Phaser-Style Variable Valve Timing System Controls And Operation
Phasers commonly can be found on just the exhaust cam or on both the intake and exhaust cams.
ContiTech Offering Full Range of OE-Quality V-Ribbed Belts
ContiTech has announced that an expanded range of ContiTech automotive V-belts is now available. The complete product range of OE-quality products for domestic and imported vehicles offers technicians suitable belt options for auxiliary belt drives for every vehicle, the company says.
The Ins and Outs of Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Systems and Their Role in Vehicle Emissions
By the early 1990s, almost all import automotive manufacturers had a successful variable valve timing (VVT) system in production. These systems offered higher performance from smaller displacement engines at higher rpm. Do you know that VVT is playing a direct role in vehicle emissions and the way gases are burned in the combustion chamber?
Gates Introduces New Automotive Accessory Belt Drive System Display
The Automotive Aftermarket division of Gates Corp. has introduced a new interactive Accessory Belt Drive System (ABDS) display and sales support materials.
Timely Timing Chain Service: ‘Advancing’ Your Position in the Market
Timing chains and gears are engine parts that are usually replaced when an engine is rebuilt or when it has reached a high mileage total. Over time, gear teeth wear and chains stretch. This can cause noise, retarded valve timing (and ignition timing if the engine also has a cam-driven distributor), and a noticeable loss of performance and fuel economy.
Tech Feature: Valve Timing Terror Tales
While a lot has been written about timing belt replacement intervals, not a lot has been written about diagnosing timing belt and valve timing-related driveability complaints. In this article, Gary Goms reports that he is beginning to see more driveability problems caused by faulty valve timing.
CRP Automotive Partners with ExtremeWrench Who will Offer Rewards for Purchasing ContiTech Belts and Kits
CRP Automotive announces its partnership with ExtremeWrench. This new online directory links consumers with independent auto repair shops while providing the independent repair shops with a comprehensive suite of online tools including on-line scheduling, vehicle status alerts, interactive maps and directions.
Tech Feature: The Nuts and Bolts of Belt and Hose Service
Today, belts and hoses are a routine inspection item and may not need replacement even at 100,000 miles or more of service. Unfortunately, many vehicle owners and technicians forget that heat, load, pressure and atmospheric pollutants eventually deteriorate a vehicle’s rubber parts.
ContiTech Updates Interactive Online Belt Catalog
ContiTech’s Power Transmission Group has updated its interactive online catalogue to include more than 5,000 new references and links. The added service gives installers, jobbers and distributors the capability of selecting multi-rib belts, timing belts or raw edge belts for a variety of applications right from the service bay or wherever they have Internet access.
Tech Feature: Think the Tension in the Economy is Tight These Days? Try Today’s Engine Belts
As I write this, one of the Godfather movies comes to mind (don’t ask which one, there were too many to remember) where Michael Corleone says something to the effect of "Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in!" But instead of canolis and "the Family," I’m talking about belts. Back in the day, just around the corner from the horse and buggy, an engine had one, two or if it was really intricate, three "V" belts hanging on the front of it. Before the day of ….