The other day I dropped my car off at a European specialist shop, and while I was there, a technician was working in the engine bay of a Mk7 Golf R, cleaning out carbon deposits off the intake valves.

The world is looking mighty volatile these days, so there are plenty of reasons why you should be concerned with your car's engine longevity. Whether you're trying to sustain a higher-mileage car to ...

Carbon buildup can cause a loss of engine performance, usually happening on high-mile engines that have plenty of sticky deposits after decades of running. A popular trick dating back to the hot ...

My Mitsubishi Montero has had a fun year of hauling dogs and camping around New York’s Hudson Valley. Now that cold weather is here and snow is a reality soon, I’m pulling it off the road to give it a ...

Gasoline engines burn a mixture of fuel and air. In order to create horsepower, your engine must maintain a good quantity and velocity of air/fuel charge into the combustion chamber. Think of the ...