A remote starter switch and a top-quality, screw-in-type compression gaugeâ such as these models from Sears, Roebuck & Companyâ can be used to measure the pumping efficiency of an engine, as well as ...

Internal combustion engine blowby, whether gasoline or diesel, occurs when part of the compressed mixture of air and fuel leaks past the piston rings during the compression or power strokes of a ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

Bruno started at Top Speed in 2022 and now serves as Senior Editor for ICE while also training writers across CarBuzz, HotCars, and TopSpeed. A car and motorcycle enthusiast, he enjoys writing about ...

Internal combustion engines are incredibly complicated machines that many of us interact with on a daily basis, but don't completely understand. You get in your car, turn the key or push the start ...

Sergiu is a mechanically minded car enthusiast about to finish his university degree. From attending car meets and expositions to creating automotive content, Sergiu thrives in the presence of cars.

Regardless of whether it burns gasoline or diesel, your internal combustion engine works by igniting a mixture of fuel and air to create power. To do so effectively, it must reduce the detrimental ...