Checking, replacing and maintaining your spark plugs is actually one of the easier and most affordable car-maintenance jobs you can do in the comfort of your own driveway — that is, if you don’t screw ...

Along with swapping out the air filter and changing the oil, replacing the spark plugs is one of the few things left that require service on a modern gasoline engine. Some newer than the twenty-year ...

Question: I have a 2005 Ford Ranger pickup with a 3.0-liter V-6 engine. It has 14,680 miles on it. When I start my vehicle after it has been parked for a while, I notice a bluish-gray smoke coming ...

Read a good spark plug lately? We hope so, for your engine's sake. But spark plug reading—the traditional way to check your fuel mixture and monitor other vital conditions in the combustion chamber ...

Ignition coils sit at the center of every gasoline engine’s spark, yet they usually stay invisible until something goes wrong ...

Q: My 1998 Chevy Cavalier won’t start. It ran fine a few days ago and then stalled out. It won’t start, although it cranks properly and all the gauges work. My neighbor has a code reader and checked ...

DEAR CAR TALK: I have a 2013 Camaro with the V-6 engine. When I changed the spark plugs, the old plugs from cylinders two to six were light tan in color, but plug No. 1 was dark and sooty. Is this a ...

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Ruthenium spark plugs are designed to last longer than iridium plugs while burning more fuel/air mixture. However, they also ...

The program aims to put juniors and seniors on a path to earn a Federal Aviation Administration mechanic certification.