Engine knock is the sharp, metallic sound that cuts through the hum of a healthy engine. At its core, engine knock is a problem of timing. In a knocking engine, parts of the air-fuel mixture don't ...

Unscheduled engine removals are about as welcome as a surprise tax audit. Turbine engine reliability has increased to the point where many simply assume the engine will always make power and never ...

Keeping a combustion-engined car in shape requires some effort. Part of that is changing the motor oil and filter on a regular basis to lubricate the moving metal components and keep the engine in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Your car’s oil is its lifeblood, and regular ...

Do you often find that your oil level is lower than you expect when you check it, or do you get a lot of grief from the tech at the oil change shop about your oil change intervals? If so, your engine ...