The Japanparts Group has added Ignition Cables to its product line-up. The new range has more than 300 part numbers available for Asian, European and American vehicles and covers more than 4 out five vehicles on the road.

The company offers ignition cables in a complete kit, perfectly assembled and suitable for quick use.  The quality of Japanparts products is guaranteed by copper conductors with pre-installed suppressors and wire leads, which ensure perfect watertight seals. They are equipped with a silicon rubber sheath which, compared to classic PVC, becomes brittle and cracked at a much slower rate, even in extreme conditions with high temperatures approaching 220 °C, or in the presence of oil or petrol. This silicon rubber has the highest class of thermal resistance, in accordance with what is indicated in standard ISO 3808 (class F, up to 220 °C).

The cables are guaranteed for 24 months and the company says offer an alternative with equal quality to the original product. 

Japanparts say that ignition cables should be checked regularly, and if necessary should be replaced in order to guarantee optimum engine performance. When it is exposed to vibrations, heat and chemical corrosion, over time it tends to lose its ability to conduct electricity between the coil and the spark plug. Furthermore, ignition cables can also be damaged in several ways as a result of: incorrect installation, often too close or in direct contact with heat sources, frequent incorrect ignitions or if humidity penetrates inside the connector, incorrect removal of the cable, cables contaminate with petrol and oil, a compromised seal and penetrating humidity.

When ignition cables begin to deteriorate it can cause the engine to run at minimum revs in an irregular manner, or the engine does not start. It can also cause interference on the radio, increased fuel consumption and possible exhaust gas test failure due to high hydrocarbon emissions, or because a cylinder malfunction is detected, the engine warning light comes on.