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intake valves

8 Episode Mentions
Too Afraid to Ask

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.

Technical Definition

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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"...it helps keep down up to sixty to seventy percent of the harmful tank deposits that are left behind on the intake valves, And to me, that's an issue..."

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Classic Car Doctor - September 19, 2015 - Hour 2 Ron Ananian The Car Doctor 04:14

"with an Atkinson cycle open close timing of the engine intake valves are actively controlled. So compared to a conventional engine, you know, the airflow is controlled by the throttle valve and..."

Ford Employee Pricing with Bob Tasca lll The Car Doctor Podcast 29:59

"You have intake valves that let air in to the combustion chamber. You have exhaust valves that let exhaust out of the chamber."

Today I'm busting the car repair myths that you learned from dear 'ol Dad, or Uncle Charlie, or whoever... My Car Guru Podcast 10:49

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