Interference engines....the sleeping time bomb in new cars
Interference EnginesInterference Engines: ??..Free Useful informationWhen buying a used car always insist on determining if the vehicle has a rubber timing-belt. Be aware that about five years ago an International Oil Company did a follow up on 5,000 cars it had turned back after 3 year leases and traced them to their eventual private owners. All the cars had by then passed through wholesale auction markets and likely one or more retail dealers before being sold to a private owner. The survey disclosed that 50% of the cars had their odometers illegally turned back.When buying a used car, supposedly with 40,000 miles for example, and determining it has a rubber timing belt, insist on a written guarantee from the seller to guarantee in writing to replace the timing belt at no charge if it fails within another 20,000 miles, a typical recommended total amount (Call any Dealer to get the recommended amount for the particular make of vehicle). After all, the vehicle may in fact already have 55,000 miles on it.
If the seller will not make that guarantee, then he is admitting that the mileage is probably not accurate and by implication may well have been turned back. If the seller will not make that guarantee, consider a compromise, such as $100 maximum cost. If not acceptable, walk away and look elsewhere."Before buying any car, especially 4-cylinder foreign cars, or even 6-cyl. BMW, be aware of the unavoidable cost of $400-$800 to replace the timing belt at anywhere from 50,000 to 70,000 miles if the car has an 'interference' type of engine. The sales person will invariably not mention that an 'interference' type engine powers the vehicle and may not even know what one is.
If a timing belt on an interference engine is not replaced at recommended intervals, the repair cost when the belt breaks (not gradually, but always catastrophically) could increase to $3,000 to $5,000 due to engine failure because parts have smashed into each otherAn 'interference' engine is an engine design that has been avoided by some manufacturers for well over 80 years. General Motors, Chrysler, etc., typically use a metal chain-type timing belt on push-rod engines (often called a timing chain) to transmit torque from the engine crankshaft o the engine camshaft that opens the valves that admit air and fuel. (Note: on some new cars the fuel is admitted not through the valves but through injectors in the top of the cylinder. Rather than use a steel timing chain, interference engines may use a rubber timing belt with its limited life, whereas steel timing belts typically last 150,000 to 200,000 miles or more.Valves open further in an interference engine and project further into the combustion chamber than in a 'free-running' engine. This allows outside air at atmospheric pressure flow faster into the combustion chamber through the larger valve opening.
The engine can therefore inhale more air, be a little smaller, and still create as much power while reducing its. manufactured cost and also guaranteeing future repair business for its dealer. If a rubber timing belt breaks by not being replaced soon enough, some of the valves stuck in their open position will collide with the top of the pistons, thereby breaking or irreversibly damaging one or the other or both. To make matters worse, it is not possible to measure the wear on such a rubber belt so that it could be replaced when there is some indication of imminent failure. Failure in these belts is catastrophic, without warning.
This will require a whole new engine be installed. Woe to the owner. Finally, the rubber belt may have to be replaced long before 60,000 miles solely due to its age. This is really playing a bad poker hand. Interference engines are like a time bomb waiting to explode unless replacing the timing belt at the recommended interval.
Be aware of that guaranteed future expense before buying a new car, or especially a used car, " with such an engine.For details on this subject or for recommended mileage to replace rubber timing belts on interference engines, connect on the Internet to Gates.com. When its web site appears, click on Replacement parts/Automotive. Look for 'Timing belt replacement Guide'..
Ralph Hoffmann graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin, majoring in Applied Mathematics. He has ten years experience raising venture capital and added business experience developing real estate properties. He has used his math background to develop web site http://www.AutoTruckData.com for anyone intending to lease or buy a new car.Classic Cars Become Focus of Edmunds.com?s 40th Year
Forty years is a long time. Many have changed. Many have started out their own businesses and many other businesses have closed or run out of funds to run it. However, there are still others that remain strong and remain at the top. One of these is Edmunds.com, one of the most respected sources of information on used cars, new vehicles, and automotive information.
Edmunds.com is celebrating their fortieth year in the business and as part of the whole deal, they are out to make reviews on the vehicles and cars that took great significance during their forty years in the business. For Karl Brauer, "The automotive industry and its products are dramatically different than they were when our company was founded in 1966. This milestone gives us a chance to reflect on the highlights of days gone by."
Classic cars enthusiasts would surely be loving this. Primarily this is because when cars get out of style and when the cars are no longer in production,...
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Where to Buy Used Cars at Bargain Prices!
One of the most important things you can do to purchase a used car at bargain prices is to do your homework.
You should check your local classified ads and see what the asking price is for the type of vehicle that you are in the market for.
Make sure to get the high and low Blue Book Price on the vehicle that you are interested in.
Here are some excellent sources for getting pricing:NADA GUIDES - www.nadaguides.comKELLEY BLUE BOOK - www.kbb.comEDMUNDS - www.edmunds.comOther resources to check with is CARFAX.
They can supply you with the vehicle history report.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a research area to check recall history on cars.
We recommend that you have the vehicle you are interested in purchasing be inspected by your own mechanic prior to
purchase.Newspaper...
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How To Buy Used Cars Online
(ContentDesk) August 4, 2006 -- Bill Utter Ford, Denton TX, announces the launch of an online used-car browsing and purchasing service at www.utterpreowned.com. While local car dealerships offer manufacturer-provided sites, Bill Utter Ford is trying to provide the same browsing opportunity with personal service.There is a variety of websites available on the internet to help you find the car you want such as, AutoTrader.com, Cars.com, and Yahoo.com /usedcars. You can search for a specific model, year, or even price range. A website such as Cars.com provides a conglomeration of vehicles available from many dealerships. However, we know the current trend is to go to the direct dealer's website because of history, familiarity, or personal referrals.
We can provide the same browsing opportunity that these other websites offer with personal service.At Utter Pre-Owned we have utilized the Internet to launch a new service -- an online used-car browsing and purchasing service at www.utterpreowned.com....
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Remote Control Car Motors
All types of racing cars have different types of motors. Some have single or some have double. It is really confusing to try to sort out the difference between a single our double motor car. Plus a newbie into the world of remote control cars gets easily disoriented with what is a 13 turn double or a 13 turn single??Well, in plain speaking language it refers to number of times the wires are wrapped around the armature. A 13 turn double would be 2 strands wrapped 13 times.
A 13 turn single would be 1 wire wrapped 13 times. The double wires have more torque where as single wires have more speed. In general, it means that more turns means more torque but less speed and vice versa. That's lower turns means lower torque and greater RPM. The number of winds describes how abruptly the motor accelerates.
Fewer winds would mean less abrupt acceleration and more winds would lead to smoother accelerations. Torque basically refers to how much a force is acting on motor that causes...
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