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ankit Posted July 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 aboo Ibraheem wrote: > fordafford wrote: > > why is my mechanic saying that spark plugs are the most critical part of > > the car? > > Spark plugs are little devices inside the cylinder that take in high voltage electricity > at one end and create a spark at the other end. There, the spark ignites the gas > and air mixture, and the resulting combustion is what ultimately powers the car. > This service involves removing the old spark plugs and replacing them with new ones. > > Should I do this service when it's recommended? > Yes. > > Why do I have to do this? > At the sparking end of the spark plug is a built-in gap between two or more little > pieces of metal, called electrodes. When the plug fires, one or more sparks jump > that gap and a tiny bit of the metal is burned off. This happens hundreds of times > every minute. Over time, the gap between the metal tips gets too big. > > Also, your spark plugs can get fouled, but that would indicate that you have a problem. > > What happens if I don't do this? > Your engine will start to misfire and run poorly, performance will suffer, efficiency > will decrease and emissions will dramatically increase. Your car may also be difficult > to start. you should post this information in general, will help a lot of people if its on a separate post as even i didnt know so much about spark plugs and it clearly shows you have good knowledge with easy to understand english. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboo Ibraheem Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 ankit wrote: ... > > > you should post this information in general, will help a lot of people if its on a > separate post as even i didnt know so much about spark plugs and it clearly shows you > have good knowledge with easy to understand english. > cheers I JUST COPIED AND PASTED INFO FROM HERE http://www.cartalk.com/content/car-talk-service-advice-spark-plugs I'M JUST AN AMATEUR WITH LOTS OF KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN CARS ACTUALLY ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankit Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 ahh i see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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