Year after year, automakers need to find new ways to meet ever-tightening emission and fuel-economy standards.
They’re faced with the challenge of making vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, produce fewer harmful emissions and are fun to drive. In response to this challenge, advanced systems have emerged to meet those needs.
Variable-valve timing, also known as VVT, is a great example.
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Use the correct tool to measure the effective belt length at the cord line.
How do you measure a serpentine belt with no part number on it?
Would you measure the inside with the ribs or the backing of the belt? Should it be measured on or off the pulleys? What would you use to measure the length of the pulley – a string, ruler or tape measure? Do you measure the outside or inside circumference of a multi-ribbed belt?
Typically, the main culprit of friction-material separation is corrosion.
One of them doesn’t require a tensioner.
Electric vehicles and hybrids have a built-in disadvantage regarding brake noise.
Spark plug indexing is the orientation or placement of the ground electrode at a specified direction in the combustion chamber.
SMP is continuing to increase coverage for hybrid vehicles across multiple categories.
Over the past year, SMP has added 258 SKUs for hybrid vehicles and 60 SKUs for electric vehicles.
These are new units and not remanufactured.
Rick and Bill talk about what it means to continue the legacy of a family business.
