The spark plug was a key invention in the history of the internal combustion engine, allowing combustion to be easily controlled and engines to rev faster than messy earlier designs. Mid-century cars ...

Recently, my son-in-law's 2005 Acura 3.2 began to misfire. While changing the spark plugs, the end of the ''coil on plug'' wire for spark plug No. 3 came off, leaving the coil in my hand and the ...

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Spark plugs are the heart of your car’s ignition system. If yours are worn out, ...

When Ford introduced the SEFI 5.0L High Output Mustang in 1986 many predicted the end of the tunable engine. Ironically it was the beginning of a new era of super-tunable small-block Fords that would ...

The spark plug was a key invention in the history of the internal combustion engine, allowing combustion to be easily controlled and engines to rev faster than messy earlier designs. Mid-century cars ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A spark plug isn't just one standard item, and the market is full of different types, materials, and designs. They're each made to run best ...

Let's face it, many problem areas in custom trucks don't rear their ugly heads until the manufacturer has already built hundreds of thousand of trucks and SUVs. For instance, Ford's Coil on Plug (CoP) ...

A battery in a traditional car cannot directly create engine spark. It’s only rated at 12 volts, after all, so it needs a little help boosting the signal to the spark plugs. To make that happen, a car ...

Just like spark plugs, ignition coils can wear down and become faulty over time. There are many common signs that an ignition coil is getting bad, but one obvious sign is an engine misfire, typically ...

Spark plugs are a mission-critical part of a gasoline engine's ignition system. Without them, there's nothing to ignite the air-fuel mixture in each cylinder. Craig brought 15 years of automotive ...