which in turn drive the pistons that force friction material against the wheel hubs, stopping the wheel. The master cylinder is designed to last the life of the car, but like brake calipers ...

Most musclecar enthusiasts have heard that you should bench bleed a master cylinder before ... mounted at an angle in the car ...

Cylinder deactivation temporarily disables select cylinders in low-demand driving scenarios to save you some fuel. This ...

This theory would apply to both road cars and race cars ... Additionally, recesses along the longitudinal skirt of each piston could help reduce friction against the cylinder walls, reducing internal ...

Inside of almost every modern internal combustion engine (ICE) are pistons, which move up and down inside of cylinders. These move up and down to spin the crankshaft. The crankshaft is then connected ...

In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.

The piston rings in these vehicles over time could damage the surface of the cylinder bore. That can lead to increased oil consumption, which can lead, in turn, to “abnormal noise from the ...

Kia will notify all owners with impacted vehicles with instructions to bring their cars to a Kia ... those with damaged cylinder walls. The dealers will also install piston-ring noise-sensing ...