CARS.COM — We’ll pull no punches in saying it: Engine oil is a crucial thing to keep tabs on from a maintenance perspective. That means you should check your vehicle’s engine oil at least once a month ...

Your engine oil is as essential to your car as your blood is to your body. Without it, your motor won’t run. And just like a doctor can tell a lot about your health by testing your blood, you can ...

The life of the car depends heavily on its maintenance. If you take your car regularly to the service station, follows recommendations of the manufacturer, and pay special attention to the engine, you ...

There was a time, not so long ago, when car owners were expected to carry out basic maintenance and regular servicing on their car using a handful of wrenches and common automotive tools. Nowadays, ...

Checking your engine's oil level and topping it up is a simple task, but one of the most important DIY car maintenance jobs you can do. Oil is the lifeblood of your engine and works hard to keep it in ...

Choosing the best engine oil for your car is crucial for keeping the engine in top working order. Whenever your engine is running, the oil is quickly flowing around all the components in order to ...

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Keeping a combustion-engined car in shape requires some effort. Part of that is changing the motor oil and filter on a regular basis to lubricate the moving metal components and keep the engine in ...

This may sound like something out of the original "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" TV series, but you can tell a lot about engine health by pulling out the dipstick, reading the oil level, and ...

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This paper presents analytical lubricant technology for determining the condition of 2 and 4 cycle automotive and railroad diesel engines through used oil analysis. The paper supplements ASME paper 64 ...