USING ROAD TEST FOR INSPECTION OF AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE

Abstract

The engine power could be measured accurately using an engine dynamometer but this process is time and money consuming due to difficulty of coupling the engine to the dynamometer. The coupling process can be eliminated using chassis dynamometer. Hence the chassis dynamometer is a road resistance simulator. Why not to take the actual road as the source of resistance instead of using chassis dynamometer? This process will be faster and cheaper taking less than a minute on road for a single test and will help to detect the condition of the engine and power train easily.