An engine's oil pump dispenses the pressurized lubricant that prevents opposing surfaces from contacting one another, carries heat away from certain areas, and maintains minimal valvetrain lash when ...

Most of us aren't watching our oil pressure like we do our social feeds — but maybe we should. Oil is your engine's lifeblood, and oil pressure is like blood pressure. If it drops too low or spikes ...

A mechanic cracked open a neglected engine and what he found was brutal.

Most people understand that motor oil is a vital component for the internal combustion engines that power most of our cars. Not only does oil act as a lubricant, allowing internal moving parts to ...

Modern cars don't have mechanical oil pressure gauges anymore, so you'll be in the dark until that moment when the low oil pressure warning light flickers on. And since no one brags about the oil ...

Too much oil can cause low oil pressure just like too little oil. A ticking sound or a low oil-pressure light could indicate too much oil is in the engine. Drain off excess oil to avoid damage to your ...

When you’re pushing hard on the racetrack, maintaining optimal engine oil pressure is critical. With that in mind, GM-performance specialist Katech is now offering a new oil pump for the GM LT engines ...

The key is picking the right oil pump to suit the oil-pressure demands of the engine and what it is going to be used for. CC:Way back in the 1960s, Dick Moroso offered one of the first commercially ...

An engine needs oil to lubricate moving parts, prevent corrosion, collect dirt and sludge, and absorb some of the heat generated by a running engine. The oil pump provides the force that delivers oil ...