© Murray Jackson
ACROSS
1. Engine cylinder sliders
5. Pedal to the ____, i.e. full throttle
8. Unexpected engine stoppage
9. Add air to tire
10. Car corrosion
11. Antifreeze/water mixtures
13. Clean car to nth degree
15. Inches forward at idle
18. Block-heater installation point (4, 4)
19. OBD device, ____ tool
22. Truckers’ trade
23. Body shop tool, ____ grinder
24. Cylinder capacity, a.k.a. ____ volume
25. Trunk jack type
DOWN
1. Valvetrain part, perhaps
2. Engine leak inhibitors
3. Engine lubricants
4. Modern oil-filter type (4, 2)
5. Exhaust silencers
6. Apprentice mechanic, in other words
7. Repair shops’ claims on cars
12. Socket type (3, 5)
14. Transmission torque converter part
16. Planetary gearset’s central element (3, 4)
17. Worrisome sidewall formations
18. 19 Across tool’s output
20. Ball bearing components, commonly
21. Metered urban ride
