Ignition coils play a crucial role in a vehicle’s ignition system. They serve to convert the battery’s low voltage into the high voltage necessary to fire the spark plugs. If there’s any malfunction ...

Every gasoline engine is basically a series of controlled explosions, and the coil pack is the component that lights the fuse. Your car's battery puts out a measly 12 volts, which is great for your ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Is your car misfiring, having trouble starting, or idling rough? Are you wondering if the problem is one of your coil packs? If you're like ...

It’s one thing to own an old car. It’s another to choose a 55-year-old British car and constantly be the butt of Lucas jokes. But it’s a third layer of madness when that car is a vintage Lotus whose ...

Just like spark plugs, ignition coils can wear down and become faulty over time. There are many common signs that an ignition coil is getting bad, but one obvious sign is an engine misfire, typically ...

The ignition coil is a vital component in a vehicle’s engine management system, responsible for converting the battery’s low voltage into the high voltage necessary to create a spark in the spark ...

F. R. HAIGH has recently compared the relative advantages of magneto and coil ignition used for generating the explosions which occur in motor-car engines (Students' Quart. J. Inst. Elec. Eng., Dec.).

A battery in a traditional car cannot directly create engine spark. It’s only rated at 12 volts, after all, so it needs a little help boosting the signal to the spark plugs. To make that happen, a car ...

For a vehicle too rank as one of the most iconic sports cars ever made, it has to have some features about it that are instantly recognizable and, while they can be refined over decades and new ...

Drivers will now have to contend with a new key fob PORSCHE has confirmed it will break with 60 years of tradition by removing a pair of iconic design features from the new 911. The German brand is ...