SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers
Sec – Secondary
SFI – Sequential-port Fuel Injection
SI – System International
SIR – Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System
SOHC – Single Overhead Camshaft
Sol – Solenoid
SPEC – Specification
Speedo – Speedometer
SRS – Supplemental Restraint System
ST – Start
Sw – Switch
SWB – Short Wheel Base
SYN – Synchronize
TAC – Thermostatic Air Cleaner
Tach – Tachometer
TBI – Throttle Body Injection
TCC – Transmission/Transaxle Converter Clutch
TCM – Transmission/Transaxle Control Module
TDC – Top Dead Center
Term – Terminal
TEMP – Temperature
TPS – Throttle Position Sensor
TRANS – Transmission/Transaxle
TURBO – Turbocharger
TV – Throttle Valve
TVRS – Television & Radio Suppression
TVS – Thermal Vacuum Switch
3 A/T – Three Speed Automatic Transmission/
Transaxle
2WD – Two Wheel Drive
4x2 – Two wheel Drive
U-joint – Universal Joint
V – Volt(s)
VAC – Vacuum
VIN – Vehicle Identification Number
VRRRE – Vehicle Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling
Equipment
V-ref – ECM Reference Voltage
VRV – Vacuum Reducer Valve
VSS – Vehicle Speed Sensor
VSV – Vacuum Switching Valve
V-6 – Six Cylinder “V” Engine
V-8 – Eight Cylinder “V” Engine
W – Watt(s)
w/ – With
w/b – Wheel Base
w/o – Without
WOT – Wide Open Throttle
L – Liter
lb·ft – Foot Pounds
lb·in – Inch Pounds
LF – Left Front
LH – Left Hand
LR – Left Rear
LS – Left Side
LWB – Long Wheel Base
L-4 – In-line Four Cylinder Engine
MAF – Mass Air Flow
MAN – Manual
MAP – Manifold Absolute Pressure
MAT – Manifold Air Temperature
MEM-CAL – Memory and Calibration Unit
Max – Maximum
M/C – Mixture Control
Min – Minimum
mm – Millimeter
MPFI – Multi-Port Fuel Injection
MPG – Miles per Gallon
MPH – Miles per Hour
M/T – Manual Transmission/Transaxle
MV – Millivolt
NA – Natural Aspirated
NC – Normally Closed
N·m – Newton Meters
NO – Normally Open
NOx – Nitrogen, Oxides of
OD – Outside Diameter
O/D – Over Drive
OHC – Overhead Camshaft
OL – Open Loop
O
2
– Oxygen
PAIR – Pulse Air Injection Reactor System
P/B – Power Brakes
PCV – Positive Crankcase Ventilation
PFI – Port Fuel Injection
PRESS – Pressure
PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory
P/N – Park/Neutral
P/S – Power Steering
PSI – Pounds per Square Inch
Pt. – Pint
Pri – Primary
PWM – Pulse Width Modulated
Qt – Quart
REF – Reference
RF – Right Front
RFI – Radio Frequency Interference
RH – Right Hand
RPM – Revolutions per Minute
RPO – Regular Production Option
RR – Right Rear
RS – Right Side
RTV – Room Temperature Vulcanizing
RVB – Rear Vacuum Brake
RVR – Response Vacuum Reducer
RWAL – Rear Wheel Antilock Brake
RWD - Rear Wheel Drive
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