Content Tagged With:engine

VW’s Clean Diesel Engines

Volkswagen's TDI Diesel engines become cleaner as never before. Recall that in 2015, a scandal broke out concerning the fact that the company's diesel engine emissions were in fact much higher. However, the company did not abandon diesel engines but decided to upgrade them.

You Have Major Problems, In Case Of Motor Oil Leakage.

Sometimes drivers come across a problem of the motor oil presence in the air filter, by the fact it can lead to serious consequences. But what are they and which reasons lead to them?

Adjacent, to find the area of leakages can be a complicated task, you need to do it properly and be attentive during the engine examination. First of all, clear the car’s motor from dust and soot, thus you might see the grease spot on the surface. Be sure, that you washed up all hoses, brackets, engine tray, and wash the bottom of the machine and its suspension. Before to start to cool down the engine and isolate all eclectic elements and connectors.   

Letters & Digitals Mercedes-Benz or is the classification so complicated?

Mercedes-Benz corporation was established in 1926 (when Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie. merged). Along with the development of the automotive industry, there was a need for the classification of models of vehicles and their motors. Each company tried to stand out by introducing new production technologies and producing more unique products. As a result, labeling appeared in order to help categorize all produced cars by the corporation or even brand. 

Areas of Car Tuning

Pluses and cons of Timing Chain and T-belt.

There are a great number of the spare parts in the vehicle arrangement, which can influence car functionality, or even suspend its ability to move. One of these parts is a timing chain or T-belt.

Increasing the engine power

Fans of fast driving, auto tuning, drifting and motor sports know how to improve a car while maximizing its technical characteristics. In this article we will focus on increasing the engine power.

Modern cars of mass use one way or another must comply with environmental requirements. Because of this, the engine never reaches its maximum performance, especially when it's not about super or hypercars.

You have to understand that making any drastic changes doesn't work to please fuel consumption or reliability. With the technical tuning of the car, you may have to sacrifice certain characteristics. In order to understand all the risks, consider the main ways of entrainment of engine power.

What does an intercooler do in a car?

We have been writing about turbocharged engine before, and as we mentioned that kind of engines usually use on powerful cars, that’s why one of its consequences is that it can be easily overheated. There are several tools which can cool off the engine to the optimal temperature, and intercooler is one of them.

Turbocharged engine vs naturally aspirated engine

If you are interested in, what is better - turbocharged engine or naturally aspirated engine? The answer would be - both are good, which to choose depends on your purpose. To see it clear you need to understand the main differences between these types of the engines, which is presenting in the table below. 

Knocks and noise in the engine – is it the reason to worry?

Before to start, someone could tell you that, if you hear a knock, do not worry much, maybe your car has such an engine design. But, it sounds ridiculous, remember – knocking in the engine isn’t normal. However, if you hear a knock, you need to understand where it comes from and get rid of it. Probably, this article will be most useful for newly-qualified drivers.

How an Engine Control Unit Affects the Car Performance? Check ECU with InCarDoc!

Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is embedded system that controls one or more of the electrical system or subsystems in a transport vehicle. ECU is a part of an engine management system allows car-owners to control vehicle internal processes.