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It’s never a good idea to downgrade a customer to a cheaper spark plug.
If an engine was originally equipped with platinum or iridium spark plugs, the replacement spark plugs need to match. If a vehicle was originally equipped with copper core spark plugs, installing a fine-wire or precious metal spark plugs can damage the engine.
Typically, the main culprit of friction-material separation is corrosion.
Recently, a few editors here at Babcox Media were moving around a 2016 Kia Soul for a video shoot.
All of a sudden, the right rear wheel locked up. With several ASE-certified technicians on the editorial staff, there was no shortage of theories as to the source of the problem. Some people blamed the parking brake, ABS isolation solenoids and even the brake line developing an internal flap restriction. Only when the wheel was pulled off did they get a glimpse of the state of the brake pads and rotors.
These are new units and not remanufactured.
One of them doesn’t require a tensioner.
Rick and Bill talk about what it means to continue the legacy of a family business.
Electric vehicles and hybrids have a built-in disadvantage regarding brake noise.
Members of the Automotive Sales Council talk about the “Check the Part” campaign.
Spark plug indexing is the orientation or placement of the ground electrode at a specified direction in the combustion chamber.
The corporation chose the new name, logo and colors to present a broader image of its modern identity.
Today’s state-of-the-art high-performance tie rods and ball joints put original-equipment quality into the aftermarket’s hands.
