We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Although engines last longer today than they did years ago, when it finally does give out, you have several choices. The most expensive route ...

Arguably the single most important component in any car is its engine. The engine is what makes something an "automobile," after all — that is, able to move itself. However, engines are also usually ...

Rebuilt, Remanufactured or Used Parts … Which Do I Use?You’re faced with a major auto repair such as an engine, transmission, or differential replacement. Your service provider asks you, “Do you want ...

Tick. Tick. Tick. That's the sound our Ford 4.0-liter, over-head valve (OHV) engine was making in our 1991 Ford Explorer after 250,000 miles. The Ford 4.0L V-6 engines, built in Germany, are found in ...

They are plentiful, they are durable, and they are cheap. In addition, they're simple and economical. Those five factors are what make the venerable 6.2L Chevrolet diesel a very popular builder these ...

The folks at Hagerty sure do love their timelapses, and their latest one might be the coolest yet. It's a six-minute clip of a Volkswagen Beetle engine being completely torn down and rebuilt, start to ...

This story was originally published May 2, 2019. We love big-inch engines that make stupid amounts of power. But that’s not the real world for most people. Sure, it’s cool to aspire to a 600-plus-hp ...

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 ...

I'm sitting at my desk pouring over the data, trying to find a way to present all of it in a way that makes sense. There's a lot of it! Even with my notes about each dyno run, it's difficult ...

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 ...