
FUEL: Describes a combustible material used to produce energy, making them one of the  essential factors in an internal combustion engine. 
                      BLEED:  Describes the procedure used to remove air bubbles from hydraulic lines and  components of a system. 
                      BLEEDING  A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM: Describes the procedure of removing air bubbles from a  fuel injection system so that they will not impede the flow of liquid through  that system. 
                      COLD  START ENRICHMENT: Describes a method of providing a higher ratio of fuel to air  for starting a cold engine. In some cases, more fuel is fed into the engine  with a cold start injector; in other cases, the amount of air is restricted  through a choke. 
                      COLD  START INJECTOR: Describes a device in a fuel injection system that shoots an  extra amount of fuel into the cylinder to increase the ratio of fuel to air. 
                      DECELERATION FUEL CUT-OFF: Describes a device that stops the flow  of fuel to the carburettor or injectors when the vehicle rapidly decelerates in  the event of an accident, preventing the possibility of a fire or explosion. 
                      DECOMPRESSOR: Describes a manually operated valve used to release  compression in a cylinder by allowing air to escape, clearing the way for enabling  manual ignition of an engine that has been out of service.
                      DIRECT INJECTION: Describes a fuel injection system generally used  in diesel engines that forces fuel directly into the combustion chamber. 
                      ELECTRONIC  FUEL INJECTION:(EFI or EFi) Describes a system that injects fuel into the  engine and includes an electronic control unit to time and meter the flow. Fuel  is delivered in intermittent pulses by the opening and closing of  solenoid-controlled injectors. 
                      ELECTRONIC  SENSING DEVICE (ESD):  Describes an  electronic device for vehicles fitted with a fuel injection system. The ESD detects  changes in speed and driving conditions and determines the amount of fuel injected  into the combustion chamber, thus eliminating the need for carburettors. 
                      EMS  SYSTEM: Describes a type of electronic engine control system covering at least  the fuel injection and ignition functioning, although it may also include  emission controls and self-diagnostics.
                      FUEL  ADDITIVE: Describes a chemical preparation added to fuel to improve its  properties 
                      FUEL-AIR  MIXTURE: Describes a combination of vapourised fuel and air brought into the  cylinder through the carburettor or fuel injectors to produce the power needed  to drive the engine. 
                      FUEL  CAP: Describes a vented covering on the top of the tube leading to the fuel  tank. 
                    FUEL  CHARGE: Describes the air/fuel mixture delivered to the combustion chamber. 
FUEL  DISTRIBUTOR: Describes the device that supplies the injection with pressurised  fuel in proportion to air volume, measured by the airflow sensor plate, with  all fuel metering taking place inside the fuel distributor 
                       FUEL-INJECTED  ENGINE: Describes a gasoline engine with a fuel injection system rather than a carburettor. 
                      FUEL  INJECTION (FI): Describes a fuel system that does not use a carburettor; instead,  it sprays fuel directly into the cylinders or into the intake manifold just  ahead of the cylinders. 
                      FUEL  INJECTION PUMP: Describes a pump that absorbs fuel from the fuel tank and  delivers it under pressure to the injectors 
                      FUEL  INJECTOR: Describes a type of injector found in fuel injection systems that  sprays gasoline into the inlet ports or, in the case of diesel, directly into  the combustion chamber. 
                      FUEL  INJECTOR NOZZLE: Describes the device that operates in the same principle as a  hypodermic needle to inject the proper amount of fuel into the combustion  chamber in response to signals from an electronic sensing device on cars with  fuel injection systems. 
                      FUEL  PRESSURE: Describes the pressure under which fuel is delivered to the injectors  by the fuel pump, governed by the pressure regulator 
                      FUEL  PRESSURE REGULATOR: Describes a pressure-activated diaphragm valve in a fuel  injection system that maintains the pressure in a fuel system to a pre-set  value above manifold pressure.  
                      FUEL  PUMP: Describes a form of vacuum device, operated either mechanically or  electrically, that is used to draw gasoline from the tank and sends it into the  carburettor or fuel injector nozzles 
                       FUEL  PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH: Describes a switch designed to shut off the electric fuel  pump and fuel to the engine in the event of a collision. 
                      FUEL  RAIL:  Describes a manifold designed to  provide an extensive reservoir of pressurised fuel for the fuel injectors,  attached between the rail and the intake runners or the cylinder head. 
                      FUEL  RETURN LINE: Describes a pipe whose role is to return surplus fuel to the  carburettor tank. 
                      FUEL  STARVATION: Describes a situation where the fuel system's failure to supply  sufficient fuel will prevent the engine from running correctly.
                      FUEL  SUPPLY: Describes the delivery of fuel to the carburettor or injection system 
                      FUEL  SYSTEM: Describes a system that stores, cleans, and delivers the fuel to the  engine in proper quantities to meet its varying needs.
                       FUEL  TANK: Describes the storage compartment that holds the fuel for the vehicle. 
                      FUEL  TANK SENSOR: Describes a level sensor in the gas tank that sends information  about the remaining fuel. 
                       FUEL  TANK VAPOUR VALVE: Describes a type of valve mounted on top of the fuel tank  that vents excess vapour and pressure from the fuel tank into the evaporative  emission control system. 
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