Virtually every modern car on the road is equipped with bells, whistles, and sensors designed to let you know when even the slightest thing is wrong with your vehicle. While any driver can appreciate ...

Engines have evolved dramatically over the years, so there are elements that were not present before and which are part of the mechanics that allow the block to function efficiently and without ...

Q: My 1999 Pontiac Sunfire coupe is doing something something I can't easily explain. The car has 240,000 km on it and it has the stock engine, although I think I bought it with a K filter charger.

A few months back my 2004 Ford Focus 1.8 developed a chronic misfire, which was diagnosed by my Ford dealer as a blown 'coil pack' caused by 'unserviceable' spark plugs. Shortly after that was fixed ...

In the first installment of this series, "Calculating a practical hotspot safety margin", we discussed how two-parameter thermal models assume that the entire motor, including windings, exhibits one ...

Institute of Railway and Urban Rail Transit, Tongji University, Shanghai, China This study describes a method for preparing thermocouple sensor based on NiCr/NiSi thin films. Using magnetron ...

One of the most common problems with an engine that is not putting out as much power or pep as you are used to, is that of a faulty or failing mass air flow (MAF) sensor, both with and without a check ...