It may sound like a complicated mission, but self-cleaning your car's engine bay should not take up much time on a Saturday ...

GM's 5.3-liter V8 is one of the most common engines in America, but two problems define its reputation: oil consumption in the 2010–2014 engines and lifter failures linked to cylinder deactivation in ...

Cleaning the engine bay won't make your car run better, but it can still offer some welcome benefits. Here's how to use a ...

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Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

New engines are a hot topic for automakers in the coming year, thanks in no small part to the dramatic increase in fuel prices. It's all supply and demand, after all, and arguably no one is feeling ...

Standing on a dais at a General Motors truck engine plant in Flint, executive chief engineer Mark Dickens plays a recording of the company’s all-new V-8 revving up. “I never get tired of hearing the ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has insisted investors think of his electric automaker as a robotics and autonomous vehicle company now. He’s targeted a $20 trillion valuation—nearly four times the value of ...

Earlier this week, GM dropped a brief teaser video signaling the imminent arrival of a new 8.3L V8 Duramax diesel engine. Nicknamed the Mongoose, the new 8.3L Duramax is set to challenge Ford’s 6.7 V8 ...

The HD trucks do not get the new L78 6.6-liter V8, which will be reserved for light-duty 1500 full-size trucks. Instead, GM has updated the old 6.6-liter L8T V8 engine and now calls it the L8S for the ...

The engine was built specifically for pickup truck applications instead of adapting an existing commercial diesel design. It produces 555 horsepower and 1,230 lb-ft of torque, giving Chevrolet and GMC ...

If it’s not obvious, this is also an excellent way to use bread that might otherwise go to waste: the ends of the loaf you ...