Precombustion chamber with spark plug and additional fuel for igniting very lean mixtures, especially for gas engines

The method involves using a remotely ignited pilot chamber ignition device (1) in the main combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine connected via preferably tangential crossover channels to the main combustion chamber, whereby additional fuel is delivered to the pilot chamber (7) under valve control via a thin capillary-like supply channel (14) with dosing via a dosing valve (17) at a large distance from the ignition chamber. Independent claims are also included for the following: a pilot chamber ignition plug for igniting very weak fuel-air mixtures, especially for gas engines.