Automotive Glossary


Automotive Glossary

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Constant Velocity Joint

A drive shaft joint that transmits drive through an angle without changes in speed.

Construction and Use

The UK Construction and Use Regulations that cover the legal requirements on manufacturers and users of road vehicles.

Constructive feedback

A way of giving feedback to somebody so that they feel valued and that they can improve what they did based on your comments.

Consumption

The rate at which a vehicle uses fuel.

Contact Breakers

Mechanical spring-loaded switch located in the distributor of an ignition system and actuated by a rotating cam. It makes or breaks the ignition circuit to control the coil output and delivery of a spark to the spark plug.

Contaminant

Something which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter

Contaminants

Any polish, wax, tree sap, tar, oil, etc., that would damage the paint film or spoil the adhesion of a new paint film.

Continuity

The condition of an electrical circuit when a current will flow.

Continuous Injection

Injectors that inject or 'squirt' all the time.

Continuous Injection Systems

Injection systems where the supply to the inlets is active all the time but may only 'spray' on the intake stroke due to the lower pressure.


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