Automotive Glossary
Automotive Glossary
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P/BPower Bakes | |
P/NPark and neutral position switch for sending signals to the PCM. | |
P/SPower Steering Pressure Switch. Also PSP switch. | |
PAPressure Air | |
PaceThe relative speed of progress or change. | |
Paint RemoverA chemical, usually a mixture of acid and solvents that breaks down an old paint finish by liquefying it, thus allowing it to be completely removed from the substrate. | |
Paint StrainerA disposable fine mesh filter used to clean paint as it is poured into the gun cup. | |
Paint thickness gaugePrecision instruments to accurately measure the dried film thickness of painted objects by non-destructive testing. On ferrous substrates, they operate by measuring the resistance to the flow of magnetism between two probes, and on non-ferrous surfaces special gauges use the 'Eddy Current' principle | |
PAIRPulsed Secondary Air Injection | |