Forum Lingo...?

[Keith]

Having just realised I had no idea what NVH meant I think we really need this for all members new and old as this may not just be a technical glossary I think this is the best place for it.

If you would like to post in this thread your various Initialisms and Acronyms we mods will add them alphabetically to this message

If you are puzzled feel free to ask what xyz means as well someone will know I hope :)

This list is for car related ones

CDT = ? often open to debate this one!
CDTi = ? as above with an i on it ;)
FBH = Fuel Burning Heater
HGF = Head Gasket Failure
ICE = In Car Entertainment
IKE = Instrument Kombi Electronics (Instrument Cluster to you and me)
MAF = Mass AirFlow Sensor
NVH = Noise Vibration and Harshness
VIS = Variable Intake System

[sydneymj]

Bit of humour... or not necessarily car related

AFAIK = As Far As I Know
B & Q = Bodge Quickly
CTLM = Champagne Taste Lemonade Money (I don't actually get that one!?)
HTH = Hope (or) Has That Helped
HWNL = He Who Never Listens)
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
IMO = In My Opinion
LMAO = Laughing My A** Off
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
MFI = Made For Idiots
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor etc (see LMAO)
SWMBO = She Who Must be Obeyed
TLA: Three Letter Acronym
TYVM = Thank You Very Much

Note these are not expressly views of the club!

[Mike]

CTLM Champagne Taste Lemonade Money

That's me sadly :(

thank goodness for overdrafts :rofl:

welcome sydney - it's good to see you on here.

[EnEnGee]

Here's my guess

CDT - Common Rail/Diesel/Turbocharged

CDTi- Common Rail/Diesel/Turbocharged/It's now got the power it should have had :D

[EnEnGee]

CDTi is the official reference for the remapped versions that MGR produced when they woke up to the fact that the CDT was capable of producing a lot more power (it already did in the BMW in any case). I suspect that perhaps BMW didn't want the CDT to compete with the 3 series so held it back so to speak. The ECU had a different software map to give the extra beans, the hardware remains exactly the same. This remap was (is?) available as a dealer software upgrade, but the Ron box effectively does much the same.

[Jürgen]

Some time ago I found this: www.acronymfinder.com

[BT@Home]

What is a VIS ?

[Keith]

VIS = Variable Intake System

[Departed]

For clarification, and because I'm a collector of acronyms,

PCV is Positive Crankcase Ventilation.

[eeen]

CRAFT----- Can't Rember A Flaming Thing
RTFN -------Read The Flaming Notes

[nisfo]

EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation

[Reebs]

O.k, I've been a member for a while now and I've got my head round the following alright:

SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly

But what about:
OEM?......Original Equipment...M????

And why do members just post "Bump" from time to time? :shrug:

[stevemac]

O.k, I've been a member for a while now and I've got my head round the following alright:

SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly

But what about:
OEM?......Original Equipment...M????

And why do members just post "Bump" from time to time? :shrug:
Manufacturer

and a bump makes the thread a new post thus bringing it to peoples attention.

[Greeners]

M.....manufacturer....


If you bump a post, it puts it back into the "new posts" list.

Most people use the new post function to see what's been added rather then trawl through each forum

HTH

[Reebs]

If you bump a post, it puts it back into the "new posts" list

HTH


That's a neat little trick, yes I use the "New Posts" button myself.

Thanks guys :D

Are there any other Acronyms I should be aware of I wonder?:box:


BTW,

HTH = Hope That Helps

[Greeners]

HTH


Hope that helps

[Kandyman]

Bump = Made you look :)


FYI = For Your Information

[baxlin]

Not all that many, AFAIK.

TIA - thanks in advance

For the more arrogant, IMNSHO













as far as I know.......

[Jules]

TTFN (before invention of forums)
Ta Ta for now:lol:

[wicksy_64]

R.T.F.M is my favorite.
Read the ---- Manual.

[DerekS]

So Jules.. Have you given yourself away there ? You a Tommy Handley fan too ??

Any way I have been thinking along similar lines as Reebs, should we not have a sticky somewhere with a glossary of these acronyms ?

Fbh, Vis, Hgf, and all the others are very confusing when you first come across them.

:confused:

[yp53]

Too many TLAs here....

[DerekS]

Yp.. Unfortunately, without the aforementioned glossary thread, I cant translate your contribution.

[rover]

If you look in the "Social Forum" there is an Acronym Glossary.

[DerekS]

Thanks Rover, I missed that. :)

[Kandyman]

If you look in the "Social Forum" there is an Acronym Glossary.


Well done i forgot about that :)

The threads have now been merged :D

[Jules]

Googling them works too;)

[podge]

The last time I bumped a post I had to polish the scratch out!!!! :getmecoat:

Mind you in my job we have

TPIS, FADEC,FAFCE,VIGV,EICAS,ECAM,QAR,CVR,WXR,GPWS,ADC.. ............
why is life so complicated?

[RayC333]

FADEC .... now that would be good in my car.

Full Authority Digital Engine Control (makes our ECU's seem simple) :D


My turbocharger has VIGV though. ...Variable Inlet Guide Vanes

[podge]

Well spotted Ray,and to think I fitted an FMU to a beautifull aeroplane near you just before THE final flight.....small world!P.

[baxlin]

Well spotted Ray,and to think I fitted an FMU to a beautifull aeroplane near you just before THE final flight.....small world!P.

Podge, I can possibly work out FMU, but as a TLA, "THE" has got me beat........ :biggrinsanta: