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Evaporator Equalizer Valves-in-receiver

A term used for valves-in-receiver.

Evaporator Fan

A fan used to move air across the evaporator and heater core.

Evaporator Housing

The case that contains the evaporator core, diverter doors, duct outlets, and blower mounting arrangement.

Evaporator Pressure-control Valve

A term used for evaporator control valve.

Evaporator Temperature Regulator

A temperature-regulated device used by early Chrysler Air-Temp systems to control the evaporator pressure.

Even Fire

A V-6 engine with a 60- or 90-degree block having individual journals on each crankshaft throw staggered in relation to each other to provide even firing.

EVIC

Electronic Vehicle Information Center.

EVO

Electronic variable orifice Seering Module (GM).

EVP

Exhaust gas recirculation valve position.

EVR

[1] Exhaust gas recirculation vacuum regulator [2] Electronic Voltage Regulator.

EVRV

Electronic vacuum regulator valve or exhaust gas recirculation vacuum regulator valve.

Exa

The prefix representing the number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000.

Exc

An abbreviation for except.

Except

A word referring to an omitted category or item.

Excess Flash

A term used for flash.

Excessive Crush

A condition that exists when a pair of bearings are installed in a bore that is to small, causing them to deform and leading to early failure.

Exciter Ring

A toothed or notched iron or steel disk, which is the movable part of a wheel speed sensor.

Exhaust

The byproduct of an internal combustion engine. After the air and fuel mixture is burned during the combustion process, the exhaust gas (aka spent gases) must be removed from the combustion chamber. It then passes through the exhaust system.

Exhaust Analyzer

An automotive test and service device that uses a process involving infrared energy to determine and display the composition of an engine's exhaust gases such as the two-gas type to measure hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide or thee four-gas type, which also measures oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Exhaust Back Pressure

The resistance of the free flow of gas in the exhaust system.