Does your engine need a valve adjustment? It depends on the age, condition and brand of vehicle you’re driving. Due to the popularization of roller-follower valve train designs that reduce friction ...

'Breathe in . . . breathe out. Simple respiration is what keeps us alive, and your engine is no different. On a normally aspirated engine, atmospheric pressure pushes air in through the carb, intake ...

While many folks view diesel engines as indestructible, they do still need maintenance. Oil changes, fuel filter replacement, and cleaning or changing the air filter are all important items when it ...

EGR stands for exhaust gas recirculation, and the EGR valve is part of a system that does as the name implies: recirculate exhaust gas back into the engine’s intake manifold for a return trip to the ...

When it comes to the many variables of combustion inside an engine, engineers measure the timing of key events in degrees of crankshaft rotation, a relative frame of reference that remains constant ...

As often as four times a year during winter months, a power plant in Wisconsin would miss a scheduled start of its combined cycle power plant (Figure 1) due to malfunctions of the turbine bypass ...