Tuesday 14 August 2012

The Basic Auto Motors Parts

The basic auto motors parts are cylinders and pistons. Various arrangements of cylinders within engine define the type of engines like inline engines or flat engines, V-engines. Besides cylinders and pistons, engines contain different parts like -
  • Piston rings – These rings act as a sliding seal between outer edge of piston and inner edge of cylinder.
  • Spark plug – This plug supplies spark for fuel combustion.
  • Valves – there are intake and exhaust valves letting air and fuel mixture in and out at proper time.
  • Crankshaft – It makes pistons up and down motion to circular motion.
  • Connecting rod – it connects piston to crankshaft.
  • Sump – it is oil pan surrounding crankshaft and collects oil in its bottom.

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