Car engine
Engine
The heart and soul of your vehicle is the internal combustion engine. The engine block features parts such as the camshaft, crankshaft, timing belt , spark plugs, cylinder heads, valves and pistons.
What does the Camshaft and Crankshank look like?
this is a camshaft
What does camshaft do?
Located in the “top end” of an engine, the camshaft is a critical part of the valve train that allows air and fuel to enter the combustion chamber (the space above a piston) and exhaust gases out after they burn. A modern internal combustion engine (IC) can have up to four camshafts — or dual cams — with four valves per cylinder (two intake and two exhaust), while a single-cam setup has only one of each valve. valves.
this is a crankshank
what does a crankshank do?
Located in the “bottom end” of an engine, the crankshaft harnesses the tremendous force of combustion (the violent burning of the air and fuel in the combustion chamber) by thrusting the pistons downward, causing the crankshaft to rotate. This rotation is the power source of an engine
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camshank and crankshank work together!
and they are important for a car.
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What does the timing belt do?
The camshaft operates the valves in your engine to let in and out air and gas. The crankshaft moves the pistons up and down. These two systems have to operate in exact synchronization or damage could occur to the valves, pistons, engine or other nearby parts. It is the job of the timing belt to ensure this synchronization occurs by keeping each system turning at the correct rate.
what does a timing belt look like?
