Commonly used abbreviations
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Commonly used abbreviations
Someone asked for help with abbreviations, so here are some. Feel free to add or correct my list.
Here are a couple of links to some commonly used abbreviations in the auto industry. Most are general and not specific to the XJS but many are there.
http://cocoprobe.voila.net/acronyme1.pdf
http://www.automotive-technology.co....es/abbacro.pdf
Some that you might often hear on this forum are:
AAV auxiliary air valve
ATS air temperature sensor
BTDC before top dead center
TPS throttle position sensor or throttle potentiometer
CTS coolant temperature sensor
EFI electronic fuel injection
ECU electronic control unit
ECM engine control module
H.E. high efficiency (edited thanks to Flint Ironstag)
JDS jaguar diagnostics serial link
VOM volt ohm meter
DVM digital volt meter
O2 sensor oxygen sensor
OEM original equipment manufacturer
PCV positive crankcase ventilation
RHD right hand drive
LHD left hand drive
SS speed sensor
SIS starter inhibit switch
NSS neutral safety switch
WOT wide open throttle
JDHT jaguar daimler heritage trust
J A G U A R Jags Always Guarantee Unlimited & Astronomical Repairs...(not my acronym...but mostly true)
Here are a couple of links to some commonly used abbreviations in the auto industry. Most are general and not specific to the XJS but many are there.
http://cocoprobe.voila.net/acronyme1.pdf
http://www.automotive-technology.co....es/abbacro.pdf
Some that you might often hear on this forum are:
AAV auxiliary air valve
ATS air temperature sensor
BTDC before top dead center
TPS throttle position sensor or throttle potentiometer
CTS coolant temperature sensor
EFI electronic fuel injection
ECU electronic control unit
ECM engine control module
H.E. high efficiency (edited thanks to Flint Ironstag)
JDS jaguar diagnostics serial link
VOM volt ohm meter
DVM digital volt meter
O2 sensor oxygen sensor
OEM original equipment manufacturer
PCV positive crankcase ventilation
RHD right hand drive
LHD left hand drive
SS speed sensor
SIS starter inhibit switch
NSS neutral safety switch
WOT wide open throttle
JDHT jaguar daimler heritage trust
J A G U A R Jags Always Guarantee Unlimited & Astronomical Repairs...(not my acronym...but mostly true)
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