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engine overhaul:
When an old engine burns too much oil and loses power, it is dismantled
and restored to the manufacturer's original tolerances by replacement of
worn parts, reboring the cylinders, regrinding the crankshaft, etc.
engine parameters:
A term used in the context of emission controls for those engine
characteristics sensitive to engine performance, such as power/bhp,
general engine performance, and fuel economy
engine performance tester:
An engine analyzer
engine sequence test:
The test which determines how well oil will prevent engine rusting,
corrosion, scuffing, wear, and the formation of sludge and varnish.
engine size:
The engine displacement or capacity
engine speed:
The number of revolutions per minute (rpm) at which the engine
crankshaft turns. The vehicle itself may be stationary or in motion.
Also see
nominal engine speed
engine speed limiter:
A device which acts as a governor which cuts the power when a certain
number of rpm is reached
engine speed sensor:
In most cases, a magnetic pick-up that scans the flywheel teeth and
produces one output signal per scanned tooth, or a hall generator in the
distributor, whose signals are passed to the electronic control unit