Inside the engine are several fascinating parts, which you can see in Figure 7-8. At the top are the cylinder heads. These contain the mechanisms that allow the valves to open and close, letting the ...

Today’s cars and trucks are literally rolling test beds of technology, which has tended to make the days of the so-called shade tree mechanic and eyeball diagnoses of what ails a given model a distant ...

You may have come across an car listing that says the vehicle in question has a rebuilt engine, but what does that mean, and should you still buy it? An engine can wear to the point of being unable to ...

Every car owner knows their vehicle will require maintenance at some time. This can range from changing the engine oil to replacing brake pads, and every job comes with a different degree of ...

Gas and diesel engines still power most vehicles and look poised to be with us for some time to come, even if their dominance is waning. Any engine that develops its power from burning fuel depends on ...