Silver City Auto Repair

  Did you know that without a properly functioning spark plug, your car would not even start? That is how important this tiny device is to your vehicle if you are using a gas-fueled combustion engine. How spark plugs work The spark plug emits electricity across the engine to cause an ignition spark on the other side. This spark will then fire the mixture of air and fuel inside the engine to create the internal combustion for the car to start. DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPARK PLUGS There are five main types of spark plugs: • Silver • Double platinum • Copper • Single platinum • Iridium Silver spark plugs For these spark plugs, the tips of their electrodes are silver coated. You will mostly find them in old European vehicles and motorcycles since they do not last long. Double platinum These spark plugs are more durable than silver spark plugs. Both its ground and center electrodes have a platinum coating. For the spark plugs with broken and wasted ignit ... read more