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If you mean "seize" then one reason is a lack of adequate lubrication between a moving part and the surface it moves on. This can mean too little lubrication per se or a breakdown of the lubricant film between the parts due to excessive temperature or pressure. Another reason is that overheating can cause one or all of the parts concerned to expand so far they inhibit any movement. For example, a piston could expand so far it can no longer move in its cylinder.
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What are the symptoms if water gets into diesel car engine?
A small amount of water, engine will idle poorly and lose power. A large amount of water, engine will cease to run.
What causes nose dive on a car?
The wight of the engine
What does it mean when you Engine Hot light comes on in car?
It means that you engine is overheating. Check your water coolant level and oil levels. DO NOT continue to drive the car until the problem is resolved, an over hot engine will cease and after that happens you will need a new engine.
What is it that makes a car engine work?
Combustion is the chemical reaction that causes a car engine to work. It is produced by fuel combining with oxygen which causes pressure and heat to turn the crankshaft of the engine. This essentially gets all of the parts of the engine moving.
Could dirt in the gas tank cause a car engine to cease?
No. It won't cause it to cease. It could cause other problems that may lead it to cease. Dirt in a gas tank will most likely get clogged in the inline fuel filter, causing your car to run rough due to lack of gas getting to the injectors or carb.
What effect does excessive revving have on your car engine?
Excessive revving of an engine causes overpressure in the crankcase. It causes unhealthy expansion in the pistons and the valves.
What force causes a car engine to get hot?
The combustion process cause the engine to heat up.
Why does a car needs a radiator to operate effectively?
Not all cars do (eg electric cars). However if the car is powered by a combustion engine then the engine produces heat and this heat must be dissipated or the engine will overheat and cease. This is why combustion engine powered vehicles need a cooling system/radiator.
Why does a car need a radiator to operate effectively?
Not all cars do (eg electric cars). However if the car is powered by a combustion engine then the engine produces heat and this heat must be dissipated or the engine will overheat and cease. This is why combustion engine powered vehicles need a cooling system/radiator.
What causes car to stall when it gets hot?
A car engine is made with many moving parts that fit together very precisely. When these parts get hot, they expand, but they do not all expand to exactly the same degree. So parts which fit in a certain temperature range, will cease to fit in a higher temperature range. That is why the car will stall if it gets too hot. If the radiator is working correctly, the engine will never get too hot.
What causes a car to produce blue exahaust?
The engine is burning oil.
What causes overheating of the engine?
the car will break or shut off automaticly
