Ukuba kukho ingxaki ngekhonkco lexesha, uninzi lwazo luya kuba ne-precursors, umzekelo, injini iya kwenza ingxolo. Ukongeza, ingxaki yokungaphumeleli kwekhonkco lexesha inokuchaphazela ukwanda kokusetyenziswa kwepetroli kwisithuthi, ubunzima bokuqalisa isithuthi, ukukhawulezisa okubuthathaka, ukusabela okucothayo, kunye nokukhutshwa okukhulu koxinzelelo.
Ikhonkco lexesha lithanjiswa ngeoli yokuthambisa. Ukuba i-oyile yokuthambisa i-injini ayitshintshwanga ixesha elide okanye umgangatho we-oyile awulunganga, iyakwandisa ngokulula ukukhuhlana phakathi kwekhonkco lexesha kunye ne-sprocket kwaye inciphise ubomi bekhonkco lexesha. Ukuba i-abrasion iyingozi kakhulu, ikhonkco lexesha lithanda ukungasebenzi okanye umonakalo, kwaye liya kolulwa ngokuthe ngcembe, kwaye ubude bubonakala ngathi buphuma emazinyweni, oko kubangela ukungasebenzi kwe-injini.
Ukuba ikhonkco lexesha litsiba iigiya, isithuthi siya kuphuma kwaye sizive sibuthathaka. Ukuba ukutsiba kwezinyo kuqatha, injini iya kungcangcazela kwaye ingcangcazele, nto leyo enokubangela ubunzima ekuqaliseni isithuthi, kwaye bonakalise nevalve. Ukuba ufuna ukujonga ukuba ikhonkco lexesha liluliwe, ungasebenzisa ibhalansi yasentwasahlobo ukujonga ukunyuswa kwekhonkco kwiindawo ezintathu okanye ngaphezulu. Ukuba idlula ubude obusetyenzisiweyo, kufuneka itshintshwe ngokukhawuleza; indlela yobungcali ngakumbi kukuya kwivenkile ye-4S ukuze uyifunde. Jonga i-sensor ye-crankshaft kunye ne-camshaft sensor. Ukuba kukho i-alam yokulibaziseka kokujikeleza, kunokubakho ingozi efihliweyo yokwandisa ikhonkco, kwaye kufuneka ilungiswe okanye itshintshwe ngokukhawuleza.