Maintaining Engine Health Taking care of engines starts with verifying the engine's overall health. It's an easy way to lead into misfire diagnosis and troubleshooting engine performance problems that have no related codes recorded.
The engine doctor will see you now Troubleshooting drivability issues should start with making sure the engine is healthy. By Pete Meier, technical editor
The miss was just barely apparent at idle. As soon as the throttle plate was opened, even slightly, the miss went away. Out on the road, the engine performed perfectly at any speed, under any load. The culprit turned out to be a burnt exhaust valve on the rear bank of this Chrysler minivan causing just a slight loss of compression, but I didn't find it until I had nearly exhausted all other possibilities. READ MORE
Yesterday, one of the techs I work with drew a ticket on a 2006 Jeep Liberty with a strange complaint. The customer told him that, when pulling out of her driveway and making the turn on to the main street, the car would just stop going…no matter how much gas she tried to give it. It didn't happen all the time, but enough to be annoying. READ MORE
Crate Engine A new line of Edelbrock crate engines are now available for Ford enthusiasts. Edelbrock's RPM 347s deliver up to 449 horsepower and 417 foot-pounds of torque. READ MORE
A/C Leak Finder Katech Performance has announced its "Air Attack" LS7 SC (Supercharged) crate engine is available for owners of hot rods, off-road vehicles and show cars. READ MORE
Crate Engine Package Bolt in 610 ready horses with the new Wegner Motorsports Street Performance 415 LS Small Block Chevrolet Crate Engine packages. They are available as a short block, a long block or two complete turn key engine packages. READ MORE
A new line of Edelbrock crate engines are now available for Ford enthusiasts. Edelbrock's RPM 347s deliver up to 449 horsepower and 417 foot-pounds of torque. 
Katech Performance has announced its "Air Attack" LS7 SC (Supercharged) crate engine is available for owners of hot rods, off-road vehicles and show cars.
Bolt in 610 ready horses with the new Wegner Motorsports Street Performance 415 LS Small Block Chevrolet Crate Engine packages. They are available as a short block, a long block or two complete turn key engine packages.