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If your car's cooling system is not working properly, heat can destroy your car's engine. If you notice your car starting to overheat, taking the following steps can help prevent harm to your vehicle until you can repair your cooling...

Knowing how to customize your truck bed to keep your tools and supplies organized is essential for any truck owner. Here are some ideas for your pickup.

Going mid-engine breaks with years of 911 tradition, but it was a necessary step.

01. Find The Right Viscosity
Among some, there’s still a mindset that you must have a thicker viscosity grade for protection. Older vehicles used to call for heavier viscosity grades. “Today you want to find the oil with the right viscosity for your engine for maximum performance and protection,” says Erin Findley, Valvoline (TM) Senior Scientist. “If you use an oil with the wrong viscosity it can actually harm the engine.”
02. Don’t Fear Synthetics
Modern synthetics have come a long way since…

Engines change with age. Find out how high-mileage oil benefits your aging engine
Aug 25, 2016
As your engine surpasses 75k miles it is more prone to engine breakdown, which can cause problems if it isn’t properly maintained. Lubrication is one of the top things to keep in mind when caring for a high-mileage engine. Keeping things slick keeps the engine from harmful friction, breakdown, and deposits. Read on to learn more about caring for your ride.
In life there are many milestones…

Watch through a thermal camera as Engineering Explained starts a Subaru on a 22-degree morning.

A full explanation of an internal combustion engine is more than can be covered here, but it's not so complicated to understand the basics.

Some view these new/old hybrids as heresy, but once you get behind the wheel of a souped-up piece of history, it's hard to argue with Rod Emory's methods.

Hydrogen burns with zero emissions. Couldn't we just use it in place of gasoline? The answer is more complex than you might expect.

Whether you are looking to prep your car for sale, get it clean prior to mechanical surgery, or merely don't want to cringe when you open the hood, a little DIY cleaning will make a world of difference.

Learn 7 magical tips to combine two closets into one on a tight budget.

It's a common bit of tuning advice that a too-lean air-fuel mix will make your engine overheat. But there's more to it than that.

In high-performance motorcycles, V-4 engines are common. In cars? They're almost never used.

Knowing how to start a cold car engine can really save you in the winter months. Here are a few helpful tips to get you moving.

Engine sludge is a troublesome sign, one that can lead to engine failure if not prevented.

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You should check the engine oil at least once a month and preferably more often. If your engine is burning oil or losing it through a slow leak, you want to know this ASAP so you can address the issue promptly
It only takes a few minutes to check the oil level, though an accurate reading requires that the engine be turned off at least 5 minutes to give the oil that was being pumped around the engine time to drain back…

A big part of DIY automotive work is non-standard applications. Whether it is an emergency repair, an engine swap, or a complete custom project, sometimes you just have to make what you need because it can’t be purchased off the shelf. One of the most frustrating parts of an engine project is the radiator hoses....

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