshield, when you go to start your car, the wiper motor may burn out trying to get them bac...
The cabin was so high off the ground that the driver was almost eye-to-eye with the traffic light, no exaggeration. Now, this lady -- I will refer to her as Ms. Camry from now on -- was waiting for the traffic light to turn green like everyone else, except she was idling next ...
To make the horsepower levels that Top Fuel and Funny Car do, it’s no secret that a lot of fuel is needed. From starting the car to doing the burnout and backing up, making crew chief adjustments, making the run to shutting the car off, a Top Fuel or Funny Car will go through in...
1975 Shadow Vintage Formula 1 Car Racing Around Track, Shifting Through Gears, Slowing Down, Driving into Pit and Shutting off, Recorded from Internal Mic 试听 1:26 67 Three 1914-1954 Vintage Race Cars Pass by Fast from Right to Left Take 1 试听 0:12 68 Three 1914-1954 Vintage ...
fuel filter’s job is to clean the fuel that goes into the engine. Over time, it can be clogged by contaminations in old gasoline, so the fuel pump can’t pump the sufficient amount of fuel through it, messing up the engine’s ability to produce power and make your car shutting off...
my car shuts down while driving, leaving me with absolutely no control of this car, then afterwards here comes the malfunction light and park light, with no warnings prior to shutting down. I've been stranded, my car has been to the dealer multiple times and I've spoken with GMC multiple...
An engine’s idle is firstly set by a simple throttle stop, known as an idle screw. This screw takes its position on the side of the throttle body and stops the throttle linkage arm from completely shutting the butterfly valve that allows air to enter the intake manifold. ...