Serving the Gainesville and Hawthorne Florida Area
Spark Plugs
Spark plugs last longer today than they used to, however plugs still should be checked every 10,000 to 20,000 miles or so. Some manufacturers recommend replacing plugs at an even longer interval: many recommend 50,000, even 100,000 miles before replacement. These plugs may last that long, but GOOD LUCK getting them out of an aluminum cylinder head after 100,000 miles!
With today's electronic ignition your plugs can be worn out and your engine still run fairly well. On the flip side, if your engine isn't running right, chances are just a new set of plugs aren't going to help anything. I say this because today a "tuneup" basically consists of replacing the plugs. Period. I've worked on a lot of cars where the customer has had 3 tuneups in the past year to fix a rough run situation and has only gotten 3 new sets of plugs. The problem lay in a computer sensor or some such thing.
Avoid this problem!
If your car is running rough, take it to your regular mechanic and tell him the symptom : like " My car is hard to start in the morning" rather than just "getting a tuneup"!!!!!!!!!
Turbocharged vehicles have engine oil lubricating the turbocharger, and the turbo can leak oil into the engine and foul the plugs.
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ABS: Anti-Lock Brake Systems
ADVANCE: Car ignition timing
ALTERNATORS and Car Battery
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
B
BAD CAR DESIGNS
Bad Drivers: How NOT to drive
BATTERIES: Auto, Car or Truck
BELTS AND HOSES
BEARINGS
BODY AND BUMPER REPAIRS
BRAKE REPAIRS: Car or Truck
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Car Washing and Care
CARBURETORS:Car & Truck
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
CLEANING: Engine Cleaning
CLUTCH REPAIRS: Car & Truck
COMPRESSION: Car Engine
COMPUTER CAR CONTROLS
CV JOINT OR CV AXLES
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DISTRIBUTORS (IGNITION)
E
ELECTRIC WIRING REPAIR
ENGINES: Car & Truck
ENGINE CLEANING
EXPANSION PLUGS
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FILTERS: OIL, AIR, ETC.
FREEZE PLUGS
FUEL AIR MIXTURE
FUEL INJECTION: Car & Truck
FUEL PUMPS: Car & Truck
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GAGES AND "IDIOT LIGHTS"
GASKETS AND SEALS
GLASS: WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELDS
H
HEADS & HEAD GASKET
HOSES AND BELTS
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"IDIOT LIGHTS" AND GAGES
IGNITION TIMING: Car & Truck
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AUTO JACKS: lifting cars safely
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L
LEAN "Car runs lean"
LIGHTS: WARNING OR "IDIOT LIGHTS"
Limp Home Mode
M
MIL Light
MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS
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NO START: Car Won't Start
O
OIL CHANGES
OIL: What's right for your car?
OIL LIGHT ON OR GAGE LOW
P
PCV Valve
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R
RADIATORS: Car and Truck
RICH: Car runs rich
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SEALS AND GASKETS
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT
SPARK PLUGS
STARTERS: Auto, Truck
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THERMOSTATS
TIMING: IGNITION TIMING
TIMING BELT & TIMING CHAIN
TIRE REPAIR
TRANSMISSIONS: AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSIONS: MANUAL
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V
VACUUM ADVANCE
WARNING LIGHTS OR "IDIOT LIGHTS"
Car Washing and Care
W
WATER PUMP REPAIR
WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELDS
WIRING REPAIR
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Y
Z
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