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Blow off valve

The blow off valve is an important part of any working turbocharged engine. The blowoff valve works as a pressure release system which is responsible for stopping a compressor surge from occurring and minimizing the amount of wear that the engine receives from heavy usage. The blow off is also referred to as the hooter [...]

Thermostatic radiator valve

If you drive a vehicle that has a radiator then you will have a thermostatic radiator valve. This is the same thing as a radiator thermostat which it is often referred to as. The thermostatic radiator valve is a small device that is located between the radiator and the engine and tells the radiator when [...]

Canister purge valve

The purpose of the canister purge valve is to allow the fuel in the gas tank to mix with the available air before being purged into the intake manifold. This allows the fuel and air mixture to be correct and allows the vehicle to run correctly. There are little things you could do to ensure [...]

Spark delay valve

The spark delay valve is also known as a vacuum delay valve. The function of this particular car part is to delay the vacuum to the vacuum advance unit when rapid acceleration is needed. This happens anytime the car is in idle or during acceleration occurring at any speed under 15 miles per hour. It [...]

Air check valves

Many people have heard of hydraulics and their ability to alter the state of the vehicle by giving it extended height and several fancy tricks that are not normally possible by vehicles. One of the important parts of the system is an air check valve that only allows certain functions of the system occur if [...]

Heat riser valve

Many people take their vehicle for granted by not knowing the inner workings of their vehicle. Several of the specialized parts that are designed to do a specific job can always malfunction, or simply stick when they are not supposed to due to several different factors. One of the small but important parts that rest [...]

Idle air control valve

For many car owners, all we ask of our vehicles is that they get us from point A to point B. We do not ask for incredible speeds, head turning good looks, or an engine loud enough that it’s revving can be heard in the next county over. No, for most car owners, the car [...]

Air check valve

An air check valve is a part for your secondary exhaust system that prevents your car from experiencing damaging by reducing harmful emissions in your car. A car’s air check valve feeds exhaust gases into exhaust popes to keep the engine clean and the car clear of damage. Unburned fuel in the form of hydrocarbons [...]

Engine valve adjustment

Most internal combustion engines use poppet valves and rocker arms to control the flow of gases to and from the cylinders. To reduce the effects of thermal expansion, a small gap is left between the end of each valve stem and the rocker arm that pushes it. This gap will change slightly with engine usage [...]

EGR valve

The EGR valve is one of those things that many people are sure that they know how to clean, but knowing how to clean EGR valve correctly is important. If you clean the valve in the wrong manner you may find that you take away from is efficiency or effectiveness. Proper cleaning of the EGR [...]

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