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Automobile Engines

This is an area where friction is highly undesirable. Any frictional force that occurs in an engine means that there is less power available to move the car. In this case, anywhere there are moving parts in contact, friction is alive and undesirable and is the reason oil is a necessity. Again, the red denotes areas of high friction.

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