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Spark plug replacement is essential to keep your engine running properly. Here's a look at when and how often to change them.

Spark plugs are an important part of your car’s engine. In fact, it would be pretty difficult for you to go anywhere without them! Spark plugs kick off the all-important combustion in the appropriately named internal combustion engine—setting off a chain of events that turns your engine’s crankshaft and ultimately, your car’s tires. But spark plugs do wear out over time and can occasionally go bad altogether. If your vehicle isn’t running as smoothly as it once did, and you want to try…

If you're planning on changing your spark plugs, or just want to learn about how they work, watch this video.

Spark plugs play a key role in starting your gas-powered car: They provide a hot spark that ignites the air-and-fuel mixt

Not all modern cars have spark plug wires, but if yours does, and they go bad, your engine will suffer. Here's what to do.

Learn how and why to replace spark plugs, inspect spark plugs and spark plugs wires, choose the best spark plugs, how to upgrade spark plugs, should you use ...

It's tiny, but don't let it fool you—sparks plug are an important part of your car's maintenance.

Spark plugs produce a tiny but powerful spark of electricity that combusts the fuel and air combination within your engine to start your car. When you start your car you are sending electric currents through a number of wires which connect directly to the spark plugs. From here, the plugs emit that electric spark across a small gap which creates the ignition and combustion needed for your vehicle to turn over. As your engine starts, it's pistons begin their motion allowing your car's…

How changing you own Spark Plugs can lead to problems. A Convoy Auto Repair customer attempted to save money and do his own repairs, but in the process, he b...

It can be extremely frustrating when you hop in your vehicle, turn the key in the ignition and it won’t start! While dead batteries are the usual suspect for a car not starting, that is not always the root cause of the issue
Here are some of the top reasons why your car won’t start.
Dead Battery
As we just said, the battery is usually the main culprit. In particular when the weather is either very cold or very hot, a dead battery…

With today's computer controlled cars, the possibility of a vehicle not starting when you turn the key is less likely then ever before. But it does happen, and when it does, it would help if you knew some basic tests and procedures that could allow you to determine the cause and often fix the problem yourself instead of relying on your local repair shop to bail you out
The first step is to narrow down the cause of the no-start.
Let's go over…

We live in a time where the past and future of the automotive world coincide. The old debate between gasoline and diesel engines seems overshadowed by the electric and self-driving car technology that dominates the industry today. However, there are a ton of gasoline and diesel engines still on the road. Many people can’t afford the latest-and-greatest, so they’re stuck choosing between good-old gas and dependable…

Apple's iOS-to-VGA adapter is a pretty handy way to watch movies and shows on your TV, but it unfortunately takes up the only port on your device. If you'd like to give your iPod some juice while outputting videos to your TV, you can splice together a few cables yourself.

For older cars with non-electric ignition systems, it was easier to know when it was time for a car tune up. The recommended interval for replacing spark plugs, filters, and fluids was pretty standard, about every 10,000 to 12,000 miles. However, because today’s newer vehicles are equipped with elec...

A car’s electrical system is a bit like your body’s circulatory system in that it has a battery (the heart) from which electricity (blood) flows along the wires (the blood vessels) to the parts that require it, before returning to the battery
In fact, the analogy is closer still when you consider that like blood, the electrical current flows in only one direction – from the battery, to the part being powered and back to the battery through the car’s metal body.
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Our auto repair shop gets our fair share of frozen bolts. People call us sometimes on a daily basis but on a weekly basis is a given for frozen bolt problems. We run into frozen bolt-itis almost on a daily basis, which is good and bad thing depending on the mechanic. Some mechanics get all frustrated while others enjoy the challenge. Regardless, we typically charge more for frozen bolt problems. Sometimes it’s a quick, easy, low cost resolution where sometimes it turns into…

Let’s look at some of the simple car repairs that everyone should know how to do, from changing the oil to spark plugs, shocks and changing a tire

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Transmission fluid keeps the parts in your automatic transmission moving smoothly together. Like other vital automotive fluids, it can deteriorate over time. Hard use -- such as frequent stop-and-go city driving, hauling heavy loads, trailer towing -- will accelerate that deterioration. That kind of driving raises the operating temperature of the transmission, and heat puts more strain on the transmission and the fluid, which helps…

The smart plug market is getting crowded, but the innovative Currant Smart Outlet stands out.