What's Does Backfire Mean?

A backfire or afterburn is combustion or an explosion produced by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the exhaust system, rather than inside the combustion chamber.

What does it mean when something backfires?

Backfire is defined as something happens in the opposite way than you wanted it to happen. ... A loud popping noise coming from the engine of a car is an example of a backfire. noun. Backfire means the premature ignition of fuel in a car.

What does backfire mean car?

An engine backfire occurs whenever the air-fuel mixture in your car combusts somewhere outside the engine's cylinders. This can cause damage to your car's exhaust or intake if left unchecked -- and it also means that your car's engine isn't making as much power as it should, and is wasting lots of fuel.