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  2. Fishtailing - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a car undergoing fishtailing. Video of a car fishtailing or drifting on the street of Riia maantee in Tartu, Estonia (December 2021) Fishtailing is a vehicle handling problem which occurs when the rear wheels lose traction, resulting in oversteer. This can be caused by low-friction surfaces (sand, gravel, rain, snow, ice, etc.).

  3. Crankcase dilution - Wikipedia

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    Also, soot getting into the lube oil can cause crankcase dilution, but there are additives that can keep the soot at the top of the lube oil. Soot that collects in the crankcase fully goes away when the lube oil is changed out of the engine. Additives can be added to the oil to cause the soot to stay on top of the engine lube oil. [4]

  4. Diesel engine runaway - Wikipedia

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    This means that if there is any type of leak or malfunction that increases the amount of oil or fuel unintentionally entering the combustion chamber, the quality of the air-fuel-mixture will increase, causing torque and rotational speed to increase. Fuel and oil leaks causing engine runaways can have both internal and external causes.

  5. Honda recalls more than 700,000 cars for fuel leak issue: See ...

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    This can cause fuel leaks and lead to an increased risk of injury, warned NHTSA. This recall comes after another one issued by Honda for 1.7 million cars in early October due to steering wheel issues.

  6. Skid (automobile) - Wikipedia

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    A burnout is when a car intentionally locks the front wheels to hold the car in place while spinning the rear wheels. The dynamic friction of the spinning tire against the road causes significant amounts of the tire's rubber to be deposited onto the road surface, and increased temperature from friction usually creates dense white smoke.

  7. Head gasket - Wikipedia

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    A leak in the head gasket - often called a "blown head gasket" - can result in a leak of coolant, the combustion gasses, or both. Blue smoke from the exhaust suggests that excess oil is entering the combustion chambers (although there are other possible causes than a head gasket leak). White smoke from the exhaust suggests that coolant is ...

  8. Oil catch tank - Wikipedia

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    It could also cause issues for the occupants of the car as it could be drawn into the inside of the car, which was often unpleasant. Around 1961 a new design was created. This design routed the crank breather into the intake of the car. This meant that the vapors and oil mist could be burnt and expelled out of the car through the exhaust.

  9. Oil sludge - Wikipedia

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    Oil sludge or black sludge is a gel-like or semi-solid deposit inside an internal combustion engine, that can create a catastrophic buildup. It is often the result of contaminated engine oil and occurs when moisture and/or high heat is introduced to engine oil.