A deep dive into a damaged engine where a melted piston reveals what can go wrong under extreme conditions. #EngineBuild ...

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A dismantled N63 from a 2012 BMW 550i GT reveals what happens when rod bearings fail inside one of BMW’s most controversial ...

The roar of an engine, the satisfaction of mechanical mastery, the potential cost savings—these are the siren calls that draw many automotive enthusiasts into the challenging world of engine overhauls ...

Piston engines have specialized requirements when it comes to oil changes. Piston engine oil changes come with dedicated tooling and procedures, and they are useful to monitor the engine health. In ...

The Do-It-Yourself trend has become progressively popular since the expansion of the internet has made information easily accessible far and wide. But, while YouTube Academy has the largest attendance ...

What Does the Timing Belt or Timing Chain Do? On a conventional piston engine — which is found in virtually all modern passenger cars — the up-and-down motion of the pistons turn the crankshaft, and ...

No experienced engine builder would intentionally bolt a cylinder head to an engine block without installing a gasket between the block and cylinder head. The gasket seals the block-deck surface to ...

Ask Ahmad Deaify about his future as an independent mechanic in Detroit and that’s the answer you get. It’s not a definitive end date, but Deaify, who came to the United States from Lebanon in 1987, ...

Military aircraft museums are some of the coolest places a petrolhead can go and visit. But every iconic warplane has an equally memorable engine that powers it. Visitors to the American Air Power ...