Terrn(s1 Abbreviation Definition Previously used (if applicable) term(s) (or Eng- lish Eauivalentl
5
Babbitt metal
backlight
back
-up lamp
balk ring
t
battery positive Voltage B+
Barometric Absolute Pressure BARO
Sensor
base Idle
base timing
battery
before bottom dead center BBDC
before top dead center BTDC
blower BLR
Body Processor Module BPM
British Standards BS
I British Standards Automotive BSAu
brake horsepower
brake mean effective pressure BMEP
brake
ontoff BOO
brake rotor
I bottom dead center BDC
bypass air BPA
bumper guard
I
bushing I
rotating component of manual transmission
which prevents premature engagement of
gears
The positive Voltage from
a battery or any
circuit connected directly to it.
sensor measuring the pressure of
surrounding air at any given temperature
and altitude
Idle
rpm determined by the throttle lever
being hard
-set on the throttle body with the
IAC solenoid disconnected
Spark advance in degrees before top dead
center of the base engine without any control
from the PCM
Electrical storage device producing DC
Voltage by means of electrochemical
reaction
event occurring before BDC
event (usually ignition) occurring before TDC
Device which supplies a current of air at
moderate pressure, e.g. heater or
AJC blower
Control module for body electrical systems,
e.g. interior lamps, windshield wash wipe
control etc..
standard specification issued by the British
Standards Institution
effective horsepower developed by an
engine or motor, as measured by a brake
applied to its output shaft
that part of the effective pressure developed
in a cylinder that would result in a cylinder
output equal to the bhp of the engine
indicates the position of the brake pedal
process of bedding
-in the internal working
surfaces of e.g. an engine by avoiding excess
build
-up of heat
lowest point of piston travel in a
reciprocating engine
mechanical control of throttle bypass air
cylindrical plain bearing white
metal
backlight,
rear screen reversing lamp
baulk ring
B+,
+ve, VSS
BARO, APS
CCM (Central
Control Module).
CPU
brake disc
running
-in
overrider bush
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Term(s) Abbreviation Definition
(if applicable)
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Previously used term(s) (or Eng-
lish Equivalent)
indicates camshaft position
device designed to hold dry material, e.g.
evaporative emission canister
controls purging of the EVAP canister
colorless gas with a density of approximately
1.5 times that of air
poisonous gas produced as the result of
incomplete combustion
camshaft
I
CID
sensor,
Hall sensor
Camshaft
Position
Camshaft Position Sensor CMPS
canister
Canister Purge CANP
Carbon Dioxide
CO2
I Case Ground I CSEGND
Carbon
Monoxide
camber
CO
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard
caster
Catalytic Converter
Celsius
center
I
CMVSS
C
centimeters
I cm
trail built in to the geometry of a steered
roadwheel to give
it a caster - self-steering -
effect
caster,castor
color
columnlmirror control module I C/M CM
charge current
Closed Loop
Closed Loop System
Clutch
clutch disc, clutch disk
clutch
throwout bearing
connecting rod bearing
CL
CLS
a shaft on which phased cams are mounted.
Usually used to regulate opening and closing
of engine cylinder head valves
current developed by the generator
control system with one or more feedback
loops
device which uses mechanical, magnetic or
friction type connections to facilitate
engaging or disengaging
two shafts or
rotating members charging
current
Control
module casing ground
inclination of the plane of a wheel to the
vertical plane
ofthe vehicle. May be negative
or positive.
