How does the motion of the moving pistons and crankshafts in an engine actually move the wheels of a car?

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Ever time i put gas in my 2004 chevy Malibu the check light comes on what is the problem???

The pistons go up and down, Their motion is transferred to the crankshaft by an offset. The crankshaft spins. The crankshaft is attached to the transmission by either a clutch (manual ) or by hydraulic fluid (automatic) . The transmission turns and thus turns the drive axels and the wheels.

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I hav a 89 Mustang, it has 140k miles, the engine shakes and the chck engine light goes on, wat's wrong?

the crankshaft has a gear at the end which is then attched to a transmission and then a differntial then to the axle then to the wheels. gears gears and more gears.

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Should one loose spark plug be replaced/could it cause misfire?

Because the engine turns and is connected to the transmission and it rotates the tranny which turns the gears (when the car is in gear) that turns the axls and moves you forward

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My head gasket and timing belt need replacing on my vauxhall corsa?

Your engine is the energy source, which is connected to a drive transmission, from that point, it generally is connected to a drive shaft which goes to a rear differential that contain your axles which turn your wheels

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