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Required Vehicle Updates
Tools and maintenance terminologyEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Mandatory modifications or repairs for vehicles
- maintenance
- updates
Brake Servo
Brakes and suspensionEnglish · machine-assisted draft
System that reduces pedal force required for braking
- braking
- servo
- assist
Service Repair Times
Tools and maintenance terminologyEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Estimated time required for specific repairs
- repair
- time
- maintenance
AFM
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
Air Flow Meter. the silver box next to the air cleaner box on the fuel injection model buses . it measured the volume of air entering the intake system, and allowed the computer to adjust the amount of gasoline required.
L/100km
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
Liters per 100 Kilometers. a measurement of fuel economy in the metric system. note that this is exactly backwards from the American system of miles/gallon. the metric measurement denotes the amount of fuel required to go a certain distance roughly, 10 L/100km = 23.5 mpg.
EGR
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
Exhaust Gas Recirculation. One of the emission control techniques, in which gases are sucked from the exhaust pipes (before the muffler) and re-circulated through the intake manifold (to be 'burned' again). the high heat associated with exhaust gases required expensive metals ... so replacing/repairing this system can be costly.
Swing-axle
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
A type of rear axle that is 'fixed' at the wheel (that is, it is not able to flex up or down), but is able to move up and down at the transmission end. It required the rear wheels to move in an arc, rather than vertically, when hitting bumps. in some cars (beetles and corvairs and some early porsches), it could cause the wheel to tuck under the car during high speed cornering.