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Current gasoline powered cars have two-stroke engines.

F. Gas engines have 4-cycle engines (intake, compression, power and exhaust).

Anti-freeze cools your engine.

T. Besides preventing your engine from freezing when ambient temperatures reach the freezing point (32F or 0C), it serves as a coolant to keep your engine within operating parameters.

The more common U.S name for the "differential" is the....?

Rear. "Differential" refers to the fact that the rear allows the driving force to be distributed equally to both axles while permitting one to revolve faster than the other, hence, "differential".

Which of the following is NOT a part of a "disc brake" system?

Wheel cylinder. Wheel cylinders are part of a "drum-brake" system.

Your car's battery has a "CCA" rating. "CCA" means...?

Cold Cranking Amperage. This rating determines the stored power of your battery in cold conditions.

Diesel engines have spark plugs.

F. Diesel engines are fired by the heat of compression, thereby requiring no spark plugs. (Though some diesels have glow plugs, they are not the same as spark plugs).

A "check engine" light on your dashboard normally refers to a fault in your car's _____ system.

Computer. This light means that your car's computer has detected a fault in one of the systems that are controlled by the ECM or electronic control module which is your car's computer brain.

When referring to ignition timing, "TDC" means what....?

Top dead center. It means when the piston has reached it's upward-most rotation (not going up and not going down). Most ignition systems are timed by the #1 piston, but not all. (International Harvester 345 engines are timed to #8).

If your car has "EFI", you have a computer-controlled carburetor.

F. "EFI" refers to "electronic fuel injection", which means there are fuel injectors and not a carburetor.

The "thermostat" in your car's cooling system controls the temperature of your air conditioning.

F. The thermostat controls the temperature of your engine's coolant.

A timing belt and a timing chain serve the same function.

T. They both "time" the crankshaft with the camshaft(s).

Which one of these automobiles is NOT produced by "General Motors"?

Mercury. Mercury is a Ford product.

Where are "U-joints" located?

Driveshaft. "U" meaning "universal" refers to the ability to rotate in all directional angles without losing RPM's.

Turn signals blink with the help of a circuit breaker.

F. They blink with the help of a flasher (a device that heats up and cools very quickly breaking and then connecting a circuit repeatedly).

What does "BMW" stand for?

Bayerische Motor Werke. Many argue that it is "Bavarian Motor Works", but that is a translation into English of the actual German name of the automaker: "Bayerische Motor Werke". Thank you for playing my quiz!