How do car engines work?

Question

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Answer 1

The internal combustion engine is a heat engine in which the burning of a fuel occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. This exothermic reaction of a fuel with an oxidizer creates gases of high temperature and pressure, which are permitted to expand. The defining feature of an internal combustion engine is that useful work is performed by the expanding hot gases acting directly to cause movement, for example by acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire engine itself.

Answer 2

Go to the web site "How Stuff Works" for a complete description, with plenty of pictures, on this subject and lots of others. Click on the "Source" link.

Answer 3

www.howstuffworks.com has an excellent tutorial with animations and other nifty stuff for the major types of car engines. You could write a decently-sized book with alll of the info needed to explain it thoroughly.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

Answer 4

look it up in the local library, internet or ask a friend and ask your local dealer/ auto fixer!!