An ignition coil is a vital component of a vehicle's ignition system. It is responsible for converting the low voltage from the battery into the high voltage needed to produce sparks at the spark ...

If you're a follower of the "How It Works" series, you've been learning the principles of what makes a car run. You've boned up on the four-stroke cycle, valvetrains, cooling, lubrication, and ...

With electronic ignition, the reluctor, mag pick-up and ECU (not shown) collectively serve the same purpose as contact points. The magnetically conductive reluctor is the electronic equivalent of the ...