Engine degreasers is great for cleaning under the hood, but if it gets on the paint, will it damage it? Here's what you need ...

Properly maintaining the bike's chain is vital because it's the primary way in which power is transmitted from the rear wheel.

On the other hand, some drivers are so attentive to maintenance that their vehicles rack up over 250K miles without a powertrain or transmission failure. Here are the best maintenance tips for ...

Editor’s Note: July 28, 2006: We are in the process of updating this guide and will share our findings once we have completed a review of the Westinghouse WPX3400, a heavy duty gas-powered pressure ...

While it might seem all oils help prevent grass from clumping under your mower deck, one common waste oil could be bad for ...

Almost every internal combustion vehicle on the planet today uses the classic piston engine. These run by converting heat energy into reciprocating motion, and then rotary motion that ultimately ...

Rear-engined car models have been rare across automotive history, but many of them are historic and iconic. It's important to understand the difference between mid- and rear-engine placement and how ...

We love a flashy sports car as much as the next enthusiast, but there’s something special about the quiet confidence of a car that flies under the radar. Something that’s subtle—introverted even—yet ...

On a race car, a speck of missing paint is a data point: it hints at debris on track, airflow changes, or contact you might not have felt in the cockpit. On a road car it is less dramatic, but the ...

There's a particular kind of guilt that comes with switching on the kitchen chimney and hearing it strain a little harder than it used to, a sure sign the filter is coated in enough sticky grease to ...

A simple fix for this overlooked spot.

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...