intake valves
The intake valves are the little doors inside a car’s engine that let air and fuel in so it can burn. If they’re dirty or stuck, the car won’t run well.
Intake valves are components in an engine’s cylinder head that allow the air-fuel mixture to enter each combustion chamber. They open and close on a camshaft-driven schedule.
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"And that's where the intake valves are. So if you dropped a little nut or bolt, it would be sucked into the engine and not a good thing."
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