Transmission fluid is the lifeblood of a vehicle's hardest-working parts. Selecting the correct oil prevents premature wear, ...

An Orlando Chevy Silverado owner faces a $3,200 repair bill for a failed 8-speed torque converter just 1,300 miles after ...

It is getting to the point that I'm afraid to buy auto parts online because I'm not sure they are real, even though they come ...

Checking all of your car’s key fluids takes less than ten minutes with the engine cold or recently cooled. The six fluids to check are engine oil, coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid, ...

Q. I bought a new 2025 Acura RDX SH-AWD in early 2025. Five months and 1,500 miles later, while driving, all dashboard warning lights activated and the steering locked. It was an extremely scary ...

Aaron, a 27-year automotive technician and lifelong car enthusiast, attended Specs Howard School of Media Arts and learned the fundamentals of digital video and editing, shot composition and writing.

Heat is one of the biggest threats to your vehicle's drivetrain. I'm not talking the regular heat an engine makes when it's running, here. No, I'm talking excessive, piston-melting, gear-seizing heat ...

Suppose you have owned a car or truck that has experienced transmission problems such as rough shifting, slipping of clutch plates or a strange shudder. In that case, the odds are very high that an ...

Transmission fluid is one of the many important fluids your car needs in order to function optimally (not to be confused with the completely made up blinker fluid gag). Transmission fluid is made to ...

While it’s likely seldom done, some vehicles’ maintenance schedules do include an interval for changing the differential fluid, though perhaps only under “severe service” conditions such as frequent ...

While many car-makers now profess that their automatic transmission no longer need regular fluid changes, many mechanics believe there’s no harm in doing so and, in fact, there are benefits in doing ...