If you feel your Toyota VVTi engine low on power, one cause must be the combustion chamber’s tightness. And there are two things that can go wrong with it - loose valves or worn out piston rings. Here ...

The oil pan's role on a Toyota VVTi or any other engine is to collect the lubricating oil falling from its components to be absorbed back by the oil pump and recirculated. Due to its position at the ...

The Pontiac Vibe was one of the greatest cars to ever bear the badge of a General Motors brand. There’s just so much that’s ...

Curious about some of the most durable car engines built in recent years? You've come to the right place, as we will be breaking down the key details of the ten most reliable car engines of the last ...

As emissions regulations get tighter, congestion gets worse and consumers demand better fuel consumption from their cars, manufacturers are being forced to delve deep into their engineering kitbag for ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

GM Powertrain announced today it will deliver a 3.6-liter V-6 gasoline engine with direct injection and variable valve timing (VVT) technologies in the 2008 model year. A vehicle application will be ...

We've always felt the new Toyota Tundra is a solid pickup truck, big enough and strong enough for heavy jobs in the real world. The 5.7-liter V-8, in particular, has always stood out as a hot-rod ...