When you think about a basic tune-up to your car many people think that it only includes changing the spark plugs.  If all you were going to do is change the spark plugs in your car than you need to think about everything that it is going to take in order to get your car running back to normal.  If you’re only thinking about burning the extra gas in the cylinders so that you get better gas mileage and more power you have to think of what it is that makes the spark.  When it comes to a basic tune-up there are a couple of things that you have to think about so that you can get the right parts at the auto parts store to give your car when it deserves.

One thing that you need when you are giving your car basic tune-up is spark plugs.  The sparks plugs can foul out from time to time.  This means that they are not burning or igniting the gas-air mixture in the cylinder when the cars running.  This could lead to lack of power and performance that your car is putting out.  Changing the spark plugs could give your car new life with just a simple twist of the wrist.

When you are changing the spark plugs, it is always important to change the spark plug wires.  One of these wires might have a bad connection or something is wrong with it.  This will stop the spark from going to the sparkplug to ignite the gas.  Changing these will give your engine to boost and we’ll give you the knowledge that everything is working properly the next time you start your car.

Now that you’ve changed the spark plugs and the spark plug wires, you want to be able to change the distributor cap and the rotor.  These things are very simple the change in only take about 5 minutes to do so.  This is a very quick and very inexpensive way to make sure that your car is going to be on the road for many years to come.