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Glossary: Automotive Glossary
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RONRated Octane Number |
RoofAdditional structural panel of vehicle body. |
Roots SuperchargerType of mechanical pressure charger using two twin or triple lobed rollers to form an air pump in the inlet tract of an engine. |
Rotary Air ValveA valve that uses a shutter to cover a hole depending on the amount of rotation. Usually used to refer to an auxiliary air valve on an injection system. |
Rotary Control ValvePower steering control valve coupled to the steering column, which operates by inner and outer components coming together to open valve orifices to allow hydraulic fluid flow. |
Rotary MovementCircular motion. Movement provided by the basic gear wheel or crank. |
Rotary Oil PumpA positive displacement oil pump that uses two rotors inside a housing. There is an eccentrically driven rotor with eternal lobes that mesh with the internal lobes of a driven rotor. The external rotor has one more lobe than the internal rotor and this forms the pumping and carrying chambers of the pump. |
Rotary PumpType of diesel fuel injection pump. |
Rotoflex JointA propeller shaft universal joint using a sleeved hexagonal rubber ring between alternate three pointed couplings on each of the two connecting shafts. |
RotorA component that rotates! Such as a brake disc, alternator rotor or oil pump rotor. |