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Whatever type of motor oil you put in the engine, will lubricate the rod bearings along with all the other bearings and moving parts.

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How are turbochargers usually lubricated?

Most common turbochargers (bearings) are lubricated and cooled with engine oil.


What lubricates pistons?

The areas that need to be lubricated are the moving parts: the connecting rod to wrist pin surface and the rings where they rub against the cylinder wall. Both get oil from the crankshaft through a very roundabout way. Oil is forced into grooves in the crankshaft main bearings through holes in the bearing shells. Holes in the crankshaft align with those grooves and deliver the oil through passages in the crankshaft to adjacent rod journals. As the crankshaft rotates those holes periodically line up with holes in the rod bearings and in turn with holes in the connecting rods. The connecting rods have internal passages that carry the oil to the wrist pins, where the oil is distributed to the oil control rings and is used by the wrist pins.


When a car engine is blown what part of it broke?

could be rings bearings or a head gasket, if its seized and won't turn over its the bearings or a broken connecting rod or cam or crankshaft. if it runs but blows oil it's fried rings, and if it blows antifreeze out its the head gasket, also if you get water in your oil or the radiator is low and doesn't leak its blowing antifreeze into your intake and can seize the bearings etc. :)


How do replace connecting rod bearings?

1. Clean the bearing surface of connecting rod and connecting rod cap. 2. Clean upper connecting rod bearing and lubricate the bearing face with clean engine oil. 3. Clean lower connecting rod bearing and lubricate the bearing face with clean engine oil. NOTE: Align the tabs on the connecting rod bearingswith the tab grooves in the connecting rod. 4. Install upper connecting rod bearing in connecting rod. 5. Pull the connecting rod into position against thecrankshaft. The connecting rod may need to be rotated in order to prevent contact with the piston cooling jet. 6. Install lower connecting rod bearing in connecting rod cap. 7. Install bearing cap in position on connecting rod. Ensure that the identification numbers are stamped on the same side. 8. If you have Type A connecting rods, install two bolts and two nuts. If you have Type B connecting rods, install two bolts. The torque is very important. It's probably 40 ft pounds plus 1/4 turn.9. Repeat Steps 1 through 8 for the remaining connecting rod bearings.


How do you grease or oil a 2000 Chevy s-10 alternator?

You don't. The bearings are sealed.

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Internal oil pump


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No, a 1982 Honda 185 does not have gear oil. The engine and transmission both use the same oil and draw from the same reservoir. The rear axle bearings are lubricated only with grease as are all other bearings.


What lubricates pistons?

The areas that need to be lubricated are the moving parts: the connecting rod to wrist pin surface and the rings where they rub against the cylinder wall. Both get oil from the crankshaft through a very roundabout way. Oil is forced into grooves in the crankshaft main bearings through holes in the bearing shells. Holes in the crankshaft align with those grooves and deliver the oil through passages in the crankshaft to adjacent rod journals. As the crankshaft rotates those holes periodically line up with holes in the rod bearings and in turn with holes in the connecting rods. The connecting rods have internal passages that carry the oil to the wrist pins, where the oil is distributed to the oil control rings and is used by the wrist pins.


When driving car with no oil and car shuts off what is that knocking noise in the enigine?

That would be the connecting rod bearings and the crankshaft bearings saying goodbye. You have succeeded in destroying the engine.


What is the benefit of vibration analysis training?

Vibration analysis is better than an oil analysis because it gives over immediate information. Vibration analysis, opposed to oil analysis which only works for lubricated machinery, can work in lubricated areas and also bearings, shafts, sliding arms and moving platforms.


Excessive copper in the engine oil?

The big-end shells (connecting rod to crankshaft) and crank shaft journal bearings have failed.


What are the 5 kinds of lubrication systems and state clearly their application and how they function?

