A word (or phrase) that has been overused or misused so much that it now has zero meaning whatsoever.
Over the years, countless words and phrases have become "zombie words" as they have lost their meaning from extreme overuse and misuse. Some of these words are "diversity", "simp", "racist", "toxic", "cringe", "abuse", "unprecedented", "Nazi", and "Fascist".
by The_Anonymouse December 01, 2020
Get the zombie word mug.Derogatory term for Detroit Diesel two-stroke Diesel engines, so named because they tend to consume lots of oil and leak oil. Some say that, on these engines, if you didn't have to add a gallon (or two, or three) of oil to the crankcase every time you stopped to get fuel, something was wrong.
Me: What engine do you have in your truck?
Truck driver: It's an old 12V92 Leaktroit. Thing drinks oil like breakfast but I still love it.
Truck driver: It's an old 12V92 Leaktroit. Thing drinks oil like breakfast but I still love it.
by The_Anonymouse June 24, 2021
Get the Leaktroit mug.What people on Reddit say when they see a repost that one attempted to post as "original" content. Happens a lot on r/PrequelMemes but can be seen elsewhere too.
User A: (Sees a post with thousands of upvotes on the front page, then proceeds to post an exact copy of that "trending" post)
User B sees that it's a repost, and puts in the comment section "General Reposti"
User B sees that it's a repost, and puts in the comment section "General Reposti"
by The_Anonymouse October 21, 2018
Get the General Reposti mug.Politically correct (aka Newspeak) term for "physical distancing". You're not actually distancing yourself socially. Social distancing is actually distancing yourself from society and being less social. We're not doing that here in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Get the Social Distancing mug.Troy: So why are U afraid of Ryan and Sharpay?
Kelsi: I walked on them doing the horizontal love dance and they pushed me out of a window...
Kelsi: I walked on them doing the horizontal love dance and they pushed me out of a window...
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The purpose of a DPF is to filter out particulate matter (a.k.a. black smoke) from a Diesel engine's exhaust, which consists of two distinct components, soot and ash. Soot is elemental carbon, which is the visible black stuff you see, and soot is the result of unburned fuel. Ash, on the other hand, consists of non-combustible metallic salts and is formed because engine oil contains many magnesium, calcium, and zinc compounds, and small amounts of oil are inevitably going to be burned along with the fuel.
A DPF is typically a big muffler with a ceramic honeycomb inside it that catches all this soot and ash and holds on to it. It doesn't let it out the tailpipe. It works well. But the problem is, it's a FILTER, and over time it's gonna get plugged. And once it's plugged up you now have an exhaust restriction, which is bad for your engine. It reduces your power, and you get all sorts of other problems. So how do you get the DPF to be clean again?
Many engines now have regeneration systems that spray fuel into the exhaust and blow air into it, then they light this fuel on fire so that the DPF can be heated to around 600°C in order for the soot be turned into carbon dioxide. This clears out the soot. Ash, on the other hand, is non-combustible and builds up in the DPF over time. Even during regeneration ash remains in the DPF and at some point you will have to wash the thing out or have it professionally cleaned in order to get rid of it.
The purpose of a DPF is to filter out particulate matter (a.k.a. black smoke) from a Diesel engine's exhaust, which consists of two distinct components, soot and ash. Soot is elemental carbon, which is the visible black stuff you see, and soot is the result of unburned fuel. Ash, on the other hand, consists of non-combustible metallic salts and is formed because engine oil contains many magnesium, calcium, and zinc compounds, and small amounts of oil are inevitably going to be burned along with the fuel.
A DPF is typically a big muffler with a ceramic honeycomb inside it that catches all this soot and ash and holds on to it. It doesn't let it out the tailpipe. It works well. But the problem is, it's a FILTER, and over time it's gonna get plugged. And once it's plugged up you now have an exhaust restriction, which is bad for your engine. It reduces your power, and you get all sorts of other problems. So how do you get the DPF to be clean again?
Many engines now have regeneration systems that spray fuel into the exhaust and blow air into it, then they light this fuel on fire so that the DPF can be heated to around 600°C in order for the soot be turned into carbon dioxide. This clears out the soot. Ash, on the other hand, is non-combustible and builds up in the DPF over time. Even during regeneration ash remains in the DPF and at some point you will have to wash the thing out or have it professionally cleaned in order to get rid of it.
From the year 2007 onwards basically all heavy-duty Diesel engines had to get a DPF in order to reduce particulate matter emissions, which lead to Diesel engine manufacturers ramping production up significantly in 2005 and 2006 so they could continue selling pre-DPF engines well into 2007.
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