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What is Valves per Cylinder?
It is exactly what it says. The number of valves the engine has per cylinder. If you have 16 valves on an 8 cylinder engine, you have 2 valves per cylinder.
Can running a car with a cylinder missing damage the engine in a short period of time?
Running the engine with a cylinder missing, is a common thing. Many times a vehicle has a bad plug, wire or coil thus causing a miss. It will not kill an engine, but fuel mileage will suffer as will drivability and performance. You may also damage the catalytic converter.
What happens to a car's performance andor fuel efficiency when 1 cylindar is not firing?
Missing one cylinder can GREATLY reduce performance. The timing of your cylinders is the lifeblood of your engine, and if you are missing one its the same as a drummer missing a beat in a song. Its just not right. It can cause your engine to rock and stress the motor mounts and has been known to even destroy transmissions if driven too long with a missing cylinder.
What would make the service engine light stay on and the engine race in your 1995 Pontiac Grand Am The engine is a 4 cylinder quad 2.4L?
its missing 4 cylinders sir!
What are signs of broken ring in v8 engine?
Oil burning or loss of compression on any one cylinder. It may also be missing on one cylinder. A compression test will verify this.
What does it mean when only 5 out of 6 cylinders fire?
It means that the engine is "missing." With the engine running, pull the injecter wires on each cylinder. If the engine changes pitch or runs worse, go to another cylinder. If there's no change, then you've found the bad cylinder. Check the plug for fowling, the injector for operation, and finally try a compression test on the affected cylinder.
Are there any forewarning signs to 1 cylinder having no compression in a V6?
Loss of power, missing, rough idle, check engine light,
What do you check for on a Chevy S10 pick up 1995 four cylinder engine stickshift. its not starting up?
The engine needs fuel, compression and spark to run, you are missing one of those.
Where is the starter on a 1992 lebaron?
Four cylinder it is on the rear of the engine. Six cylinder it is on the front of the engine.Four cylinder it is on the rear of the engine. Six cylinder it is on the front of the engine.
Can you drive a 1994 Toyota Tercel with one spark-plug missing?
yes, but not for long. The cylinder will get gas washed and score the cylinder walls as well as gas wash the rings. You will need an engine rebuild.
Vt commodore engine is missing and runnuing rough?
Check the engines timing to start with. Then check the engine for proper cylinder compression. Check the ignition coil and plug wires for breaks or leaking voltage.
The engine light is on on your 2005 Buick Terraza cxl what does that mean?
There are pages and pages of things that can cause a check engine light. You need to have it checked with a scantool. Then the code can be diagnosed and repaired.
