The other day I dropped my car off at a European specialist shop, and while I was there, a technician was working in the engine bay of a Mk7 Golf R, cleaning out carbon deposits off the intake valves.

To save time and money, you might want to learn how to clean fuel injectors without needing to rely on professionals. But do ...

Fuel injectors can get gummed up with dirt and fuel residue over time. Photo credit: David Traver Adolphus / Autoguide.com. Over time and miles, your car might start to slow down. It might not ...

There are many things that can degrade your vehicle's performance over time, from a dirty air filter and low tire pressure, to fouled spark plugs and worn out plug wires. However, nothing will rob ...

Gasoline direct injection, or GDI, is one of the most crucial bits of technology in the modern internal combustion engine. In engines equipped with GDI, highly pressurized gasoline is sprayed directly ...

Over time and miles, your car might start to slow down. It might not accelerate as quickly as it once did; the engine may not run as smoothly as you remember, or the fuel economy may dip—but ...

Clogged injectors can cause a myriad of issues for your engine—it needs a consistent flow of fuel to run properly. Sometimes, simply pouring a can of injector cleaner into your gas tank before a ...

Times are a-changin’, folks. 2010 was twelve years ago, and a lot of the affordable used performance cars available today are more technologically advanced than ever. And none of those technologies ...

While fuel-injector cleaning is often recommended by shops and dealer service centers, it probably isn’t necessary unless it’s correcting a running problem. In many cases, just using a quality ...