Q: My 1999 Pontiac Sunfire coupe is doing something something I can't easily explain. The car has 240,000 km on it and it has the stock engine, although I think I bought it with a K filter charger.

So your car’s temperature gauge is acting up, or not working at all, and you want to fix it? Good for you. Your car’s engine temperature is vital to its operation, and a properly-operating gauge is a ...

As engines get very hot, coolant helps distribute heat to help prevent overheating and engine damage. It also adds antifreeze protection and acts as a lubricant for some of the engine’s components. If ...

Regularly checking your car’s coolant during summer is essential to prevent engine overheating and costly mechanical damage.

A faulty Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor may lead the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine in certain GM vehicles to run hot or even overheat. To be clear, these vehicles are not under an ...

Something I've realized over the past few years poking with a large variety of cars: Nobody has low coolant or low oil sensors! I drove an '88 Mazda RX-7 with both, and they were quite valuable! The ...

Most automobile owners can agree that there is never a good time to see any of a vehicle's various warning lights pop up on the dashboard. That said, they'd likely all agree that they're thankful ...

Engineers design modern engines to run in a narrow temperature window where power, efficiency, and emissions all line up. The thermostat sits at the center of that control, opening and closing a ...

Since an engine can suffer severe damage if it’s run too hot, you should certainly be concerned if there are indications the engine is overheating. But those indications may not be as clear-cut — or ...