AMT 120 Engine Inspection

After performing an oil change, why should you start the car before checking the oil level?

• To fill up the oil filter with oil
• To check for correct oil flow
• To check a double gasket
• To check for leaks

What is the term used to describe the process when gas escapes past the piston rings and into the crankcase?

• inefficiency
• friction
• cooling
• blow-by

Never leave a running engine

• unattended
• unsecure
• without a way to shut it down
• all options are correct

What direction is the piston traveling during the Power-Stroke?

• Up

• Down

• Left

• Right

What are the two types of cooling systems:

• Air and Vent

• Vent and Electric

• Liquid and Electric

• Liquid and Air

True or False: An engines cooling system is designed to transfer excess heat from the engine to the atmosphere.

• True

• False

A crankshaft's job in an engine is to:

• open the valves

• change linear motion into rotational motion

• keep the cylinder head(s) in place

• connect the piston and the camshaft

What might happen if water gets into your gas tank?

• It'll make it hard for the engine to burn the fuel.

• It'll help the car get better gas mileage.

• It'll make the engine blow up.

What is an engine's redline?

• How much nitrous oxide you can use.

• An engine's maximum rpm

• An equation that determines when the Turbo kicks in.

how do we transfer fuel from a high wing to engine?

• Gravity feed

• fuel pump

• engine driven pump