With the recent announcement that an increase in fuel prices is sure to come, but still without defined date and percentages, the pocket of vehicle owners will feel, within a short time, the difference in fueling. A NGK, largest manufacturer and specialist in spark plugs and cables in the world, reminds that correct maintenance of some vehicle equipment can help to save fuel and minimize the effects of a new increase in prices. In addition to keeping tires calibrated and with little wear, walk with the windows closed or air conditioning turned off, no sudden accelerations and braking, carrying out periodic maintenance of air filters and other components can make a difference and considerably reduce fuel costs. Among the equipment that deserve special attention, the spark plug plays a key role in fuel economy, as it is the component that will ensure that all the fuel will be burned, therefore if it malfunctions it will result in incomplete burning and waste.. Irregularly functioning spark plugs can reduce vehicle performance, making starting difficult, causing failures during resumes, increasing levels of polluting gas emissions and significantly impairing fuel consumption. The use of these items that have exceeded their useful life may also compromise other vehicle components, as rotor, distributor and coil/transformer. Importantly, many automakers recommend that for vehicles excessively exposed to heavy traffic, the maintenance plan is cut in half. That is, if the automaker's manual suggests changing the spark plugs every 20.000 kilometers should cut the maintenance plan in half. NGK recommends that candles be checked every 10.000 km or annually, what comes first. The ignition cables, responsible for conducting the high voltage produced by the coil (transformer) even the candles, without allowing current leakage, they also need periodic checking, which must be performed every 60.000 kilometers or every three years. Lambda Probe The Oxygen Sensor, also known as a lambda probe and marketed under the NTK brand., is responsible for analyzing the condition of the vehicle's fuel combustion, playing a fundamental role in the control of pollutant emissions and in the economy of this fuel. The part in good condition is an essential item for the vehicle to burn fuel correctly without waste, as the sensor compares the concentration of oxygen in the engine's gases with the ambient air, enabling the adjustment of the amount of fuel injected into the combustion chamber. Furthermore, the irregularly functioning probe can also accelerate deterioration in other vehicle equipment., as advanced damage to the catalyst.
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