Engine knocking, or detonation, occurs when fuel in the cylinders ignites unevenly, causing metallic pinging sounds, reduced power, and potential engine damage. Key causes include low-octane fuel, ...

It's not often you hear that driving fast can make your car perform better, but that's essentially what many car owners believed was the solution back in the day, a practice known as the Italian ...

During car maintenance, many people often overlook cleaning the exhaust gas recirculation system, but this is an indirect ...

While carbon buildup happens on essentially all engines, gasoline, diesel, N/A, or boosted, it's an increased concern in GDI engines. Standard Electronic Fuel Injection features injectors higher in ...

If you consider your spark plugs little more than disposable engine parts to be replaced for every event or two, you're missing out on a valuable engine-tuning tool. Not only can the correct plug ...