Drivers tend to assume that if the oil was changed “recently,” the engine is safe, but the real story is what happened during ...

Your engine’s oil pressure is one of those things that needs to be just right. If it’s too high or too low, it can be indicative of other problems. This is especially true with high oil pressure, as ...

This paper explains the mechanisms that affect lubricating oil consumption in stationary gas engines. It explains the positive and negative consequences of oil consumption. It discusses the importance ...

Sure, high-performance engines burn fuel. But they wouldn’t be able to do it for very long if it wasn't for oil of varying viscosities that lubricates crankshafts, cams, bearings, rods, pistons, rings ...

To fully understand oil, it helps to understand what’s happening under the hood. An engine has cylinders inside – for example (and obviously), a four-cylinder engine has four of them. Each cylinder ...

You probably already know that your car relies on various different fluids to help it run smoothly. Two of the most well-known and recognizable of those fluids are engine oil and fuel, which, in many ...

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.