Engines

Engines

What do you know about them?

There are a lot of different engine types

Such as the flat engine and the straight engine.

The flat (=flach) engine or the boxer's engine keeps the engine as flat as possible. Its cylinders are laid down flat in both directions.

The straight engine has all its cylinders linearly positioned (geradlinig angeordnet). With this layout, the engine can have more cylinders, which is why you'll typically find it in more powerful cars.

Multiple Choice

What's the straight engine in German?

• Boxermotor

• Reihenmotor

• Sechszylinder

• Dieselmotor

The straight engine

is called "Reihenmotor" in German

An engine consists of a lot of parts.

• The oil sump (=Ölwanne)

• The camshaft (=Nockenwelle)

• The carburetor (=Vergaser)

• The starter motor (=Anlasser)

• and many more

Multiple Choice

What's the German word for "camshaft"?

• Vergaser

• Pleuelstange

• Schwungrad

• Nockenwelle

"Camshaft"

ist eine Nockenwelle auf Deutsch

Multiple Choice

What's the German word for "carburetor"?

• Vergaser

• Pleuelstange

• Schwungrad

• Nockenwelle

"Carburetor"

ist ein Vergaser auf Deutsch

Multiple Choice

What's the German word for "oil sump"?

• Ölwanne

• Pleuelstange

• Einspritzpumpe

• Nockenwelle

"oil sump"

ist eine Ölwanne auf Deutsch

Multiple Choice

What's the German word for "starter motor"?

• Ölwanne

• Anlasser

• Kolbenring

• Schwungrad

"starter motor"

ist ein Anlasser auf Deutsch

Engine failure (=Motorschaden)

There are many causes for engine failure. It could be fuel, compression (=Druck) or ignition (=Zündung) problems.

Multiple Choice

What causes the engine failure in the following situation? Fuel, compression or ignition problems?

The air intake is blocked.

• Fuel problems

• Compression problems

• Ignition problems

If the air intake is blocked there is a problem with the...

compression

Air intake

If the air intake is blocked, it is a sign of fuel problems.

Multiple Choice

What causes the engine failure in the following situation? Fuel, compression or ignition problems?

A cylinder is cracked (rissig, zersprungen).

• Fuel problems

• Compression problems

• Ignition problems

Cracked cylinder

If a cylinder is cracked it is a sign for a compression problem.

Multiple Choice

What causes the engine failure in the following situation? Fuel, compression or ignition problems?

The battery is dead.

• Fuel problems

• Compression problems

• Ignition problems

A dead battery

is an ignition problem.

Well done!

You know a lot about engines :)