Bottom End
Cylinder Arrangement
Camshaft
Four-Stroke CycleName
General Engine Questions
100

The Main Body of the Engine

Engine Block

100

4 Cylinder in a row

Inline 4 Cylinder

100

What does OHV stand for

An overhead valve engine

100

What stroke draws an air-fuel mixture in

The intake stroke

100

This links the piston to the crankshaft

The connecting rod

200

Engine block, crankshaft, connecting  rods, pistons 

Short Block

200

Cylinders on opposite sides of the crankshaft

Opposed Engine

200
What does OHC stand for

 An overhead camshaft engine

200

What stroke compresses the air-fuel mixture 

The compression stroke

200

This transfers the pressure of combustion 

The piston

300

Top of the block surrounding the cylinders

Deck Surface

300

2 Banks of cylinders at an angle to each other

V-Type Engine

300

What does SOHC stand for

A single overhead camshaft engine

300

What strok removes the burned gases from the engine

The exhaust stroke

300

This allows the piston to swing on the connecting rod 

The piston pin, or wrist pin

400

Holds the crankshaft in place

Main bearing caps

400

2 Banks of cylinders at an angle to each other, with the cylinders in each bank offset

W-Type Engine

400

What does DOHC stand for

A dual overhead camshaft engine

400

A stroke when the air-fuel mixture burns and pushes the piston down with tremendous force 

The power stroke

400

These seal the clearance between the outside of the piston and the cylinder wall 

The piston rings

500

Large round holes machined in the block for pistons

Cylinders

500

An engine named after a breakfast food

Opposed Engine(Pancake Engine)

500

What is it called when the PCM adjusts the valve timing

Variable valve timing system

500

How many revolutions must the crankshaft rotate to complete the four-stroke cycle?

Two

500

This covers and encloses the top of the cylinders  

The cylinder head