First engine start with no water Ask Ed 42 Ed Smith w Barry T exploring risky engine behavior and what can go wrong in ...

It may seem obvious, but fill the engine's crankcase with the right amount of oil, usually four to five quarts, and make sure the filter is full of oil. If you've purchased an assembled motor, check ...

For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

Fire extinguishers were necessary during the start-up of 1940s-50s piston radial aircraft engines due to the risk of fires from oil pooling in lower cylinders and potential induction fires caused by ...

While there's never an opportune moment for engine-starting issues, it's worth knowing what to do if they arise. Even the most reliable vehicles aren't immune to the whims of fate, so all a ...

Both newbies and experienced drivers should know the basics of bump-starting or push-starting a car. If you have a vehicle with a manual transmission and a weak or dead battery, it's possible to start ...

Rockets are conceptually rather simple: you put the pointy bit upwards and make sure that the bit that will go flamey points downwards before starting the engine(s). Yet how to start each rocket ...

Earlier this month, the EPA ended the “off‑cycle” emissions credit for automatic engine start‑stop systems, thereby removing the OEM incentive to install them on mass-market vehicles. As a result, ...

Automakers produce vehicles with standard driver-assistance and safety features that can sometimes feel unnecessary. The auto start-stop feature does benefit a specific type of driver in certain ...