Some folks impacted by the L87 engine recall should now be running an updated oil spec, which has us wondering - how's your unreplaced L87 engine doing so far?

Engine oil color reveals its age, contamination level, and operating condition. Fresh oil is amber or light brown. Oil darkened to black but still translucent after a few thousand miles is normal.

Drivers of VW and Audi models say routine oil top offs masked a larger defect, and now a court will decide what happens next ...

Walk into any parts store and you'll see the rows of glossy bottles promising to stop engine wear, boost fuel economy, and make your old clunker run like it just rolled out of the factory. The auto ...

A recent GM safety recall addressing potential manufacturing defects impacting the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine dictates that certain engines should now use 0W-40 oil, rather than ...

The oil in your engine can evaporate, but only under very specific — and extreme — operating conditions. These conditions occur when your engine is operating at very high temperatures, which can ...

Experienced drivers know that high mileage cars demand special attention. Most oil manufacturers advertise specific lines of engine oil made for high mileage vehicles. These are cheaper than their ...

Current production cars are capable of much longer tenure on the road than in decades past. Odometer numbers well in excess of 100,000 miles are a testament to enhanced engineering, fuel injection, ...

No experienced engine builder would intentionally bolt a cylinder head to an engine block without installing a gasket between the block and cylinder head. The gasket seals the block-deck surface to ...

Hey everybody, welcome back. I'm Jason Cannon and my co-host on the other side as always is Matt Cole. Counterfeit aftermarket parts are parts that are either sold or advertised as something that they ...

Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...