In twin-turbocharged V-shaped engines such as a V8 or a V6, each turbocharger is usually assigned its own bank of cylinders instead of one large turbocharger forcing air through complex plumbing to make its way around the engine bay to the required cylinders. Each turbo can spool up more ...
Set thedistance from the seat to the pedalsso that your knees are slightly bent when stepping on the brake or clutch. Eyes on the road: Select aseat heightthat gives you a good view of the road and the on-board instruments. Sit, don’t lean: Configure theseat backin a way that allo...
My engine is tappety even after adjusting them, been like that for a good 25 years so…. it’s also a flat tappet ohv engine which are always a louder than modern engines. 11/13/2016 - 12:00 | Anonymous My moms old 03 S430 had some sort of tapping or rattling problem, I thin...
Engines need combustion, so it sounds both dangerous and perfect all at once. Tell me more about the upsides first. Contrary to the lyrics of a popular ‘90s song that charted at No.1 for 15 (!) weeks,hydrogenis all around you. Being one of the key elements of water (H2O - with...
In Belarus, giant truck manufacturer BelAZ has been spent the last decade or so developing a series of vast diesel-electric mining trucks, in which four giant AC motors are powered by two 16-cylinder diesel engines. These are among the world's biggest haul trucks. If you can use electric ...
A tool-storage set-up and work shelves are incorporated into this port. The GBX has a V6, 3.0-liter, DOHC, 24-valve, direct-injection, turbodiesel engine. One unique feature of this engine is its ceramic particulate filter. The vehicle is 14.6 feet long, 6.2 feet tall (including the ...
A good thing, too, because this "new" midsize sedan was already familiar, amounting to a slightly enlarged Mazda 6 without the "zoom zoom" pretensions. Most everything hidden was the same or very similar: adept all-independent suspension, standard four-wheel disc brakes, even engines: base...
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Diesel Engines Only: Replace the Fuel Pump If the culprit of white smoke from exhaust is because the timing of the injector pump is off, you might simply need to reprogram the computer. If that doesn’t solve the issue, you will most likely have to replace the pump entirely. ...
Is it really "good", though? Now, for those who are familiar with the F30 328i, you'd be aware that it is powered by the notorious N20B20 4-cylinder petrol engine. This engine was developed by BMW as a replacement for the N52/N53 naturally aspirated straight-six engines that power th...