There are several fluids running around your engine, and it's wise to know how to check their levels – even if you don't plan on changing them yourself...
The power and longevity of a battery is noted by its Amp Hour (Ah) rating. Basically, this denotes how long a battery will last if it isn’t recharged.
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You may have heard, or experienced a new car fitted with Stop-Start technology. But what exactly is it, and how does it actually work? We also dig a little deeper and look at the pros and cons.
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Recently we sent four of our Haynes Model V8 engines to the world-famous West Point military academy where cadets put them into 3D renderings. We caught up with Lieutenant Colonel Josh Keena, an associate professor at West Point, who taught the course and shares how he guided the cadets to 3D-print...
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles use liquid hydrogen that is converted onboard to generate electricity. This is then used to power electric motors, which drive the wheels.
A hybrid car uses two forms energy - gasoline and electricity - for propulsion in an effort to keep CO2 emissions to a minimum and maximize fuel economy. At lower speeds, say when the car is traveling through town, the electric motors can work alone to drive the wheels, and the internal combustion...
A turbocharger is an easy way to get a significant amount of extra power out of an engine. It is, in essence, two fans connected by a rod, all encased in a housing. One of these fans sits in the airflow of the engine’s exhaust, while the other sits in the engine’s air intake.
Most drivers’ relationship with diesel fuel begins and ends with the pump at the filling station. It’s what they put in their diesel powered cars, or more often, what they've seen truck drivers put in their rigs. It’s dirty, smelly, oily stuff (it’s sometimes called diesel oil) which is why...
The dictionary defines an engine as a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. That being so, when we consider how a car engine works we can ignore many of the extra parts (the water pump, the alternator, the starter motor and so on) that many people would also consider to be a...