When something feels off with your car, it's always a good idea to pay close attention. Often, these small signs are hints that there's a bigger problem that needs your attention. For example, you ...

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 ...

Motor oil is one of the most important fluids in your vehicle. The purpose of motor oil is to reduce friction and keep a vehicle's engine clean and corrosion-free. Another critical function is to ...

My Audi requires 5W-40 oil. I use Mobil 1, full synthetic. I have some 0W-40 left over from a previous vehicle. If I mix ...

Get rid of destructive heat with an external oil cooler for your engine, transmission, power steering and rearend. Have you ever considered how hot oil gets inside your engine, transmission, ...

Under “normal” driving conditions, synthetic oil can go 10,000 to 15,000 miles, or six to 12 months, between changes. Follow ...

The eccentric mechanics at Garage 54 are at it again. This time, they're answering a question that I think many of us have. What happens to an engine during a cold start in sub-zero temperatures? I ...

The oil in your vehicle’s engine is pretty incredible. Its job is to protect every square inch inside your engine where there is metal-to-metal contact – your piston rings, cylinder walls, valves, ...

Everyone thinks their job is tough, but the chemists formulating modern motor oil really earn their paychecks. As the EPA continues tightening up on emissions standards, it has forced motor oil ...