Q: I have a couple of friends: one swears by oil additives – especially the brand Lucas – and another claims an oil additive ruined his truck engine. What is your take on oil additives? A: Some oil ...

Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

As additive manufacturing (AM) parts become more complex, so does the testing. To accommodate the testing of AM metal parts, Plastometrex uses profilometry-based indentation plastometry (PIP). PIP can ...

Oil additives play an essential role in maintaining car engine health. They provide additional lubrication, protect against wear and tear, and help remove impurities and build-up from your engine.

When one deepwater operator was having quality control issues, Clariant developed a means of providing more quantitative answers about inhibitor chemistries. “We devised an advancement of the ...

Oil stop leaks are designed to stop and seal leaks caused by general wear and tear in your vehicle’s engine. Over time, the engine’s gaskets and seals will start to degrade, and you will have to ...

Walk into any parts store and you'll see the rows of glossy bottles promising to stop engine wear, boost fuel economy, and make your old clunker run like it just rolled out of the factory. The auto ...

As someone who's driven classic cars daily for around 15 years, as well as working on and restoring such cars throughout my education, I take vintage automotive maintenance very seriously. Many of ...