ASVAB - Auto

Piston

A cylindrical object with a solid crown at the top, goes up and down with the cylinders

Piston Rings

Seals the piston to the cylinder and prevents gas from leaking out. Also stops oil from getting into the combustion chamber

Cylinder

Houses a piston and other components, The piston and the air fuel mixture work together to transfer energy

Cylinder Head

part of the cylinder located above the piston. Where you find the combustion chamber as well as the intake and exhaust valves and ports

Combustion Chamber

Inside the cylinder head right above the piston that air fuel mixture combusts inside of

Intake Valves

Lets the air fuel mix enter the combustion chamber and seals after the mixture is inside

Exhaust Valves

lets waste gases exit the combustion chamber after combustion

Crankshaft

Turns a pistons up and down motion into a rotary motion

Camshaft

What opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves, half speed of the crankshaft

Wrist Pins

Connects the piston to the connecting rod

Connecting Rods

Connects each piston and wrist pin assembly to the crankshaft

Oil Pump

Pushes oil through the engine

Oil Galleries

Pathways that oil takes through the engine

Oil Pan

The reservoir where the oil pools at the bottom of the engine

Pickup tube and screen

Send oil into the oil pump, and the screen filters out solid materials that could clog up the system

Oil Filter

Cleans out contaminants before the oil gets circulated back through the engine