That’s when things go sideways, and fast. These aren’t rare, freak-accident scenarios. They’re common maintenance mistakes ...

Look behind the scenes at the extensive testing involved for modern engine oils. Modern engine oils continue to decrease in viscosity grades, and yet their performance continues to improve, as ...

Home mechanics have been pouring vegetable oil into engines for years, sometimes in the fuel tank, sometimes straight into ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some residents living near Louisville's airport are raising environmental and safety concerns after Tuesday's deadly UPS plane crash. Video from a waterway not far from the ...

MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — Multiple agencies helped put out a massive fire south of Midland Greenwood on Friday. According to the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department, an oil sludge pit fire was spotted ...

If you’re running trucks and not pulling oil samples, you’re missing a critical opportunity to catch something before it becomes a bigger issue. Oil samples are one of the cheapest, most reliable ways ...

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 ...

Synthetic motor oil offers many advantages over conventional engine oil. Synthetics resist chemical degradation far better than traditional oils, and they typically have a higher viscosity index that ...

A great deal of research and new technology have advanced the fields of oil lubrication and contamination through oil filters. If you still think (as many do), that “All oil filters do the same thing, ...

When you take your vehicle in for an oil change — or change you oil yourself if you're so inclined — you probably don't give much thought to what's in the fluid being drained. It might not occur to ...