fi Fuel injection 101 A nice article that explains the basics of contemporary fuel injection systems. breakinoil New motors don't go with Synthetic oils An explanation of why you don't want really good oil to break in an engine. cam-wear ...and how to prevent it Eagle Cams noticed oil starvation to the camshaft in many Mercedes diesel engines, bored out some galleys and got it working so the oil properly wets each cam lobe. May apply to gas engines too.

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