It's easy to forget about maintenance intervals, even for car people like us. Believe it or not, non-moving parts do wear. Maybe not as fast as moving parts (serpentine belts, brake rotors, and so on) ...

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 ...

The ignition coils in your car provide the high voltage electrical current that allows your spark plug to create its spark. These parts are humble looking, and they make use of relatively simple ...

True ’wheelers believe that every OE system can be upgraded. However, some factory design quirks aren’t blatantly obvious. One example is Jeep TJ/LJ rear springs. Even die-hard TJ owners might not ...

Selecting a proper coil replacement takes some effort on behalf of the servicing contractor to first determine what exactly is needed. A replacement is most often required because of simple formicary ...

Hinckley Triumph motorcycle owners have been complaining about ignition coil failures. In Triumph Ignition Coil Replacement Part 1 of this two-part series, we described a coil replacement on a Triumph ...

DC motors come in many forms, but they all have the same job: turning electrical energy (DC) into mechanical energy. Although DC motors have a common operating principle, many applications—including ...

Do I replace the coils or the entire unit? This is a question faced by unit owners and contractors all too often. When a system has been operating correctly and only the coils have failed, when is it ...