Purpose, Function
Valve
The intake valve is pressed down by the cam, the intake air passage is opened, and air is introduced into the cylinder.
The exhaust valve is pressed down by the cam, the exhaust air passage is opened, and combustion gas is exhausted from the cylinder.
Valve spring
The valve spring adheres to the valve seat by pulling up the valve by spring force, and air tightness in the combustion chamber is maintained.
Valve seal
The valve seal prevents engine oil from entering combustion chamber through the valve guide, and engine oil consumption is suppressed.
Valve guide
The valve guide maintains the valve stem to open and close the valve smoothly.
The valve guide cools the valve by transmitting valve heat to the cylinder head.
Construction
The valve, valve spring, valve seal, and valve guide are assembled to the cylinder head as a single unit.
The sliding resistance has been reduced by setting the valve spring load to the required minimum.
The intake valve and exhaust valve are subjected to a salt-bath, soft-nitriding treatment to enhance wear resistance.
Unequal pitch valve spring has been adopted. In addition, the upper diameter is smaller compared to the bottom diameter.
The valve guide is made of sintered alloy with excellent wear resistance.
Low Fuel Warning Light
Purpose
The low fuel warning light warns the driver that the remaining fuel level
is low.
Function
The instrument cluster calculates the fuel quantity based on the following
CAN signals, and if a remaining fuel amount of approx. 10 L {2.6 US gal, 2.2
Imp gal} (fuel gauge ...
Catalytic Converter
Purpose, Function
Purifies contaminants in the exhaust gas by utilizing the chemical reactions
of the three-way catalytic converter.
A WU-TWC and a TWC have been adopted.
WU-TWC
The three-way catalyst is integrated with the exhaust manifold.
Because the c ...
Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® Hands-Free
When a Bluetooth® device (mobile phone) is connected to the vehicle's Hands-Free
unit via radio wave transmission, a call can be made or received by pressing the
talk button, pick-up button, hang-up button, or voice command on the steering wheel,
or by operating t ...