Before driving, when it is cold outside, the car needs to be warmed up. This confidence is ingrained in the minds of many drivers, but mainly among more experienced drivers. Is this confidence correct? Is it really necessary to sit […]
Found a way to predict engine breakdowns
This will allow you to make more tenacious engines Researchers from Tohoku University (Japan) have developed an analysis method to predict the degree of engine wear and scoring. Using it, you can increase the life of the components of any […]
Why don’t airplane engines stop when it rains?
Water does not support combustion – this is a well-known fact. However, you will never see any sort of filter in front of aircraft engines to keep water from getting in, so why don’t they stall when it rains? If […]
What is a running-in engine and how to run it in
In this article I will tell you what the engine running-in period is, what types of running-in periods there are, and how to run-in the engine on a new car. I will discuss how long the running-in period should be, […]
The whole truth about turbo engines: the list of problematic engines
Should we be afraid of turbocharged engines? We explain the reasons for their unreliability and dispel myths. The analysis of the secondary market leaves no doubts: the buyer, when buying a car, in the overwhelming majority of cases chooses a […]
THE ENGINE IS STALLING: WHAT SHOULD I DO?
This problem is familiar to anyone who has driven a new or relatively little used car for a long time. Every engine has some number of cylinders into which the fuel mixture enters. It explodes, sets the pistons in motion, […]
Which is better: an engine overhaul or a contract engine?
Today, almost every service station offers to pick up a ‘contract engine’ instead of overhauling the engine or even repairing the wear and tear on some components. The arguments are simple: faster, cheaper, warranty. Benefit? But in practice, the situation […]
Engine Overhaul: Top Signs That It’s About Time!
Usually, an engine overhaul does not fall on the owner of the car unexpectedly. It is preceded by bluish smoke emerging from the exhaust pipe and increasing oil consumption. The motor starts up uncertainly and pulls poorly. Suspicious noises and […]
All real (and contrived) Peugeot-Citroen engine problems
The EP6 engine of the Peugeot-Citroen concern, also known as Prince (Prince), won fame as not the most reliable unit. But there is good news: global modernization has relieved him of many sores. Soplatform Citroen C4 of the first generation […]
Toyota 1GD-FTV engine
To replace the outdated series of KD engines, Japanese engine manufacturers have proposed samples of new power units 1GD-FTV and 2GD-FTV. The 1GD-FTV turbo diesel engine is built from the ground up. Initially, its installation was planned only on the […]