Checking all of your car’s key fluids takes less than ten minutes with the engine cold or recently cooled. The six fluids to check are engine oil, coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid, ...

If your car has started to feel like it’s doing a tiny “buzz” at idle or a faint shudder when you pull away from a stop, you’re not imagining it. Mechanics say that subtle engine vibration—especially ...

An engine depends on perfect timing the same way a symphony depends on a conductor. Every valve opens at the exact moment it should, every piston moves in perfect rhythm, and everything stays ...

High gas prices have returned sharply during the recent conflict in the Middle East, leaving many drivers facing unexpectedly high costs at the pump. After a period of relatively stable and low gas ...

A typical lead-acid car battery have a lifespan of three to five years. More advanced absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries can last between four to seven.

A seized engine is usually caused by a lack of internal lubrication. However, whether it's fixable or not depends on the extent of the damage.

The drop-off and pick-up line has become a cleaner, quieter place at the primary school Anthony Hull and Fiona Foo send their ...

It's as easy as disengaging a button or key but it's taken a long time to spread the message that idling engines near schools is a danger to ...

A four-time Canadian Automotive Journalism Award winner, he is the current President of the Automobile Journalists ...

Why does my 1994 Mazda 929’s engine intermittently rev or surge when I first start it? This could be something to do with the engine’s idle-air control valve which plays an important role in making ...