In particular, this “breaking in” allows the piston’s rings to properly mate up to the cylinder’s walls, preventing long-term wear that could lead to oil consumption, poor performance, or both.

As they wear, the engine computer adjusts the air-fuel mixture ... Ignition coil packs and wires could also be to blame. Each cylinder has an ignition coil pack (or coil packs that serve two ...

Liners are necessary because aluminum cylinder walls would wear quickly. Expect to find iron liners in nearly any aluminum engine block of American manufacture. The crankcase is the part of the ...

Before we go any further, we should clarify that we haven’t found any recalls matching claims that cylinder deactivation (CDA ...

The fix was introduced into engine production in the summer ... of rarely occurring factors for the excessive cylinder valve guide and seat wear on the left cylinder head, including fuel quality ...

However, more advanced engines have two spark plugs per cylinder. Spark plugs are made of durable materials that can withstand high voltage and explosions. They do eventually wear out over time, ...

Despite the large amounts of power produced by these engines, surprisingly low wear rates have been achieved. Diametral cylinder liner wear is in the order of only about 0.03 mm/1000 hours.

Ships trials reportedly confirmed that CM Technologies’ new scuffing sensor can detect early onset cylinder wear in marine diesel engines. Trials onboard a number of large containerships and a ...

"Until 1974, this demand was met by increasing average piston speeds and displacement of four-cylinder engines in connection with progress in diesel combustion. Considering wear, fuel consumption ...

The donor-350 engine block didn't have to be perfect ... the resulting displacement would be less than 383 cubic inches, so a little cylinder wear was fine. The key ingredient is the crankshaft ...

The upsides of cylinder deactivation systems are obvious: Estimates from the U.S. Department of Energy say they can improve fuel economy by about 7.5 percent. (Many manufacturers offering cylinder ...