{"id":241336,"date":"2022-10-28T00:28:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T22:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=123656"},"modified":"2022-10-28T00:28:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T22:28:20","slug":"how-a-car-engine-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/how-a-car-engine-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Car Engine Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-a-car-engine-works.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-a-car-engine-works.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><span>Ever wonder how an engine works?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsservice.co.za\/\"><span>how a car engine works<\/span><\/a><span>, let\u2019s start, with a single piston, the powerhouse of the engine and work our way outwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A four stroke cycle, travels to the end of its range whether up or down as a stroke, car engines use a four stroke cycle and it goes like this.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span> Intake: The Intake sucks an air, fuel mixture into the cylinder into the intake port with both intake valves open.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span>2.Compression: With all valves closed the system comes back up compressing the fuel and air mixture from a powerful combustion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>3.Power Stroke: An electrical spark ignites the compressed fuel and air mixture in the resulting combustion forcing the piston to the bottom of the cylinder again, a connecting rod transfers this power to the crankshaft.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span> Exhaust: The piston comes back up pushing the spent mixture out through open exhaust valves and exhaust port, connecting multiple pistons for smooth power delivery, the pistons take turns firing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span>Camshaft: Camshafts with specially shaped lobes push spring loaded valves open intern. Cam gears and a timing belt or chain links everything to the crankshaft, it all spins together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CrankShaft: The crankshaft translates piston power out of the engine, it has counterweights to balance against the pistons for perfectly smooth revolutions. This is what rpm (revs per minute) means, we\u2019re counting the number of full crankshaft revolutions per minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Engine Block: Holds the crankshaft and cylinders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cylinder Head: Holds valves, ports, cams etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A geared fly wheel sits one side of the crankshaft for connection to a transmission, its also where the starter connects to the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hope you got a better understanding of how the car engine works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We will be writing about other parts of the car and how they work in the future, so keep an eye out for the next post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For more information about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsservice.co.za\/\"><span>mechanics<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsservice.co.za\/\"><span>service centres<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsservice.co.za\/\"><span>car repairs<\/span><\/a><span> etc, please contact us today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This post was first published at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsservice.co.za\/post\/how-a-car-engine-works\"><span>https:\/\/www.rsservice.co.za\/post\/how-a-car-engine-works<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=123657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"628\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-123657 size-full lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-a-car-engine-works.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-123657 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-a-car-engine-works.jpg\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"628\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> How a Car Engine Works<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info on How a Car Engine Works here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/topclickblogs.co.za\/how-a-car-engine-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/topclickblogs.co.za\/how-a-car-engine-works\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/topclickmediasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/topclickmediasa<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/topclickmediaSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/topclickmediaSA\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">141<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/how-a-car-engine-works\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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