Grab an engine building book, dvd guide or basic repair manual from the motor bookstore to become your own mechanic. Engine lubrication, fuel, exhaust and electrical systems. Engine lubrication, fuel, exhaust and electrical systems learn how your car engines lubrication system, fuel system, exhaust system and electrical system work to keep your car running smoothly. The purpose of a gasoline car engine is to convert gasoline into motion so that your car can move.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When this process works correctly, your engine comes to life. The engine crankshaft works very much like the cranks that are attached to the pedals. The camshaft uses eggshaped lobes that extend across it to control the timing of the opening and closing of the valves. Here, we will be detailing even the tiniest parts of the car engine and how each part works with the rest. How does a car engine work for kids book depository. Therefore, a car engine is an internal combustion engine combustion takes place internally. Figure 1 you might want to know whats going on simply out of curiosity. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially handpicked childrens books every 1, 2, or 3 months at 40% off list price. It wasnt until the late 1800s that man created the first combustion engine. They are both internal combustion engines designed to convert the chemical energy available in fuel into mechanical energy.
Have you ever wondered how a car engine works well,here it is. A part of cartechs workbench series, how to rebuild any automotive engine covers the basics of any engine rebuild in more than 400 photos of stepbystep instruction. The cleaned air is drawn into a chamber where fuel petrol or diesel. Used car parts tips buying and maintaining used car engine. The same cheap illustration pretty much throughout. Y ou already know starting a car is as easy as turning a key, but have you ever wondered what. Pay attention as we explain how exactly four cylinder car engines work. It goes into the steering system, powertrain, cooling system, brakes and parking brakes, electrical system, you name it. Autotechlabs brings you another presentation on how a car engine works. How do car engines work cars for kids edition childrens cars. Man finally engineered how to capture the power of small explosions.
One of the most common causes for an overheating car engine is a malfunctioning thermostat. The book is about the 4 stroke engine but shows a diagram of a 2 stroke. In this lesson, youll learn about what a car engine is and how it works. This minitextbook includes wonderfully simple line drawings and clear language to describe all the automotive systems as well as a glossary, index, and a test after each chapter. The yellow path is gasoline and air entering the cylinder through the intake valve. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the hightemperature and highpressure gases produced by combustion applies direct force to some component of the engine. Therefore, a car engine is an internal combustion engine. These animations show you in detail what a running engine looks like and how each of the systems works together. Its a testament to ottos genius that virtually every car engine made ever since has been inspired by his fourstroke design.
Since i have been writing about some of the internal parts of an engine, i thought i would take a step back and write about how car engines work, in this case muscle car engines although the parts and intentions are different, all four stroke gasoline engines work the same way. How cars work is a completely illustrated primer describing the 250 most important car parts and how they work. A car engine can last hundreds of thousands of miles. Advances in internal combustion engines and fuel technologies. Gasoline engines in theory, diesel engines and gasoline engines are quite similar. Actually its a set of cranks, one for each cylinder in the v8 engine. The combustion of fuel such as coal, petrol, diesel generates heat. A car engine is half filled and holds 15 liters of petrol. Here is a cutaway view of how a four stroke engine works. But not everyone who drives a car knows how an engine works which is why were here to give you the lowdown so you can impress your friends and family. The chain of reactions which achieve that objective is set in motion by a spark, which ignites a mixture of petrol vapour and compressed air inside a momentarily sealed cylinder and causes it to burn rapidly. With the pistons moving the engine fires up and ticks over. An internal combustion engine ice is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer usually air in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.
Your cars engine is made up of two main components. His drawings and ideas illustrate one of the first engines. How car engines work automotive training board nsw. How a car engine works the process by which a car works is a lot simpler than you may think. It works in conjunction with the crankshaft via a timing belt to make sure intake and outtake valves open and close at just the right time for optimal engine performance. How diesel engines work randolph county farm bureau. Combustion process in the sparkignition engine with dualinjection system. It is a complex machine built to convert heat from burning gas into the force that turns the road wheels. How car engines work not your basic fourstroke guide.
Car engines turn energy locked in liquid fuel into heat and kinetic energy. Obviously, with only one page dedicated to every component, you arent going to get into the mathphysics behind everything. A car car engine can look like a big confusing jumble of metal, tubes and wires to the uninitiated. This book is for starters too but the layout is a bit different from the others on the list. Instead of focusing on each system, this one describes the 250 most important car parts and how they work. If were talking about a single cylinder engine, the stored energy of the flywheel inertia has enough force to compress the cylinder. Symptoms of a bad or failing starter yourmechanic advice. The 22 best car engine books, such as cosworth, the v12 engine, ford fe. This heat is supplied to a working substance at high temperature. Eddie wonders, how does an engine work on a car thanks for wondering with us, eddie. The onepageonepart format breaks down the information in chewable size chunks.
The explanations are not supported by decent diagrams makes how an engine works confusing. Last summer i decided that having a paidfor app version of how a car works might be a good way to monetise the site, without plonking more adverts in front of people. Mazda protege 5 art of manliness automotive engineering car fix engine repair car repair motor engine truck engine combustion engine. Currently the easiest way to create motion from gasoline is to burn the gasoline inside an engine. Exiso gui makes easier to extract multiple iso with a queue list and a little ftp browser. How to rebuild any automotive engine car and auto books. Think of your cars engine as a big air pump, because thats exactly what it is.
Best book to learn everything about understanding how cars. Hilliers fundamentals of motor vehicle technology book 1. Im the engine and drivetrain design lead for my formula sae team so i have a lot of new members asking me how to learn more about engines so they can get involved with the technical parts of design. You can also click on each animation to see it enlarged. Im not specifically looking for engine history, but talking about past failures and solutions would help. Basically im looking for a book that provides everything id need to learn in order to understand how a car works, i. The video explains the internal structure of a four. Ideally i want a book that breaks down systems and components and explains why they were designed the way they are, i.
Model based system design for electric vehicle conversion. Theyre full of pipes and cylinders because they work like mini chemical plants. Book cover of larry shepard new hemi engines 2003present. This work has been produced by the automotive training board nsw ltd with. Once the engine turns over, fuel is introduced to the combustion chamber and is ignited by the activated ignition system. Worth mentioning, how cars work was the most stolen book at. Im a recent mechanical engineering graduate and i embarrassingly was never that familiar with car engines. Sometimes the savings are the difference between keeping your car or letting it go. That being so, when we consider how a car engine works we can ignore many of the extra parts the water pump, the alternator, the starter motor and so on that many.
Well begin our first class of gearhead 101 by explaining the ins and outs of the heart of a car. The dictionary defines an engine as a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. The process by which a car works is a lot simpler than you may think. A designer put together this excellent infographic that explains the basics of how an engine works. This mini test book includes wonderfully simple line drawings and clear language to describe all the automotive systems as well as a glossary, index, and a test after each chapter. The car battery powers up sending power to the starter motor, which turns the crankshaft, which. A car is very helpful because it provides transportation. The gasoline, the pistons, the spark plugs theyre all in there to facilitate pumping air through the engine, thereby generating power. Without the engine, it would take us hours to get where we need to go every day, with the engine were able to live a more fastpaced life. Im the engine and drivetrain design lead for my formula sae team so i have a. Learn how the fourstroke internal combustion engine works. How a car engine works infographic moves us in a good way.
The car engine is a staple of modern life, a piece of engineering genius and one of the most amazing machines we use on a daily basis. A logical place to start when describing the v8 engine is the crankshaft. Heres a list of the most useful auto mechanic books and manuals we found to help. The crankshaft is just that, a crank arranged along a shaft.
How a car clutch works the first stage in the transmission of a car with a manual gearbox is the clutch. How a car works guides to car mechanics and automotive. With multicylinder engines, the flywheel plays the same role, however some of the pistons will be on the power stroke while others are on the compression stroke, which more than makes up for the lost energy due to compression. How a diesel engine works traditionally, diesel engines have always been seen as noisy, smelly and underpowered engines of little use other than in trucks, taxis and vans. You will be asked about different parts of an engine and how they work. The life of your car engine can be increased if it is regularly replaced. Leonardo da vinci was one of the first people to dream about an engine and how it works. However, when the starter begins to wear out or break, it will impact your ability to drive the car.
They instead pay thousands of dollars more to buy a kit that at times works. How a car engine works car engine, motor engine, truck. The following quiz and worksheet questions will quickly measure your knowledge of car engines. An average car engine can produce about 100 horsepower. If you want to keep you car running strong and lasting for years, this is the book for you. The book covers all aspects of how cars work, not just engines.