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Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges
I did notice that you have been not been edumacated enough to learn that that big hunk of cast iron under your hood is an engine, not a motor.
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Well, I've always known them as engines, and I've heard the term motor used to define these engines, even MB calls them motors (the OM before the engine number stands for Oel Motor). The definition of the word motor is as follows
"Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an
internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
A motor vehicle, especially an automobile."
Not trying to start an argument or anything, but I'm just saying that you CAN call it a motor while using correct terminology, but I prefer the term engine better for some reason.
-Joe