Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

This 2024 Toyota Tundra owner is stranded, and I’m sounding the alarm. Why settle for a short block when your engine fails? I ...

As a certified shadetree motorcycle mechanic, I've seen some pretty wild field expedient repairs attempted by previous owners. Typically these are hack jobs so embarrassing — we're talking things like ...

Ford is recalling roughly 119,000 vehicles because their engine block heaters have a defect that increases the risk of fire, ...

Ford recalls over 116,000 vehicles due to engine block heater fire risk. Focus, Escape and MKC models affected. At least 12 ...

A lot of people were celebrating when white smoke over the Vatican meant there was a new pope in town -– and that included plenty of gearheads with great ideas about what the new guy should use as his ...

Someone was in this engine before it failed, possibly not long before. In fact, they may have been the cause of the ...

At the risk of sounding like a cynical, middle-aged guy from the East Coast, it’s rare that I stumble across something on social media that I haven’t seen before. I can still play the AOL dial-up ...

Much of the United States will be experiencing record cold weather for the next three days. Ford just issued recalls for some ...

A Ford recall tied to engine block heaters matters now because winter habits—plugging in overnight—can quietly create the ...

Owners will often attach sentimental value to their vehicles beyond the real value. While no one can tell you a car's personal worth, here are the times when the expense simply doesn't make financial ...

Every time a car experiences a mechanical failure, it gives the owner a stark choice -- to repair or not to repair. Depending on the age of the car, the cost of the car and the type of repair, the fix ...