Evening all.. Ok where to start.. I'm a mechanic with 15/20 yrs ford and vw experience but all with the early early stuff like vw campers and mk2 carbed escorts and the like... I've owned subarus and turbo escorts and a whole host of fast and slow vee dubs.... I've been following a few build threads such as lloyds and rob from nz and they are some of the most enjoyable inspiring threads making me want to start whacking my octy with the modding stick but I'm confused...... Fmic I get (front mount inter cooler ) maf ....yep know that as most cars have em but some of the others abbreviations have me stumped.... Tip???? Iac ?????

Feel free to tear me up for this lack of knowledge and being a tech I'm

Embarrassed but can someone pls if they have a mo tell me what a few of these mean as it would be so helpful in my quest to make swmbo (worked that out and it's epic !!) that these parts need replacing for purely reliability ...

Thanks for any assistance people and loving the forum

Tip is turbo intake pipe

I wouldnt feel bad bud, like anything, if you know you know

If you dont you dont

Cant think of the other myself

Cai - cold air intake

Farb and rarb is the anti roll bars

Hmmmm........ Lac ????

Low a55 car ?

Love all cars cats chocolate

Lloyds a **** lol

Epic Lloyd I rofl and then lmfao ( hey I'm getting good at these abbreviations jus can't post one request have to do it in duplicate massive technophobe)

wont be the first time lol

Isn`t it IAC? lol

 

Idle Air Control?

 

http://www.engine-light-help.com/check-engine-light-acronyms.html

Edited 14 October, 201312 yr by sammyhale30

http://www.engine-light-help.com/check-engine-light-acronyms.html

Cheers sammy I looked at it when I wrote it and thought it looked wrong:)

dont know what 1 them is either lol

IAT is intake air temperature. As in sensor.

SAI is secondary air injection.

DV is diverter valve.

CTS is coolant temperature sensor.

I'll add anymore as I think of them.