We’re obviously not talking about a jammed semi-automatic or dud ammo, but an engine misfire is fundamentally the same thing. A cylinder supposedly filled with compressed air and fuel—akin to ...

Q: Hello, Vette. I am a guy that likes to work on my own car and I just wanted to say thanks for all of the DIY articles that you publish. Well, let's get to it. I have a 1997 C5 Corvette with very ...

Q: My 2004 Buick Park Avenue Ultra with 60,000 miles misfires when restarted hot. The missing lasts for no more than 30 seconds. My mechanic is stumped. Any thoughts? Other than this, the car runs ...

A misfire indicates there’s something wrong with what keeps a car’s combustion process going. Here’s what it could be, and how to avoid it. Every internal combustion engine, like those in a car, needs ...

Most people know that internal combustion engines require a fuel source to run. For many passenger cars and trucks, that fuel source is gasoline. However, many commercial vehicles, boats, farming ...

A misfire means that a cylinder in your engine isn’t producing the power it should because the air-fuel mixture in it didn’t properly ignite and burn. It could be an intermittent problem — meaning it ...

What Is A Fuel Injector? The fuel injector is a critical component of the modern automobile, responsible for atomizing and injecting fuel into the combustion chamber. A fuel injector is considered the ...

I have an engine misfire in my 2012 Holden Barina. I've replaced the spark plugs, rocker cover gasket and coils. But there’s no difference and when I scan for codes doesn't give a number, but just ...

When I attended technical school studying automotive service technology many years ago, among the first things my instructor taught us was the basic principles of how an engine works. These principles ...

This month we will be concentrating on diagnosing a clogged fuel injector using data from a can tool. Diagnosing a clogged injector is not always easy because the symptoms act similar to low ...