If you are a high performance car fan, you know about torque vectoring. It’s a differential delivering different torque to each of the wheels. The big question is: How Does Torque Vectoring Affect Brake Pad Wear? As with just about everything, it depends on your driving style. But it’s safe…
Have you ever wondered what a dirty air filter could do to your engine? Just like you, your engine appreciates breathing clean air, whether it’s a tiny lawnmower motor, a fun dirt-bike engine or that turbocharged monster in your sporty coupe. Let’s take a look at how this lesser-known component…
Electronic stability control (ESC), also called electronic stability program (ESP) or dynamic stability control (DSC), is required safety technology on all vehicles sold in the United States, but it wasn’t always this way. In fact, while its origins date as far back as the 1920s and the technology itself was…
Most motors need oil to stay running, but not all oils are created equal. Furthermore, car engines have different lubrication requirements than those in motorcycles. With all the different engines and all the types of oil to choose from, how do you know which motorcycle engine oil is best for…
The biggest reason people buy a hybrid or electric car is to save money on gas. And sure, with a hybrid, the electric motor reduces the work and thus the fuel consumption of the gasoline engine — the electric motor doesn’t use any gasoline at all. But what about electric…
What happens when your timing belt breaks? I can answer that one firsthand. I was taking one of those flyover connector ramps that goes from one freeway to another when all of a sudden, there’s a lot of noise and no power. Twenty seconds later, I’m at a dead stop,…
Heavy equipment engines are similar to those in the cars and trucks we drive every day, but they’re under completely different demands. Choosing the right oil for your heavy equipment — whether you’re operating a single piece, running a farm or using a fleet of construction equipment — is critical…
Whether your car is fresh off the factory floor or a quickly-aging classic, performing a monthly vehicle inspection is a great practice that all drivers should follow. Pick a general day (the first, the fifteenth, etc.) and find a safe space to examine your ride, like your driveway or a…
If you work around heavy equipment or manage a fleet, you may have heard about telematics. Frequently, brand new equipment comes with these costly systems from the factory, but what about the hard-working machines already in your fleet that have years, possibly even decades, of service left in them? That’s…
You may have never heard of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, but you probably know about it under a different name. It’s often called the “federal lemon law,” and it regulates warranties on consumer products. That includes smaller items in your home and the thing most associated with lemon laws —…