Ford introduced the EcoBoost engine for the 2010 model year, and while the idea of a turbocharged engine and direct injection fuel delivery was not new, it brought a breath of fresh air to the scene.

If you live in a region with below freezing temps, you may have heard of engine block heaters. Here's what they are, the ...

Here's how the modest inline-six has grown over time and been continuously developed by BMW to become one of the most ...

When I attended technical school studying automotive service technology many years ago, among the first things my instructor taught us was the basic principles of how an engine works. These principles ...

Engine cylinders can misfire due to problems with the ignition system, the fuel system, air and compression, or sensors and ...

As we begin the last article in this series on the basics of the internal combustion engine, let's stop to review what we've covered during the last five articles. We began last May by detailIing the ...

Engineers design modern engines to run in a narrow temperature window where power, efficiency, and emissions all line up. The ...

There are many car maintenance tasks that you can do yourself without much difficulty. An important one is cleaning and maintaining your car’s air filter. This filter is important because it allows ...

You're here because you find automotive technical minutiae fascinating. While there's plenty of cool engines in passenger cars — oddities like the Honda S800's roller bearing crank that needs no oil ...

Your vehicle requires regular maintenance with things like oil and other fluid changes, but this may not be enough to truly keep your vehicle operating at its peak performance. From time to time, you ...