So far in our Elite Status Series, weâve covered American, Delta and Southwest. Today, TPG contributor Jason Steele takes us through the basics of United Premier Silver status â how you can qualify for it and maximize the benefits once you earn it. Unless you have a last-minute mileage run planned, itâs probably too late to worry about achieving status during the 2013 calendar year.
backfire - a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine blowup, detonation, explosion - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
intake hose image by Five Arrows from Fotolia.com. When a car backfires, it means that something has stopped working properly in the emission system in the engine. There are a number of things that can cause the improper fuel/air mixture which leaves unburned fuel in the exhaust manifold that may ignite. The sudden explosion of the fuel that was sitting is the cause of the loud sound that is generally referred to as backfiring.