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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maintaining your vehicle doesn’t always require a trip to the shop. In fact, some of the most important upkeep can be done right in your driveway. In a tutorial from Ty the Car Guy, he highlights ...

Side gapping your car's spark plugs could result in some modest performance gains. Here's what it means, how to do it, and why it works.

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