To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

Positive Crankcase Ventilation—three dirty words, but do they really need to be perceived that way? In general, the PCV system has two main functions: vapor relief and liquid separation. PCV systems ...

Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

This paper explains the mechanisms that affect lubricating oil consumption in stationary gas engines. It explains the positive and negative consequences of oil consumption. It discusses the importance ...

In 2022, Honda was hit with a class action lawsuit that alleged that cars equipped with Honda's 1.5-liter turbo engines were prone to oil dilution issues, in many cases rendering them dangerous to ...

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night worried that you have never, ever changed the oil on your two-stroke lawnmower? Well, you can relax. A two-stroke oil change is like a left-handed ...

A laboratory duplication of ice crystals clogging the Fuel-Oil Heat Exchanger on a Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engine is shown in photo from NTSB, Safety Recommendations A-09-17 and A-09-18. Credit: NTSB ...