Imagine this scenario. You've scrimped and saved, and finally have enough dough to get the Corvette you've had your eyes on. Just for argument's sake, let's say that dream car is a cream-puff '92 ...

No matter how tightly within the prescribed specifications an engine's piston clearance and ring tension are in its cylinders, a certain amount of fuel and combustion vapor slips past and enters the ...

Your engine is simpler than you think and only four things separate it from becoming a good-for-nothing lump of aluminum: fuel, air, spark and compression. Smoke billowing from the back of your hoopty ...

See if any of these scenarios sound familiar: Every morning when you start your car, a small cloud of blue smoke erupts from the tailpipe. Or, even though your engine doesn't leak oil and apparently ...

You're driving down the road and having a normal day behind the wheel of your car. You look down on the dashboard to check your gauges and speed, but you notice that a little orange "Check Engine" ...

Charlen holds a BA Languages & Culture degree and has over a decade of experience in automotive journalism. His work experience includes stints at CAR Mag and News24 Motoring. Charlen didn't grow up ...