Putting vegetable oil in a car engine is a terrible idea and should never be done, or at least that's what some experts say.

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

OAKESDALE, Wash. — Kellan DeMeerleer, a freshman at Oakesdale High School in southeastern Washington, is a finalist at the upcoming national FFA convention. DeMeerleer’s project, a comparison of ...

Is there a way to have your engine oil tested to see how it is holding up or if it's right for your engine? I have the cheapest company stock put in, but sometimes I notice that certain oil is more ...

Car ownership is a myth-filled world, where some myths transcend from one generation of car owners to the next. We can't exactly figure out when rumors about GMC trucks having thicker steel than ...

Porsche sports cars have earned a reputation for being able to handle pretty serious abuse on track. That isn't by accident, with entire teams of folks in Weissach dedicated to pushing every component ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Turbocharged engines are nothing new — the systems have been around since the late 1800s, first applied to airplane engines and eventually to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For an engine to work efficiently (or work at all, for that matter), one factor that has a huge bearing is the engine oil. This miracle liquid ...

Changing your car's oil is a great feeling, right? You save money, you feel self-reliant, and you get to look at the black goop you just drained and think, "Yep, that did some serious work in there." ...

Choosing the right motor oil is paramount to car maintenance. It's not a particularly exciting task, whether shopping for or changing your oil, but if you don't pay the proper attention, then you aren ...