For most cars and trucks, gasoline and diesel engines follow the same four basic steps to make power: intake, to get a mixture of fuel and air into the cylinders; compression, to squeeze that mixture ...

Bruce Springsteen said it best when he said, "You can't start a fire without a spark." While spark plugs may not be number one on your conversation hit parade, there is a whole raft of new, "designer" ...

One of the best ways to gain automotive knowledge is simply by asking the two-word question: “What is (a part, theory, thing)?” and locking in the definition after it is given. We’ll take a flier and ...

If you're like us, you've done a lot of thinking lately about the different shapes and lengths of spark plug tips. But odds are that you're nothing like us (good for you), and you've given absolutely ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to engine care 101, a spark plug replacement — also referred to as a tune-up — is an essential task. Spark plugs, as the name ...