Can you rebuild an engine that's been through the ringer? This is a question I've often been asked when I worked as a mechanic, and one I've had to confront directly as someone who exclusively uses ...

The most expensive repair bills rarely start with a dramatic failure. They start with habits […] ...

Engine and tranny were removed as a unit with Lakewood engine hoist. Through careful selection of the lifting point, the assembly tilted just enough to clear everything. Hood was removed to make ...

Don't ignore what your car is trying to tell you. Here are four critical indicators that your card engine is on the verge of ...

Today’s cars and trucks are literally rolling test beds of technology, which has tended to make the days of the so-called shade tree mechanic and eyeball diagnoses of what ails a given model a distant ...

An engine depends on perfect timing the same way a symphony depends on a conductor. Every valve opens at the exact moment it should, every piston moves in perfect rhythm, and everything stays ...

A mechanic's view of popular Japanese cars that come with design flaws, expensive repair histories or parts that are either hard to find or costly to replace.