Car Engines - Explained

[@tonicowley4064]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

I appreciate the kind words. Most of it I learned myself through reading and periodic visits to the junkyard. I've taken a few courses on automotive engineering, though nothing too specific.

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[@Chuckiele]

Im beginning to feel like a crankshaft, crankshaft.

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Rachel Katharine Lipton Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!

[@duketip2010]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Great to hear, and great for you helping your son learn. I certainly didn't know the first thing about cars when I was 13, tell him that he's ahead of the game!

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Thanks for the support and compliment!

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[@EngineeringExplained]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

You watch them in class? That is awesome to hear! Glad you guys enjoy the videos, let me know if you ever have any questions!

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[@EngineeringExplained]

No problem! Glad you're excited, spread the word my friend!!

[@TheYtube01]

Thanks for the well explained video, i know next to nothing about engines and it was easy to understand.

[@EngineeringExplained]

Great to hear, that's the idea! Hope you enjoy some of my other videos as well. :)

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[@MrJonnybmx]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Great to hear, cheers! You can also know what you're getting into if you take your car to a shop and they try to pull something unneeded on you.

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Yes, for every cycle of the 4 strokes, the crankshaft will rotate twice, meaning the pistons will go up and down twice.

[@EngineeringExplained]

Great to hear, best of luck with your future in engineering, if you do choose to do so!

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[@EngineeringExplained]

You're welcome, glad that it all makes sense for you!

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[@thumperliciouz]

By far the best explanation I've seen on here thanks

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[@EngineeringExplained]

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[@Vodnoman]

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Thanks! But still that's awesome that your high school offered automotive courses, mine didn't have any.

[@ooseven4696]

I live in India and our high school courses are pretty much very limited to the fundamental subjects like physics and math

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[@SoheilG]

Thank you so much! taking a mechanical engineering course, just started actually, and we havent gotten as far as car engines, but i wanted to know the basics before the topic ever comes up. Cheers mate :)

[@EngineeringExplained]

Read a few forums. For a 6.0L truck engine, some people have suggested about 1/4 to 1/3 of a gallon burned in an hour. So for your engine, a basic iteration would yeild 1/12 to 1/9 of a gallon in an hour. But by no means are these numbers accurate. You could try asking a dealer, and they might be able to hunt down the answer.

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I've been driving for more than 4 years with no regards on engine troubleshooting or any other engine knowledge - all I knew is that my car drinks gas, and gets me from point A to B. But now, I can say that I'm a learned man. :) Now I can have engine talks with my dad more confidently. Cheers!

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I love these videos, man. It's amazing how much clearer it all is with just a little explanation...

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[@EngineeringExplained]

The camshaft is geared to the crankshaft to rotate the gears (1:2 gearing, 2 rotations of the crank = 1 rotation of the cam). Engine oil sits down in the oil pan below the crankshaft, as is pumped throughout the engine.

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[@EngineeringExplained]

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[@y8r113]

It's funny because I learned all of this in like 10th grade in my mechanics class. We spent the whole year building an engine for a lawn mower. Well, we took it apart, and put it back together. But I had no idea what the hell I was learning back then. But now that I'm watching these videos, it makes sense pretty quickly because of that class I took. So it's nice to know that information stays with you even if you aren't super attentive when initially learning it.

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Thanks!

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Videos are excellent and I find that I have to revisit them every so often.

[@EngineeringExplained]

Glad you enjoy them, thanks for continuing to come back!

[@Alana8480]

This is so helpful and informative! The drawings really help someone like me (dyslexic) understand what's happening, too. Thanks!

[@lewrah08]

Simple but thorough description. Thank you!

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Yes, mechanical engineer. Glad you enjoy the videos!

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[@EngineeringExplained]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it was well!

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Thanks man, I literally knew nothing about a car engine before this video. This video made a car engine look simple!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Glad you learned from it, thanks for watching!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Very welcome! Hope you continue to learn!

[@mrpinzon7]

Simple and concise. Amazing video, many thanks! -Fellow car enthusiast.

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Glad to hear, thanks for watching!

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This is by far the best explanation I've seen. Great Job!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Thanks!

[@EngineeringExplained]

I'm not too experienced in the tuning world (which I hope to change in time), but, if nothing else has been done to the engine, I don't see why it's totally necessary. You would just be removing backpressure, which is lost energy, so it seems the design would inherently increase HP without adjusting any settings.

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[@EngineeringExplained]

It's not a dumb question. The flywheel holds energy and keeps everything rotating. Also, you'll have other cylinders which are on their power cycle (if it's more than a 1 cyl. engine) which will keep the whole system rotating. You can search my channel for flywheel if you'd like, also I believe there's an annotation for it in this video.

[@EconASEAN]

You're obviously intelligent. But it takes a genius to be able to explain these concepts in a way that a layman can understand them. Good job.

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[@EngineeringExplained]

Combustion causes the piston to rotate the crankshaft. The flywheel is used as a gear to start the car (see "starting a car," as well as to keep the power delivery of the engine smooth.