The Vanagon Dictionary

The tube that connects the fuel filler to the gas tank

• fuel
• tank

A fuel injection system developed by Bosch

• bosch
• cis
• injection

Technology based on petrol direct injection for efficient engines

• engine
• fuel
• tsi

a ring-shaped seal used to protect wires or pipes

• fuel
• tank
• seal

Container filled with activated charcoal, used to absorb fuel vapors

• charcoal
• canister

A unit that controls the engine's fuel injection system

• control
• unit

Valve that helps start the engine in cold temperatures

• fuel
• cold

a pipe connecting two high ridges of the gas tank

• fuel
• tank
• leak

A chamber where fuel is burned to produce heat or power

• flame
• combustion

The valve that allows air and fuel into an engine cylinder

• engine
• valve

Component that directs air and fuel into the engine's cylinders

• engine
• airflow

A sensor used to measure the air-fuel mixture in an engine

• sensor
• engine

A switch that controls the throttle valve in the fuel injection system

• throttle
• switch

The sparks that ignite the fuel-air mixture in an internal combustion engine

• engine
• ignition

Electrodes that produce a spark to ignite fuel in an engine

• engine
• ignition

System combining two drive principles, such as TSI unit and electric motor

• engine
• fuel
• hybrid

Colorless, odorless gas produced by the combustion of fossil fuels, contributing to climate change.

• emissions
• pollution

A K-jetronic connector is a type of connector used in fuel injection systems.

• electrical
• fuel

A failure of the engine to ignite the fuel-air mixture in one or more cylinders

• engine
• performance

Compounds composed of hydrogen and carbon, emitted by vehicles as unburned fuel, contributing to air pollution.

• emissions
• pollution

Computer that controls the engine's functions, such as fuel injection and ignition timing

• ecu
• engine

Electronic Fuel Injection. Computerized metering and squirting of fuel, replacing the carburetor systems. introduced into the buses in the mid-70's.

Miles per gallon. The American measurement of fuel economy, denoting the distance traveled for a certain amount of fuel. roughly, 20 mpg = 11.75 L/100km.

Centrifugal advance only distributor

• distributor
• centrifugal