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Auto parts

Any component of an automobile.

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alloy wheel

Automotive; Auto parts

In Turkish, "alaşımlı jant". A generic term used to describe any non-steel road wheel usually cast as one piece. The usual alloys are either aluminum or magnesium; the latter material led to the ...

barometric Pressure Sensors

Automotive; Auto parts

Compensators. These components measure changes in the atmosphere that result from varying weather and varying elevations. Based on the acquired information these sensors allow adjustments to fuel ...

Air cleaner mounts

Automotive; Auto parts

A rubber mount, usually having a metal stud on each end which is used to cushion the natural vibration of an engines' air filter housing.

alternator

Automotive; Auto parts

An electrical device which is driven by a fan belt or serpentine belt which generates DC electrical current and sends that current to the battery so as to keep it charged.

brake dust shields

Automotive; Auto parts

A pie-shaped disc that fits inside a wheel like an inside wheel cover and virtually eliminates brake dust from getting onto wheels.

O2, or oxygen sensors, measure the amount of oxygen that was not burned by the engine and therefore escapes through the exhaust. These sensors then send a signal that allows a computer to make the ...

brake hose

Automotive; Auto parts

With disc brakes, the hose that connects to the brake caliper on one end and the steel brake supply line on the other. With drum brakes, the hose that connects the wheel cylinder to the steel supply ...