An ignition coil is a vital component of a vehicle's ignition system. It is responsible for converting the low voltage from the battery into the high voltage needed to produce sparks at the spark ...

At 7,000 rpm, a spark plug ignites the air/fuel mixture nearly 60 times per second. Any one of those 60 sparks going amiss can at best be mildly annoying, and at worst cost you a race or an engine.

This animated film "Spark In The Firing Line" provides an in-depth look at the ignition system of modern motor vehicles, focusing on the role of spark plugs in igniting fuel within the combustion ...

You're hunched over the engine with your wrist painfully contorted, wishing you were Mr. Fantastic. You've finally removed broken spark plug number four and then the intrusive thought hits. "Should I ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

Learn how to use dielectric grease on spark plug boots to prevent voltage leaks and corrosion. Follow our guide to protect ...

Heat initiates the internal combustion process. Diesel engines utilize the temperature buildup from extremely high compression (pressure) to ignite the air/fuel mixture, with a little help from glow ...

In this age of electronic fuel injection and ignition it's hard to believe there are still some running around with a points-trigged ignition system. The concept of breaker-points ignition is all ...

Mazda had a simple explanation for why we had flown to Germany to drive its made-in-Japan next-generation Mazda 3 hatchback in prototype guise: Such early prototypes are allowed to roam German roads, ...