Ford once sketched a road where an engine's pistons never saw oil and engines ran hotter on purpose. In a late‑1980s patent application filed and granted in Europe, the company described an "uncooled ...

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This paper explains the mechanisms that affect lubricating oil consumption in stationary gas engines. It explains the positive and negative consequences of oil consumption. It discusses the importance ...

Consumer Reports presents the advantages and downsides of using synthetic oil in your car, and why you might want to consider ...

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That blue and red can of WD-40 has 2,000+ uses for motorsports, automotive maintenance, farming, construction, on-the-job, and home applications. However, the makers of WD-40 didn't say their product ...

That’s the story of the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s V-8 engine. To punch out 1,064 horsepower, the LT7’s eight pistons ...

Your vehicle requires regular maintenance with things like oil and other fluid changes, but this may not be enough to truly keep your vehicle operating at its peak performance. From time to time, you ...