On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) was a welcome miracle when they arrived on the scene in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Since then, the tech has evolved into the more mature OBD-II, which can more accurately ...

Insiders describing car choices that whisper quiet wealth note that these models frequently rely on adaptive dampers, air ...

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 ...

Today’s cars, trucks, and SUVs are equipped with onboard diagnostic systems that can detect when a problem occurs and will flash an alert to the driver that a glitch exists. A vehicle’s brakes, ...

We’re obviously not talking about a jammed semi-automatic or dud ammo, but an engine misfire is fundamentally the same thing. A cylinder supposedly filled with compressed air and fuel—akin to ...

In order for an engine to perform its best, it must have proper fuel, spark, and cylinder sealing. Conducting a leakdown test is the best way to determine if there's a problem with a particular ...

When I attended technical school studying automotive service technology many years ago, among the first things my instructor taught us was the basic principles of how an engine works. These principles ...

A:Hi Chris, and yes, you can diagnose this problem yourself. I have had a lot of questions on how to diagnose and repair cruise control for all different generations of the Corvette. Since you did not ...

You probably already know that your car relies on various different fluids to help it run smoothly. Two of the most well-known and recognizable of those fluids are engine oil and fuel, which, in many ...