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Site: IMI eLearning
Course: IMI eLearning (IMI eLearning)
Glossary: Automotive Glossary
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ConverterAn additive used to provide a chemical reaction to cure paint. Also used with some primers to convert them to 'non-sanding' versions, by changing their properties and making them suitable for wet-on-wet procedures. |
CoolantLiquid made up of water, anti-freeze and inhibitors used to cool an engine in a sealed but circulated liquid system. |
COPCoil on plug, where a different ignition coil is used for each spark plug on an engine. Also known as direct ignition. |
CopperA difficult metal substrate to paint. Also used in the manufacture of special decorative pigments and synthetic driers. |
Core PlugA steel plate fitted into a cylinder block or cylinder head casting after the casting sand has been removed in order to produce a fully sealed component. |
CorrosionThe decomposition of a metal in contact with its environment - a chemical reaction of oxygen and moisture or corrosive materials on a metal surface. Also called oxidation or rusting (on ferrous metals). |
CorrosiveAn acid or other chemical that will chemically react or attack another material. |
COSHHThe Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 is a United Kingdom Statutory Instrument that stipulates general requirements on employers to protect employees and other persons from the hazards of substances used at work by risk assessment, control of exposure |
Cost of productionThe actual cost to the manufacturer of producing a vehicle (it does not include mark-up). |
Cotter PinTapered pin used to hold shafts into housings. May also be used to describe a split pin. |