Over time and miles, your car might start to slow down. It might not accelerate as quickly as it once did; the engine may not run as smoothly as you remember, or the fuel economy may dip—but ...

Over time and miles, your car might start to slow down. It might not accelerate as quickly as it once did; the engine may not run as smoothly as you remember, or the fuel economy may dip—but ...

The other day I dropped my car off at a European specialist shop, and while I was there, a technician was working in the engine bay of a Mk7 Golf R, cleaning out carbon deposits off the intake valves.

Having fuel injectors on all mass-produced vehicles is one of the biggest automotive breakthroughs of the past few decades. If you've ever gone through having to start an engine with a poorly tuned ...

Fuel injectors rarely get the same attention as turbochargers, superchargers, or cylinder heads, but they play a far more critical role than most enthusiasts realize. Every fuel-injected engine, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Bringing your car to a mechanic for simple automotive care routines has several benefits. It will prolong your car's life and help prevent ...

While carbon buildup happens on essentially all engines, gasoline, diesel, N/A, or boosted, it's an increased concern in GDI engines. Standard Electronic Fuel Injection features injectors higher in ...

Top Tier gasoline contains more effective detergents than federally required, which helps clean fuel injectors and reduce harmful carbon deposits inside the engine. Clogged fuel injectors and carbon ...

Fuel injectors certainly can suffer from a build-up of carbon and the problem will be worse if the engine is not burning its fuel and air completely every time its cylinders fire. But 58,000km would ...

If you’ve been to a dealership recently, or even browsed online some, you know just how expensive a new truck is these days. It’s not out of the question to see a sticker price higher than what many ...