Also convex curvature across road surface
bearing (usually split, plain) at the lower end
of the connecting rod where
it connects with
the crankshaft big
end bearing
in
-line exhaust
system device used to reduce
the level of engine exhaust emissions
SI term forthe Centigradescale, with freezing Doint at zero and boilina Doint at looo
I centre
I centimetres
friction disc of a clutch assembly clutch
plate,
centre plate,
diaphragm spring to release the clutch disc
I colour
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.OSSARY OF TERMS
Term(s)
Crankshaft Position
Crankshaft Position Sensor
Crankshaft Position
liming Ring
Crankcase Ventilation System
cubic centimeters
curb weight
4 Control
CKP
CKPS
CKPTR
cv
cm3
Control Module
P
T Abbreviation (if applicable)
CM
cylinder sleeve, sleeve
I I
Definition
a means or device to direct and regulate a process or guide the operation of a machine,
apparatus or system
a self-contained group of
electrical/electronic components, designed
as a single replaceable unit, and controlling
one or more processes as above
flexible, usually fabric, roof of an open
(convertible) vehicle
shaft, carrying pinions, running parallel to
the mainshaft in
a transmission unit
split pin which is used as
a locking device for
a castellated nut, etc.
generates crankshaft position information in
conjunction with the CKPTR (also generates
speed information in certain applications)
toothed ring which triggers the CKPS
system which scavenges camshaft cover and
crankcase emissions and feeds them into the
inlet manifold.
weight of vehicle with fuel, lubricants and
coolant, but excluding driver, passengers or
payload
thin
-walled, hard metal cylinder inserted into
the cylinder block of an engine, and in which
the piston runs
Previously used
term(s) (or Eng.
lish Eauivalent)
hood,
convertible hood
layshaft
split pin,
cotter pin
cubic
centimetres kerb weight
cylinder liner ~ ~~
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Term(s) Abbreviation Definition Previously used (if applicable) term(s) (or Eng- lish Equivalent)
0
EGRT Sensor
EGR Vacuum Regulator
1 Read-only memory
I Electronic Engine Control
kronic Secondary Air Injection
Engine Control Module
Engine Coolant Level
ECT Sensor
Engine Speed
Engine Speed Sensor
1 Evaporative Emission Control
Va Ive
Exhaust Gas Recirculation
Solenoid Vacuum Valve
Exhaust Gas Recirculation
Temperature Sensor
Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve
Extreme Pressure EGR
EGRT EVR
EVP
EDM
EEPROM EPROM EEC
EAlR
ECM ECL
ECT
ECTS
RPM
EPA
EVAP
EVAPP EGRS
EGRT Sensor
EGRV EP System
which reduces
NOx emissions by
adding exhaust gases to the incoming
fuel/air charae
Sensing EGR function based on temperature
change.
controls EGR flow by changing vacuum to
the EGR valve
an EGR system that directly monitors EGR
valve position to control EGR flow
Manual which deals with the diagnosis of
electrical faults (see also Vehicle Service
Manual and Unit Service Manual)
a system that provides electronic control of
enaine electronics
a pump
-driven system for providing
secondarv air usina an electric air Dump
thermistor which provides engine coolant
temperature signal to the PCME to trigger
enrichment circuits which increase injector
'on' time for cold start and warm-up
sensor fitted on flywheel of
VI2 engine;
provides engine speed information
system designed to prevent fuel vapor from
escaping into the atmosphere. Typically
includes a charcoal filled canister to absorb
fuel
vaoor
additives to drive axle lubricants. Designed
to protect the spiral bevel gears from wear
induced by their
slidingholling action EGR
EEPROM,
EPPROM
EPROM ECU
engine coolant level indicator
Coolant temp.
sensor, ECT
revlmin. RPM
purge valve
EGR solenoid
valve
EGR temperature
sensor
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Fan Control FC
Fascia
farad F
I Federal Motor Vehicle Safetv I FMVSS
Standard (US)
fender
fiber
Figure (illustration) Fig.
