CARS.COM — We’ll pull no punches in saying it: Engine oil is a crucial thing to keep tabs on from a maintenance perspective. That means you should check your vehicle’s engine oil at least once a month ...

Checking your engine oil level is a quick, easy task that’s a crucial part of car maintenance. Keeping the right amount of oil in your engine will increase its longevity regardless of age, cylinder ...

Your engine oil is as essential to your car as your blood is to your body. Without it, your motor won’t run. And just like a doctor can tell a lot about your health by testing your blood, you can ...

Got a low-oil warning light? It's bad to have too little oil in your engine, but it's also a problem if you add too much. So be careful not to overfill your engine. Also consult your owner's manual to ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Your car's dashboard symbols generally fall under one of two categories: specific indicators with a single clear meaning and broad warnings with multiple potential causes. Specific indicators like the ...

To understand how overfilling your engine oil is too much of a good thing, it’s helpful to provide a little background. Engines are comprised of hundreds of precision-crafted parts working in unison ...

Curious to see the damage caused by running on low oil? This teardown of a blown BMW B48 engine shows what goes wrong and the ...