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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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Overhead valve engine
Automotive; Automobile
Unit in which the poppet valves are located in the roof of the combustion chamber and operated by long push rods actuated by a camshaft placed below the cylinder head.
Otto cycle
Automotive; Automobile
Four-stroke engine's basic operating principle, devised in 1876 by Dr Nikolas Otto.
Outboard
Automotive; Automobile
A component's location relative to the vehicle's longitudinal centre line, being placed well away from the centre line.
Output shaft
Automotive; Automobile
Transmission's principal shaft used to transmit engine torque to the drive shaft(s).
Oil cooler
Automotive; Automobile
Device to cool engine or transmission oil and maintain an effective temperature.
Oil philtre
Automotive; Automobile
Filtration unit that removes solid impurities from oil as it is being circulated.
Oil pressure gauge
Automotive; Automobile
Instrument for measuring and displaying the pressure of the oil circulating in a lubricating system.