firewall
Flash Electrically Erasable Pro- FEEPROM grammable Read-only Memory
Flash Erasable Programmable
FEPROM Read-only Memory
Flywheel Sensor CKFS
fueling Fuel Injectors FI
Fuel Pressure Regulator Control FPRC
Fuel Pump FP
Fuel Pump Monitor FPM
Fuel Pump Relay FPR
fuel
rich/lean
engine cooling fan control
SI unit of electrostatic capacitance; more
usually subdivided to microfarad fascia,
facia
wing,
(also tonneau)
fibre
bulkhead,
dash panel
sensor mounted
so as to be triggered by each flywheel sensor
flywheel ring gear tooth to give an engine
speed signal
fuelling
iniectors
solenoid operated
devices that spray a fuel injectors,
metered auantitv of fuel into the inlet
~0rt.s
Drimarilv to aive extra fuel at cold start-uo used I
controls fuel pressure regulator;
I I
monitors oDeration of fuel DumD I I
qualitative evaluation of airbuel ratio based on a ratio known as stoichiometry, or 14.7:l
(Lambda)
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0
Terrn(s) Abbreviation Definition Previously used (if applicable) terrn(s1 (or Eng-
lish Eauivalent)
Hall Effect process
where current is passed through a
small slice of semi-conductor material at the
same time as a magnetic field. Produces a
small voltage
in the semi-conductor
a fault currently present
in the system
hard fault
headlamp HL
Heated Oxygen Sensor
H02S electrically heated oxygen sensor which Lambda sensor, .- induces fueling corrections. HEGO, HOS
heavy
duty HD
Hertz (frequency)
HZ frequency, one cycle per second
High Mounted
Stoplamp HMSL
high tension (electrical) ht
hood bonnet
hose clamp hose clip
hour hour
h, hr
hydrocarbon HC
hydroplaning
I aquaplaning
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Term(s) Abbreviation Definition Previously used (if applicable) term(s) (or Eng
lish Equivalent)
i
1 Idle Air Control
1 Idle Air Control Valve
ignition amplifier
ignition ground
Inertia Fuel Shut
-off
Inertia Fuel Shut
-off Switch
1 intake
Intake Air
Intake Air Temperature Sensor
Ignition
Intake Air Temperature Sensor
Injection
internal diameter
International Standards Organiz
-
ation
I interrupter IAC
IACV
IA
IGN GND
IFS
IFSS
I AT
IATS
IATSI
IATSF
i.dia
IS0
electrical control of throttle bypass air
stepper motor driven device which varies the
volume of air by
-passing the throttle to
maintain the programmed idle speed
device which amplifies the ignition system
OUtDUt
an inertia system that shuts off the fuel
supply when activated by pre
-determined
force limits brought about by (e.g.) collision
shuts down fuel and ignition systems in the
event of a vehicle impact
air drawn through a cleaner and distributed
to each cylinder for use in combustion
temperature of intake air
device used to measure IAT
thermistor which signals the ECM to retard
the ignition timing
in response to high inlet
air temperatures
thermistor which inputs air density
information to the ECM idle
speed con.
trol actuator, idle
air bypass con.
trol, idle speec
control valve
inertia switch
inlet
ACT,
airtempera. ture sensor, MAT:
ATSD, VAT, TBT
interruptor
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K
kilogrammes (mass) kg
kilogrammes (force) kgf
kilogrammes force per square kgf/cm2 centimeter
kilometers
km kilometres
kilometers per hour
km/h km/h, kph
kilopascals
kPa
kilovolt kV
knock
I
the sharp metallic produced sound when two
pressure fronts collide in a combustion
1 chamber (see also ping)
I sensor which detects the onset of detonation I knock sensor KS I and signals the ECM to retard the ignition I
L
lash
left
-hand LH
left
-hand drive vehicle LH D
left-hand thread LH Thd
levelina
I
license I
license plate
liquid crystal display LCD
Liter
I L
louver
lowered beam
lug nut free
play, end-float
optical digital display system, applied
voltage to which varies the way the crystals
reflect liaht,
thereby modifvina the display
primary circuit
of the ignition system, linking
the battery to the primary winding in the
ignition coil levelling
licence
registration
plate,
number
date
Litre
louvre
diooed beam
wheel nut
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