Knowing your vehicle can become beneficial in emergencies. If you are ever in a situation where you want to repair something quickly or change a component, there is nothing more cost-effective than a ...

A look into the exhaust gas recirculation, or EGR, valve - an important piece of the automotive emissions system.

Controlling vehicle emissions in modern vehicles involves more than just bolting up a catalytic converter and calling it a day. There are other components that effectively, and intuitively, cut out ...

Question: I took my car to my mechanic, because the check-engine light was on. He checked the codes and said it’s an “EGR fault” He said it would be a couple of days before he could get to it. He said ...

Beginning in October, the exhaust from newly manufactured diesel engines must produce half the oxides of nitrogen (NOx) of engines produced today with no increase in particulate matter (PM). This is ...

Your engine’s manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor is your little buddy. Buried somewhere in the stream of your charged intake air (usually in the manifold), it employs a little ceramic or silicone ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Despite recent advancements in environmentally conscious electrified vehicles, most of the cars and trucks we drive ...

Q: I have a 1990 Toyota Corolla LE, with automatic transmission, which I purchased new. It now has 101,000 miles on it. In all the years I’ve had it, there was never a major problem. All the service ...

Question: I took my car to my mechanic, because the check-engine light was on. He checked the codes and said it’s an “EGR fault” He said it would be a couple of days before he could get to it. He said ...