Category: Technique

Slotted spark plugs

Another way to facilitate the access of the mixture to the spark was proposed by Japanese constructors. They introduced a groove in one of the electrodes. At NGK, this V-shaped groove is made on the face of the center electrode. Whereas in …

Spark plugs without side electrode

Czech constructors from the Brisk company assumed the assumption, that the ground electrode in a conventional spark plug limits the spread of the flame front, creating a "shadow zone". An original structure called Premium was created, which is characterized by the absence of a side electrode. The tip of the candle consists of …

Types of spark plugs

Combined semi-surface discharge candles. This type of candle differs from the standard plug with the insulator cone protruding from the body and the internal threshold at the bottom of the body.
During normal spark plug operation, the spark jumps from the center electrode to the side electrode by the shortest one …

Spark plugs

When it comes time to periodically inspect the car and replace various operating fluids, filters or spark plugs, we often face a dilemma, whether to use the materials indicated by the car manufacturer in the instruction manual, or to use a commercially available alternative.
The solution to this …

Mitsubishi Compact

Mitsubishi CompactIn the municipal Compact it was recognized, that all you need is a GDI engine (1,1 dm3, 57 kW), however, it was supplemented with the Stop system & Go, automatically disengaging the engine at idle when idle for longer than 2 s (np. in a traffic jam or under lights) …

Hyundai Accent

Hyundai AccentIX ’94: the new Accent model – generally upgraded Pony; VII ’97: face lifting; ’99: another body modification; 2000: changed bodywork, minor improvements to technical components.

► Technical data
bodies: hatchb.: 3- and 5-door: dim. 4103/1620/1394 mm, poj. trunk 345 l; since: …

Cheaper on gas

gas installationPopular adage, that he "can afford a car." – it can afford gasoline ”is no longer relevant. Fewer and fewer drivers think this way. Fuel price increases, we've lived through, forced us to conduct a more in-depth analysis of car operating costs.
Many look around …