Auto Mechanics

Need an easy fix to help make your car run better? change the spark plugs. It will run better. If you are tired of your car or truck sputtering and want it to run like a well tuned video game...

Your car is running a little funky. It starts hard or misfires. These little things should go along way in making it run better.

An old axiom among mechanics is that for every part in a car, there are 10 ways for it to break. Given that the average car has 14,000 separate parts, and the average engine has over 1,000, it may...

The valve cover has an important job for the engine: It keeps the valves protected and lubricated. If the valve cover gasket goes out, then the valve cover will leak out oil, potentially damaging...

Troubleshooting a misfire on the 3800 engine begins with isolating the misfiring cylinder and then pinpointing the cause. This same procedure can be used on other engines as well. Follow these...

If you are having problems starting a snowblower, the best course of action is to check the spark plugs, throttle cable, fuel shot off and gas. Some start-up problems are caused by dead plugs....

Changing the spark plugs in a vehicle is a fairly simple job that anyone can do. Not only is it simple, but it keeps the vehicle running smoother longer.

Timing lights are necessary to adjust the firing time of the ignition for the proper combustion of fuel. Fuel burns at a constant rate depending on compression in the engine. As the engine's RPM...

Sometimes it is better to clean your spark plugs than replace them. For myself, I have expensive racing spark plugs with platinum tips, so I'm not going to buy new ones every time they get dirty....

A Mercedes-Benz does not use an external ignition control module. It has a distributorless ignition and uses one coil and two spark plugs per cylinder. While the C230 and the E320 use the same...

The purpose of the ignition control module is to distribute the signals from the electronic control module to operate the coils. The computer gets various signals necessary for proper engine...

The High Energy Ignition (HEI) used on most General Motors products prior to the use of fuel injection was a hall effect type of distributor. It did away with the conventional points and condenser...

Audi ignition control modules are the firing control for the coil packs. On a V-6 engine, there are three coil packs. The ignition control module is attached beneath them. It has a brown...

Ignition control modules were introduced along with fuel injection. Electronic fuel injection requires a computer coupled with a host of sensors for situational input from the engine to...

Without fuel, the car will not start. The fuel pump is the only thing that moves the fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. There are several reasons for a fuel pump to fail or not come on. It is...

The most common way an outboard gets water into the combustion chamber is through a leaky head gasket. If you find it early much damage and expense can be avoided. Here's an easy way to tell......

Proper care for a vehicle can increase your fuel economy, not to mention the life of your car! By just spending a little money at least once a year, you can protect your car!

Setting the ignition timing on an engine is one of the most crucial parts of engine repair. Without proper timing, the engine will never run.

Tuning up an engine is a fairly easy process but is absolutely necessary to keep your vehicle running at it's best. Without tune-ups our gas mileage will decrease and overall vehicle performance...

This is how to change a distributor cap on your vehicle. There are many different types of distributor caps, however, the same concept applies.

Hot-wiring a car enables a car to be started by bypassing the car's ignition lock on the steering wheel column. Normally, a key has to be inserted into the ignition lock and the key turned in...

Need to tune up your 2005 Nissan Sunny? I will show you how easy this is to do!

Changing the spark plugs on your Mercury is easier than you think. Like many newer cars born in the new millennium, they use a DIS or Distributorless Ignition System, with a COP or Coil On Plug...

There are many reasons why your car may not start. With the older cars (before computers), it is a bit easier to diagnose, as you do not need a scanner to diagnose it. For the basics on your...