You might be relying heavily on your engine hours and overall mileage to determine when to perform maintenance, but you should pay attention to idle hours, too.

If your car has started to feel like it’s doing a tiny “buzz” at idle or a faint shudder when you pull away from a stop, you’re not imagining it. Mechanics say that subtle engine vibration—especially ...

You may have noticed that diesel drivers tend to idle their engines after driving, typically when finishing a journey, instead of switching off the engine immediately. This action may seem lazy or ...

My wife drives our 2002 Toyota Tacoma V-6 with 180,000 miles. She reports that the engine will sometimes die when shifting from park to reverse. It seems to be worse in hot weather, and usually ...

Within the Pontiac community, there are many who are very good at physically working on their cars. Changing parts, swinging motors, and the like comes very naturally to them. But when chasing a ...

Your engine feels calm at a stoplight because a hidden idle system keeps fuel, air, and spark in balance. That quiet stability is not luck, it is the result of sensors, valves, and software working ...

Why does my 1994 Mazda 929’s engine intermittently rev or surge when I first start it? This could be something to do with the engine’s idle-air control valve which plays an important role in making ...