Light it Up
The warning light that is most important to the driver of a vehicle, if ignored, the results could be catastrophic
What is the oil light
Used to remove the oil filter when changing the oil
What is a oil filter wrench or pliers
Answer: This circular device in front of the driver is used to control the direction of the vehicle.
Question: What is the steering wheel?
Answer: This liquid circulates through your engine to prevent it from overheating.
Question: What is coolant (or antifreeze)?
Answer: This pedal on the floor is pressed with your right foot to slow down or stop the vehicle.
Question: What is the brake pedal?
Answer: This fossil fuel is pumped into your tank at the gas station to power your engine.
Question: What is gasoline (or fuel)?
The lights that are mainly focused on the road and used to aide the driver in case of low visibility
What are fog lamps
Used to aide in the pouring of the oil into the engine to minimize spillage
What is a funnel
Answer: These coiled metal components absorb bumps and support the vehicle's weight.
Question: What are springs (or coil springs)?
Answer: This gauge on your dashboard warns you if your engine is running too hot.
Question: What is the temperature gauge?
Answer: These red lights at the rear of your vehicle illuminate when you apply the brakes.
Question: What are brake lights?
Answer: This component under the hood generates electrical power and recharges the battery while the engine runs.
Question: What is the alternator?
The light that illuminates the entire interior of vehicle
What is the Dome light
This is the recommended mileage interval for most modern vehicles to get an oil change.
What is every 5,000 to 7,500 miles?
Answer: These fluid-filled cylinders work with springs to dampen bouncing and provide a smooth ride.
Question: What are shock absorbers (or shocks)?
Answer: This belt-driven component pushes coolant through the engine and radiator.
Question: What is the water pump?
Answer: This hydraulic fluid transfers pressure from the brake pedal to the wheels.
Question: What is brake fluid?
Answer: This transmission type allows the driver to manually select gears using a clutch pedal.
Question: What is a manual transmission (or standard transmission)?
This light aides in seeing what's behind you when backing up
What is the reverse lights
20W50, 10W30, 10W40, 0W20
What are oil weights and or viscosities
Answer: This fluid assists your steering system, making it easier to turn the wheel.
Question: What is power steering fluid?
Answer: This large finned component at the front of your vehicle uses airflow to cool hot coolant.
Question: What is the radiator?
Answer: These friction components press against the rotors or drums to slow the vehicle down.
Question: What are brake pads (or brake shoes)?
Answer: These components create the combustion spark that ignites the air-fuel mixture in each cylinder.
Question: What are spark plugs?
The lights that aide the driver at night and also makes the vehicle more visible during the daytime. They stay on as long as the ignition switch is in the run position
What is the drive or running lights
This component is responsible for adding the correct amount of torque to the drain plug
What is a torque wrench
Answer: This alignment angle measures whether your tires tilt inward or outward when viewed from the front.
What is camber?
Answer: This pressurized cap on top of the radiator raises the boiling point of the coolant.
Question: What is the radiator cap?
Answer: This disc-shaped metal component rotates with the wheel and is squeezed by brake pads to create stopping power.
Question: What is a brake rotor (or disc)?
Answer: This engine component uses lobes to open and close intake and exhaust valves at precise intervals.
Question: What is the camshaft?
This switch on your dashboard controls the brightness of your instrument panel lights.
What is the dimmer switch?
This small but crucial component should be replaced every time you change your oil
What is the oil filter
Answer: These pivoting ball-and-socket joints connect the steering knuckles to the control arms, allowing wheels to move up and down while steering.
Question: What are ball joints?
Answer: This rubber component connects radiator hoses and can leak or burst when it deteriorates.
Question: What is a hose (or radiator hose)?
Answer: This emergency brake uses a cable system and is often engaged with a foot pedal or hand lever.
Question: What is the parking brake (or e-brake)?
Answer: This forced induction device uses exhaust gases to spin a turbine that compresses incoming air, significantly increasing engine power output.
Question: What is a turbocharger (or turbo)?
This type of bulb is more energy-efficient and lasts longer than traditional halogen bulbs.
What is an LED bulb?
This type of oil lasts longer and provides better engine protection than conventional oil.
What is synthetic oil?
Answer: This U-shaped bar connects the left and right suspension components to reduce body roll during cornering.
Question: What is a sway bar (or stabilizer bar/anti-roll bar)?
Answer: This small radiator inside your dashboard provides heat to the passenger compartment using engine coolant.
Question: What is the heater core?
Answer: This vacuum-assisted component multiplies the force you apply to the brake pedal, making braking easier.
Question: What is the brake booster (or power brake booster)?
Answer: This long spinning shaft runs from the transmission to the rear axle in rear-wheel-drive vehicles, transferring power to the wheels.
Question: What is a driveshaft (or propeller shaft)?
This automotive lighting technology uses a high-voltage electric arc between two electrodes in a gas-filled tube, producing an intense blue-white light that's brighter than halogen but requires a ballast and warm-up time.
What are HID lights (or High-Intensity Discharge/Xenon lights)?
Failing to change your oil can cause this critical engine component to seize up.
What is the Egine
Answer: This suspension geometry setting, measured in degrees, refers to the angle of the steering axis when viewed from the side and affects steering returnability and stability.
Question: What is caster?
Answer: This electrically powered device pulls air through the radiator when the vehicle isn't moving fast enough for natural airflow.
Question: What is the cooling fan (or radiator fan)?
Answer: This computerized safety system prevents wheel lockup during hard braking by rapidly pulsing the brakes.
Question: What is ABS (or Anti-lock Braking System)?
Answer: This continuously variable transmission system uses pulleys and a belt rather than fixed gears, allowing infinite ratio variations within a range.
Question: What is a CVT (or Continuously Variable Transmission)?