A killer may live in your car, choking the life from your engine, regardless of maintenance or mileage. And the automakers who know of its potential for damage aren’t always eager to help. Created ...

After servicing a 2018 Ford Edge, a mechanic decided to alert its followers about the potential risk of engine sludge. Sherwood Cooke Jr. and Sherwood Cooke III, father and son duo behind the Royalty ...

For people buying a used car, there is a very important but rarely checked factor to consider that goes beyond kicking the tires: original sin. Some best-selling models appear to have an increased ...

Dear Car Talk: Am I negligent? I assume so, since I have not had the oil changed in my 2011 Hyundai Tucson since 2015. I put lots of short trips on this car, and it doesn't even have 40,000 miles on ...

Engine oil is the life blood of any engine. It takes care of the main adversary of the internal combustion engine- friction. And in the same time cleans it and gets rid of all that heat inside it.

Toyota Motor Corp. has carefully crafted the image of its Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the U.S. market, appealing to customers who expect their cars to deliver unparalleled quality and reliability.

LOS ANGELES - In September 1999, Maggie Alemany, a 47-year-old medical transcriptionist, drove off the lot of Kendall Toyota in Miami with a new 2000 Toyota Sienna minivan equipped with a 3.0-liter ...

If you want your 1974 Maserati Bora to last, use the best oil additive you can find. Photo credit: David Traver Adolphus / AutoGuide.com. Most drivers know that regular oil changes are necessary to ...

Q:I have a 1999 Jaguar XJ8 (purchased new), now with 45,000 miles on it and covered by the best extended warranty that could be purchased when the original factory warranty expired. All maintenance ...

Hello Paul, my Mercedes C200 has been parked for four years and I have been advised to flush the engine. Apparently the oil has become thick and lumpy. Can I flush it at a petrol station? George Hello ...

DETROIT - In the latest example of Volkswagen of America Inc.'s quality woes, the automaker is warning 426,000 VW Passat and Audi A4 owners of an engine oil sludge problem. Affected are 1.8-liter ...

THE bulk of low-temperature gasoline engine sludge is formed from the fuel rather than the lubricant, according to tests performed by the authors. Their tests indicate that most of this sludge is ...