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Automobile
Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
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Electronic advance ignition
Automotive; Automobile
Electronic system to provide separate settings for varying operating conditions, including maximum power and closed throttle.
Electronic climate control
Automotive; Automobile
Electronically-controlled air-conditioning in which a given temperature can be automatically maintained.
Evaporative emissions control
Automotive; Automobile
Component of an emissions system to prevent vaporised fuel escaping from the fuel tank.
Exhaust gas
Automotive; Automobile
Those produced during the combustion process and expelled into the atmosphere.
Exhaust gas analyser
Automotive; Automobile
Instrument to cheque exhaust gases and cheque the quality of the air-fuel mixture.
Expansion stroke
Automotive; Automobile
One of the four strokes in an engine's cycle during which the burning fuel expands, forcing the piston down the cylinder.
Electronic ignition
Automotive; Automobile
One in which the breaker points are wholly or partially replaced by an electronic switching process.
