Automotive Glossary


Automotive Glossary

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Pressure Bleeder

A brake/clutch bleeder that forces fluid through the system.

Pressure Cap

Cap used to pressurise cooling system.

Pressure Chamber

An area used to hold a pressure as something expands of to supply pressure.

Pressure Charged

An engine using a pressure-charger to boost the air charging pressure above atmospheric pressure, to increase the air mass entering the cylinders of the engine.

Pressure Conscious

Variable opening valve used for sensing and adjusting the pressure in brake circuits to restrict force to the rear brakes.

Pressure Differential

The difference in pressures between two sides of a component or areas in a system that are used to operate the component or system. Atmospheric pressure is often used in conjunction with a vacuum to provide a force.

Pressure Gauge

An instrument for measuring pressure of a fluid or a gas.

Pressure Modulator

A device for controlling pressure in a system.

Pressure Plate

Component of the clutch.

Pressure Regulator

A valve in a hydraulic system that controls line pressure.


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