TD VX 5dr Auto
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£12,995
- Year/Month: 2002/0
- Stock ID: T120780
- Transmission: Automatic
- CC: 4200
- Mileage: 108000
- Fuel Type: Diesel
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When you have the plan to buy Toyota Diesel SUVÂ For Sale, so you should know that there are some major differences between a water-cooled and air-cooled engine. Air-cooled engines use an engine cylinder design that incorporates the cooling fins around the cylinder and on the piston cylinder head. These fins remove heat from the cylinder and radiate heat. As the vehicle is driven, the air is directed to the fins to dissipate even more heat.Â
Operational Effectivity
Some vehicles may incorporate a belt or electric fan to blow through the fins to help keep the engine cool. Some engines use hot air out of the engine to heat the interior of the passenger compartment. Air-cooled engines take longer to keep the engine temperature constant. This can affect the operation of the engine during cold or extreme heat conditions. Instead of fins used to keep the engine cool, in water-cooled engines the engine block and cylinder heads are fused but with internal passages throughout the engine block around the cylinders and above the cylinder in the cylinder head. The engine will use a water pump connected to these passages on the engine; that part can be driven by versatile ways such as belt and electrics, etc. The system has a radiator that is used to radiate heat from the water (coolant) that flows through the engine. A thermostat is placed in a passage from the engine to the radiator. The temperature of the water or the coolant is maintained by the thermostat. The thermostat controls the coolant flow in the radiator.Â
Better ControlsÂ
When the water pump is turned, the coolant is pumped through the engine. The coolant absorbs and transfers engine heat from the combustion process. When the coolant heats up, the thermostat limits the flow to the radiator until the temperature of the coolant reaches a set temperature of about 190 degrees, at which time it opens the flow to the radiator. The coolant then flows into the radiator and the coolant heat is transferred to the radiator fins to be dissipated towards the surrounding air like the fins on the air-cooled engine. The radiator has electric or mechanical fans to blow air through the cooling fins. The thermostat opens and closes as needed to keep the internal temperature of the engine coolant constant; engine temperature is better controlled by air-cooled engines. The refrigerant can also be directed into the passenger compartment to flow through a small radiator called a heating core to heat the interior of the vehicle. Some engines may use a hybrid design that uses a water cooling system mixed with some of the air-cooled engine sections to help keep the engine cool and lighten.
Proper Function
These systems can use smaller radiators or lightweight radiators and engine designs with air-cooled areas to dissipate heat. The advantages of air-cooled engines are various such as these not heavier and they don’t use coolant, radiators as well as hoses, etc. The disadvantages are that they cannot heat up quickly and cannot maintain constant engine temperature. This will affect engine performance and climate change emissions like cold or hot extreme temperatures. A cold engine requires the addition of fuel to function properly. The advantages of water-cooled motors are that they can heat up quickly and keep the engine temperature better than the air-cooled design. This helps maintain engine performance and emissions. The disadvantages of a water-cooled engine are the added weight of the engine design along with the added weight of the cooling system components such as the radiator, water pump, coolant and hoses. Therefore, before pay the Toyota Diesel SUV Price, a buyer of used vehicles should know about such type of difference to ensure a happy deal as per his need with used car exporters.
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