Modern engines need to know the position of the crankshaft and camshafts, because the timing of the valves, fuel injectors and ignition coils are continually optimized for the most efficient combustion event depending on the load and speed of the engine.
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Typically, the main culprit of friction-material separation is corrosion.
Recently, a few editors here at Babcox Media were moving around a 2016 Kia Soul for a video shoot.
All of a sudden, the right rear wheel locked up. With several ASE-certified technicians on the editorial staff, there was no shortage of theories as to the source of the problem. Some people blamed the parking brake, ABS isolation solenoids and even the brake line developing an internal flap restriction. Only when the wheel was pulled off did they get a glimpse of the state of the brake pads and rotors.
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.
Today’s state-of-the-art high-performance tie rods and ball joints put original-equipment quality into the aftermarket’s hands.
SMP is continuing to increase coverage for hybrid vehicles across multiple categories.
The SKUs cover a wide range of applications, including engine-management sensors, oxygen sensors and ignition coils.
Over the past year, SMP has added 258 SKUs for hybrid vehicles and 60 SKUs for electric vehicles.
Robert Roos is president of The Pronto Network.
