Checking your engine oil level is a quick, easy task that’s a crucial part of car maintenance. Keeping the right amount of oil in your engine will increase its longevity regardless of age, cylinder ...

While fresh oil is generally transparent and amber colored, black oil may mean it's time for a replacement and frothy oil can ...

Many enthusiasts look to diesel motor oil as a high-zinc alternative, but is it the best choice? A certified lubrication expert explains the difference. It is widely known that diesel engine oils ...

My brother has a 5.0 small-block Ford in his 1949 Ford. The engine came from a police car and it was equipped with an oil cooler. We both live in Arizona and even on the hottest days his car never ...

Car maintenance can be as difficult as it is messy. This is primarily because there are just so many fluids involved. Fluids of the darkest, stickiest, most potentially dangerous sort, in many cases.

Home mechanics have been pouring vegetable oil into engines for years, sometimes in the fuel tank, sometimes straight into ...

Along with requirements for the kind and weight of the oil they use, vehicle engines also have a set amount of oil they need, which varies by size. I reckon we're all aware of what happens to an ...

Regardless of whether it burns gasoline or diesel, your internal combustion engine works by igniting a mixture of fuel and air to create power. To do so effectively, it must reduce the detrimental ...

In the world of automotive engine oils, 0W-20 is one of the thinnest, though oils as thin as 0W-8 are now used. The 0W stands for 0-weight in winter, and the 20 stands for 20-weight when the oil is ...

Curious to see the damage caused by running on low oil? This teardown of a blown BMW B48 engine shows what goes wrong and the ugly aftermath.

Choosing the right motor oil is paramount to car maintenance. It's not a particularly exciting task, whether shopping for or changing your oil, but if you don't pay the proper attention, then you aren ...