Spark plugs help you start gasoline engines and glow plugs do the same in diesel engines. But how do they go about providing ...

Diesel engines ignite the air/fuel mixture with heat generated by friction and compression, while gasoline engines use the heat caused by a spark from a spark plug. That's why diesel engines are ...

You own a diesel-powered vehicle and are thinking of giving it a tuneup. But does your diesel even have spark plugs to change? The short answer is no, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. Instead, ...

Diesel vehicles account for around one-in-three of all vehicles sold in the UK. Diesel engines are basically economical and reliable. The exception is when the engine glow plugs break down leaving ...

The odds are pretty good that your car doesn’t have glow plugs. Spark plugs, probably, but glow plugs are pretty much for diesels only—they’re used to introduce heat to the combustion chamber in ...