Toyota warranty issues have highlighted at least two engine failures in the GR86 sports car, which is closely related to the Subaru BRZ and powered by the Subaru FA24D four-cylinder engine. Owners ...
Most of us aren't watching our oil pressure like we do our social feeds — but maybe we should. Oil is your engine's lifeblood, and oil pressure is like blood pressure. If it drops too low or spikes ...
Most people understand that motor oil is a vital component for the internal combustion engines that power most of our cars. Not only does oil act as a lubricant, allowing internal moving parts to ...
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 ...
Modern cars don't have mechanical oil pressure gauges anymore, so you'll be in the dark until that moment when the low oil pressure warning light flickers on. And since no one brags about the oil ...
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Oil Filter Testing
Foremost, an oil filter should remove abrasive particles, most of which are too small to see with the naked eye. Because of their invisibility, particles less than 100 microns tend to be treated as an ...
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Driver says mechanic claimed his engine was “seconds from failure” until another shop looked at it
When a mechanic tells you your engine is “seconds from failure,” your brain doesn’t exactly respond with calm, measured ...
Where Is the Oil in a Car and What Does it Do? The typical engine has a large oil reservoir (the crankcase) that holds several quarts of oil. The oil is drawn from the crankcase oil pan into a tube ...
Motor oil is the lifeblood of your car's engine. Not only does it provide lubrication for all of your engine's internal moving parts — of which there are massive amounts — but it also works like a ...
Anyone who has lived on a healthy diet of off-road and performance magazines has gotten a pretty good taste of the dyno process, even if it's just served on the printed page. It looks pretty exciting: ...
The friction-fighting properties of synthetic lubricants have been well established by now. Second only to making sure you change your oil at regular intervals is the need for a high-quality synthetic ...
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