SPLASH The splash system is no longer used in automotive engines. It is widely used in small four-cycle engines for lawn mowers, outboard marine operation, and so on. In the splash lubricating system, oil is splashed up from the oil pan or oil trays in the lower part of the crankcase. The oil is thrown upward as droplets or fine mist and provides adequate lubrication to valve mechanisms, piston pins, cylinder walls, and piston rings. In the engine, dippers on the connecting-rod bearing caps enter the oil pan with each crankshaft revolution to produce the oil splash. A passage is drilled in each connecting rod from the dipper to the bearing to ensure lubrication. This system is too uncertain for automotive applications. One reason is that the level of oil in the crankcase will vary greatly the amount of lubrication received by the engine. A high level results in excess lubrication and oil consumption and a slightly low level results in inadequate lubrication and failure of the engine. A splash lubrication system is provided for motor vehicle transmissions and comprises an oil sump in the bottom portion of a case. The case accommodates a transmission shaft provided with gears which are immersed in the oil at least partly when the said oil sump is filled completely. In order to prevent the synchronizing mechanism from being blocked by cold and, consequently, very viscous oil in the presence of extremely low operating conditions--a condition which could lead to unsynchronized faulty gear shifting operations and, thus, damage to the transmission, the oil sump is connected with a cavity into which oil is drawn from the oil sump under low operating temperature conditions of the transmission. To this end, preferably, an expansion body is arranged in a cavity in the transmission shaft which contracts under cold conditions, and the cavity is connected. Combination Splash and Force Feed In a combination splash and force feed (fig.), oil is delivered to some parts by means of splashing and other parts through oil passages under pressure from the oil pump. The oil from the pump enters the oil galleries. From the oil galleries, it flows to the main bearings and camshaft bearings. The main bearings have oil-feed holes or grooves that feed oil into drilled passages in the crankshaft. The oil flows through these passages to the connecting rod bearings. From there, on some engines, it flows through holes drilled in the connecting rods to the piston-pin bearings. Cylinder walls are lubricated by splashing oil thrown off from the connecting-rod bearings. Some engines use small troughs under each connecting rod that are kept full by small nozzles which deliver oil under pressure from the oil pump. These oil nozzles deliver an increasingly heavy stream as speed increases. At very high speeds these oil streams are powerful enough to strike the dippers directly. This causes a much heavier splash so that adequate lubrication of the pistons and the connecting-rod bearings is provided at higher speeds. If a combination system is used on an overhead valve engine, the upper valve train is lubricated by pressure from the pump. FORCE FEED A somewhat more complete pressurization of lubrication is achieved in the force-feed lubrication system (fig.). Oil is forced by the oil pump from the crankcase to the main bearings and the camshaft bearings. Unlike the combination system the connecting-rod bearings are also fed oil under pressure from the pump. Oil passages are drilled in the crankshaft to lead oil to the connecting-rod bearings. The passages deliver oil from the main bearing journals to the rod bearing journals. In some engines, these opening are holes that line up once for every crankshaft revolution. In other engines, there are annular grooves in the main bearings through which oil can feed constantly into the hole in the crankshaft. The pressurized oil that lubricates the connecting- rod bearings goes on to lubricate the pistons and walls by squirting out through strategically drilled holes. This lubrication system is used in virtually all engines that are equipped with semi floating piston pins. Full Force Feed In a full force-feed lubrication system (fig.), the main bearings, rod bearings, camshaft bearings, and the complete valve mechanism are lubricated by oil under pressure. In addition, the full force-feed lubrication system provides lubrication under pressure to the pistons and the piston pins. This is accomplished by holes drilled the length of the connecting rod, creating an oil passage from the connecting rod bearing to the piston pin bearing. This passage not only feeds the piston pin bearings but also provides lubrication for the pistons and cylinder walls. This system is used in virtually all engines that are equipped with full-floating piston pins. kinds of Lubrication Differing widely in viscosity, specific gravity, vapor pressure, boiling point, and other properties, lubricants also offer a wide range of selection for the increasingly varied needs of modern industry. But whatever their derivation or properties, the purpose of lubricants is to replace dry friction with either thin-film or fluid-film friction, depending on the load, speed, or intermittent action of the moving parts. Thin-film lubrication, in which there is some contact between the moving parts, usually is specified where heavy loads are a factor. In fluid, or thick-film, lubrication a pressure film is formed between moving surfaces and keeps them completely apart. This type of lubrication cannot easily be maintained in high-speed machinery and therefore is used where reciprocating or oscillating conditions are moderate.


What could it make the oil light go on when the car is at a stop?

Incorrect oil for that vehicle, faulty oil pressure sensor, incorrect idle speed, worn main, connecting rod and cam bearings,


Can old refrigerator compressor be used as water pump?

No, the air conditioning pump is lubricated by oil in the gas mixture, if you run water through this the bearings will fain almost immediately from lack of lubrication.