We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Car engines derive power from thousands of miniature explosions contained within their cylinders every minute. We quickly become accustomed to ...

It's an easy enough problem to prevent. Ignore it and you might as well toss the whole truck in the trash.

Jeff Blitz purchased his '66 Chevy II Nova four years ago, complete with a carbureted 10.5:1 355ci small-block Chevy, a TH350 automatic with a 3,000-rpm stall-speed converter, a 3.55:1 12-bolt rearend ...

Owners of 5.7 and 6.4 Hemi V8s are not imagining things when they hear that sharp tick at idle or face a four-figure repair ...

My engine has developed a strange ticking sound. Its whisper-quiet before an oil change, and then makes a loud tapping after a new filter and fresh oil. This cycle has been going on for about 20,000 ...

A car engine is a piece of heavy machinery, and it isn’t surprising for it to make all kinds of sounds. The rotating shafts, the moving pistons and valves, the combustion process, and other engine ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Imagine you could get all the brawny output of a robust V8 engine in your truck when needed, but also get improved fuel efficiency while ...

Any diesel engine can be a bit noisy; that’s just the way they work. But if a new noise has surfaced, then something has definitely changed under the bonnet. First thoughts would be a hydraulic lash ...

Back in 1983, I inherited my grandfather's 1973 Buick Apollo, equipped with a low-mileage Buick 350 V8 engine. The car is mostly stored, but I start it up and exercise it every few years. The last ...

Silverado debates start under the hood. For one 2020 owner, a 2026 2.7L TurboMax test drive posed a dilemma: Is four-cylinder ...