If you've ever driven a car into water that was deeper than you expected, you might have suffered the consequences of a submerged engine. While getting a car engine wet is no big deal, getting water ...

Engine knocking, or detonation, occurs when fuel in the cylinders ignites unevenly, causing metallic pinging sounds, reduced power, and potential engine damage. Key causes include low-octane fuel, ...

For decades, classic cars have been the automotive equivalent of the high school crush you never quite got over. At the time they’re beautiful, interesting, intoxicating—but when you meet again at the ...

Munro Associates lead engineer Carl Crittenden not only disassembles new cars to see what makes them tick: he also reassembles old cars to make them like new again. As a member of the classic car ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

I’ve lived in the northeast for most of my life, so I’m far too familiar with rusty suspension and subframe bolts. Of course, a car’s undercarriage and body panels aren’t the only parts affected by ...