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A coil that is not functioning.
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What is a car cylinder?
a cylinder is the "hole" where the piston slides up and down. the more cylinders the vehicle has the more power and the smoother the engine will run.
Can a 6-cylinder car run on 5 cylinders?
IT can but it is not recommended. It will effect performance, gas mileag, and eventually hurt the motor
Will a car start with three cylinders?
Sometimes, yes, but it will run poorly, and it would not be advisable to drive it that way except for a trip to a shop. Run for too long on three cylinders will cause carbon to build up in the non-functioning cylinder, which could lead to some much more serious problems.
Can a 4 cylinder motor run on 3 cylinders?
poorly
How many cylinders does a car need to run?
Depends on how many it was designed to run with, for example a small motorcycle engine or lawnmower engine can have just 1 cylinder, however a car engine with a fault might not have all cylinders burning efficiently, and will still run on less than designed to, but nit well or efficiently
What would cause a 4 cylinder 2000 Chevy Metro to run on 2 cylinders?
usually when a car runs on fewer cylinders than what it is supposed to it is a problem with either the spark plugs, the wires or the distributor cap or whatever it is called in the newer cars. ** I had the same problem , have the spark plugs changed, or just get a tune up . Car most likely needs it.
Can a 2002 4 cylinder run on 3 cylinders?
yes but it will sound crapy, it wont have as much horse power, so it wont run at 100% ut it can run on 3 cylinders.
Can an 8 cylinder run on 7 cylinders?
It can, but the beat will be irregular, and it will probably use more fuel.
Why would my car run with 2 plugs out but will not run with all 4 plugs in?
When the plugs are in there is air being compressed on all cylinders and two are not working to help out. If you have 2 cylinders down check the coils see if you have a model that has 2 cylinder controlled off one coil, follow the wires, see if they go to the dead cylinders, if so try changing that coil.
1998 Daewoo lanos running on 3 cylinders?
It has a 6 cylinder motor also known as a V6 I do not think it can run only on 3 cylinders.
Can a car run with cracked cylinder head?
No
What does the brake line run to under the hood of 1986 Chrysler fifth avenue?
The lines run from the master cylinder to the calipers and wheel cylinders.
