My wife drives our 2002 Toyota Tacoma V-6 with 180,000 miles. She reports that the engine will sometimes die when shifting from park to reverse. It seems to be worse in hot weather, and usually ...

Exhaust smoke color is one of the fastest ways to spot a sick engine — white, blue, and black each tell a different story. Sellers sometimes clear dashboard warning codes before a sale, but a simple ...

But an engine issue has arisen in a number of cars that could actually cripple all of that driving excitement the cars bring with them. Here's how to get it fixed. The Scion and Subaru both use a ...

Your engine feels calm at a stoplight because a hidden idle system keeps fuel, air, and spark in balance. That quiet stability is not luck, it is the result of sensors, valves, and software working ...

You may have noticed that diesel drivers tend to idle their engines after driving, typically when finishing a journey, instead of switching off the engine immediately. This action may seem lazy or ...

Toyota and Subaru are grappling with reports of rough idle and stalling conditions on their new sporty coupes. The problems on initial batches of the Subaru BRZ coupe and its Scion FR-S twin--known as ...

Engine hours and idle time are changing how trucks are priced, with APUs playing a growing role in used truck valuation.

Within the Pontiac community, there are many who are very good at physically working on their cars. Changing parts, swinging motors, and the like comes very naturally to them. But when chasing a ...