Your engine oil plays a crucial role in your vehicle's performance, but could low levels trigger a check engine light? Here's ...

One common problem is a malfunctioning oil pressure sensor, which tracks the engine's oil pressure and levels. If the sensor ...

Many owners of the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine claim that, on cold starts, their engine il pressure is between 55 and 80 ...

CR's experts decode oil pressure, coolant temperature, check engine, tire pressure, and traction control warningsBy Benjamin PrestonEvery car has its own language of light-up hieroglyphics on ...

As the engine makes pressure, the gauge will move and hold to the highest ... the 10 percent range of the others, squirt a little oil down the cylinders and try again. If the pressure comes ...

Although an oil dipstick is found in most vehicles, newer models may use an electric sensor instead to monitor oil ... or a high reading on your oil pressure gauge (if equipped). If the engine is ...

In a 1935 publicity stunt, Fred Key checks the oil in flight. NASM (SI 76-17446) Aircraft piston engines rely on a continuous flow of lubricating oil to prevent wear, so one of the key instruments ...

To try and diagnose a potential problem, Armstrong rigged up two oil pressure sensors with data-logging capability to his and anothers’ vehicle in separate locations on the engine. When tied ...

Every car has its own language of light-up hieroglyphics on the dashboard. They’re your car’s way of asking for help. But those lights are not always easy to interpret. What it means ...