Engine knock is the sharp, metallic sound that cuts through the hum of a healthy engine. At its core, engine knock is a problem of timing. In a knocking engine, parts of the air-fuel mixture don't ...

Engine knocking, or detonation, occurs when fuel in the cylinders ignites unevenly, causing metallic pinging sounds, reduced power, and potential engine damage. Key causes include low-octane fuel, ...

Our cars can make some pretty strange sounds. If you drive them for long enough, you'll most likely experience some fairly unsettling noises at some point or another. While any unusual sound coming ...

Toyota’s growing twin-turbo V6 engine nightmare just got even bigger. The automaker has announced another major recall affecting approximately 44,000 additional 2024 Toyota Tundra pickups after ...

The demon of engine knock is something an owner of a traditional high-performance Pontiac knows all too well. An engine designed when 102-octane high test was at almost every fuel station in the ...

Toyota Motor Sales is recalling more than 100,000 Lexus LX SUVs and Toyota Tundra pickup trucks from the 2022 and 2023 model years due to concerns that machining debris may be causing internal engine ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received a petition requesting an urgent investigation into an alleged defect impacting Hyundai ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation. Activity is driven by the need for improving the vehicle’s fuel efficiency, reduction in harmful gas emissions, and enhanced driving ...

Fuel Knocking Can Threaten Destruction to Engines. Technologists Are Familiar With Some of the Answers to the Problems Involved, But Many More Data Are Required. New Research with a Full-Scale Engine ...

Dyno tuning is great. But, a dyno-tuned engine can't always be tuned for the stress it might see on the street, let alone something like the continued abuse of, say, a track day. This is especially ...