Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

By understanding different additives, you can extend the lifespan of your vehicle.

Oil additives play an essential role in maintaining car engine health. They provide additional lubrication, protect against wear and tear, and help remove impurities and build-up from your engine.

As someone who's driven classic cars daily for around 15 years, as well as working on and restoring such cars throughout my education, I take vintage automotive maintenance very seriously. Many of ...

Additives represent 15 to 20 percent of a gallon of oil with the balance being high-quality base oil. Additive packages play a key role in helping to keep an engine clean and protected from varnish ...

Walk into any parts store and you'll see the rows of glossy bottles promising to stop engine wear, boost fuel economy, and make your old clunker run like it just rolled out of the factory. The auto ...

Vehicles, like every other mechanical body of work that has ever been put together, require regular maintenance to stay in optimal shape. The magic is in the boring details; Routine procedures like ...

Engine oil seems so simple. It's slippery. It keeps metal parts from fusing together. It's messy, especially when it has been squeezed, slung, and sprayed around the inside of a hot engine for ...

In today’s cost-conscious times, supplementary engine and fuel additives promise means of cutting motoring costs. We study whether or not they really deliver Words: Rob Marshall Ever since the ...

Chances are you’ve already got a box full of tools for working on cars and trucks. Socket wrenches, combination wrenches, gear pullers, and countless specialty tools that are for doing just one thing ...

Of all the advanced technologies that have impacted the automobile, some of the most significant, and perhaps the most seldom recognized, are the advancements in lubricants. And while modern engines, ...