UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR

(bajo el capó del automóvil)

PART / COMPONENT SPANISH WHAT DOES IT DO?

Engine motor The car engine converts fuel power into rotational motion so
/enyin/ that the car can move.
Radiator radiador The radiator helps to eliminate excess heat from the engine.
/reidieitorr/ Coolant is pumped through the radiator, which cools the engine.

Alternator alternador The alternator is a type of electric generator used in modern

/alterneitor/ automobiles to charge the battery and to power the electrical
components of the car.

Power-Steering Bomba de dirección The power-steering pump pressurizes the hydraulic fluid that
Pump hidráulica helps the driver turn the steering wheel.
/pawer-stirring-
pamp/
Water Pump Bomba de agua The water pump keeps the coolant circulating from the radiator
/water-pamp/ to the engine and back to the radiator in order to keep the
temperature inside the engine at acceptable levels.

Air Conditioning Compressor de aire The A/C (Air Conditioning) compressor pumps refrigerant
Compressor acondicionado through the A/C system in order to provide the vehicle with cool,
/err-kondishoning- comfortable air.
compresor/
Throttle Body Cuerpo de aceleración The throttle body controls the air flow into the engine when the
/zrotel-body/ Mariposa motorizada driver presses into the accelerator.
Cuerpo motorizado
Serpentine Belt Correa de transmisión The serpentine belt powers the alternator, the power steering
/serpentin-belt/ pump, the A/C compressor and, in some vehicles, the water
pump. The serpentine belt rotates constantly when the car is
running.
Brake Booster servofreno The Brake Booster is a device that increases the force applied
/breik-buuster/ from the brake pedal to the master cylinder.

Fuse Box Caja de fusibles The Fuse box is made to protect electrical circuits in the car,
/fius-box/ preventing damage and short circuits.

Master Cylinder Cilindro maestro the Master Cylinder is a control device that converts force
/master-silinderr/ (driver's foot) into hydraulic pressure.
Brake fluid reservoir Depósitio del líquido de The brake fluid reservoir stores the brake fluid and protects it so
/breik-fluid- frenos that the hydraulic braking system can work properly.
reservua/
Coolant overflow Depósito auxiliar del The Coolant expansion/overflow tank stores excess coolant in
reservoir radiador order to prevent overflow of the coolant from the radiator.
/kulant-ouverflou-
reservua/
windshield washer Depósito del líquido The windshield washer fluid tank stores the liquid that is used for
fluid reservoir limpiaparabrisas cleaning the windshield.
/winshild-washer-
fluid-reservua/