If you find that a bumpy road broke off the end of one of your old spark plugs, you should probably call a tow truck. Just don't try to MacGyver your car like I did. The last time I got my car out of ...

Before you undertake any of this work, re-read the article "Deciding if you should do the job yourself," and if your vehicle fits even one of those descriptions, don't try to do the work in this ...

The space, or gap, between the center and side electrodes needs to be an exact distance across; otherwise, your plugs don't fire efficiently. Adjusting the distance between the two electrodesis called ...

Spark plugs are essential to the running of a vehicle, helping ignite the mixture of air and fuel to provide combustion to the engine. There are three specific parts of a spark plug, a central ...

Spark plugs that haven't been changed for a long time can become one with the cylinder head. Fortunately, it's possible to repair damaged threads instead of scrapping the head. (Photograph by Chris ...

Like rotating tires or changing oil, replacing spark plugs is a job that can be easily, and inexpensively, done in the confines of your own home. Although they don’t need maintenance as often as the ...

On the surface,spark plug wiresare a pretty basic part they carry spark energy from the distributor (or coil) to the spark plugs. But when you actually go to purchase a set, you find out that there ...

Spark plugs are an essential part of a car's ignition system. As the name suggests, they provide a spark of electricity that ignites the fuel and air mixture, and gets the engine up and running.

Older vehicles with distributor-type ignition systems use ignition (or spark plug) wires to send electrical current from the distributor to individual spark plugs, with the timing based on their ...