It’s often said that a car needs fuel and spark to start and run. That’s true, but it needs other things, as well: air, compression, and in-the-ballpark timing. Nitpicking aside, it’s still an ...

Two of the most critical components that help power your car's internal combustion engine are the crankshaft and the camshaft(s). The two parts are vital for sending power to various areas of your ...

Modern vehicles are jam-packed with sensors that keep everything operating the way it should. But while all these electronics create far more efficient and powerful vehicles, they can also create ...

CARS.COM — Most car owners probably don’t know that their vehicle has a crankshaft position sensor until the engine dies, won’t start or starts running poorly. Then when the car is in the auto repair ...

Abstract: The output power variation in individual cylinders must be detected to suppress combustion variation. We thus developed a method to estimate the coefficient of variation of combustion (COV) ...