Ask a few mechanics what really keeps an engine alive past the 150,000-mile mark, and you’ll hear plenty of opinions. Some ...

The old adage "too much of a good thing" holds true even in automotive maintenance. This is particularly evident when it comes to engine oil. While insufficient oil is a well-known problem, ...

The four-cylinder EA888 engine in certain VW and Audi models is blamed for high oil consumption and defective piston rings. VW and Audi face a class action lawsuit over EA888 engine's excessive oil ...

Let me tell you a quick story that starts with something simple, a routine oil change, and ends with a question many truck owners wrestle with: Who should you really trust to work on your vehicle?

A routine oil change spiraled into a costly nightmare for a New York mother who says a simple maintenance visit left her with a destroyed engine, a stalled insurance claim, and months without a car.

It's a common misconception that engine oil being dark is a sign that it needs to be changed, but in reality, this is usually more of an indication that the oil is doing what it's supposed to be doing ...

According to the 2025 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), Subaru is ranked as the 17th most reliable brand out there. This represents a somewhat worse result compared to 2024's VDS in which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As engine standards change, the oil that protects them has to change too — especially for drivers buying new trucks in the next ...

WASHINGTON – When it comes to claiming that Venezuelan oil is now under his control, President Donald Trump is mincing no words. But no small part of that oil belongs to China under contracts it ...

This may sound like something out of the original "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" TV series, but you can tell a lot about engine health by pulling out the dipstick, reading the oil level, and ...