Originally Posted by VALKRYDERGUY
I admit I never read the manual front to back but as far as it saying spark plugs 100,000 miles or 5 years sounds odd to me.
Miles I agree but how does the age of a spark plug affect it's performance ??
And I read all these threads about the "Crankshaft Sensor"
What is it really for and why do we have these on our cars.
Until my Crossfire I had never even heard of this part before.
Are these on other cars ??
I'm a curious person and I love this forum for all the things I have learned here
Valk
Spark plugs changes, I agree with you Valk, mines an '04 and the plugs went in it in November '03 that means that they are over fives years old but they have done only 12,000 miles. Change? I think not. Had a '77 Chevy Caprice once, and one plug was so hard to get at that it went to the wreckers at 130,000 + miles (12 years later) with the same plug in it that it came with new.
Crankshaft position sensor, try here:
YouTube - Crankshaft position sensor
You can find all the other sensors on sites like this as well. All the computers in the car need information and sensors like these give it to them so that they can operate efficiently. Progress they call it.