Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

Walk into any parts store and you'll see the rows of glossy bottles promising to stop engine wear, boost fuel economy, and make your old clunker run like it just rolled out of the factory. The auto ...

Snake oil. Mouse milk. Whiffle dust. Take your pick — few products have earned such unflattering sobriquets as aftermarket motor-oil additives. And for the very good reason that these promised ...

Oil additives play an essential role in maintaining car engine health. They provide additional lubrication, protect against wear and tear, and help remove impurities and build-up from your engine.

In today’s cost-conscious times, supplementary engine and fuel additives promise means of cutting motoring costs. We study whether or not they really deliver Words: Rob Marshall Ever since the ...

Diesel engine oil additives are popular add-on layers of protection, but many of their cornerstone benefits are already engineered into base lubricants. Brian Humphrey, OEM technical liaison for Petro ...

Many of us try to eat right and have a well-balanced diet. We eat good foods and try to keep ourselves in good shape. Most of us benefit from taking vitamin supplements to boost certain areas of our ...

Not up on zinkdialkyldithiophosphate? No problem. Grasp these points about engine oil additives and leave chemistry to the engineers. ConocoPhillips announced a startling claim last year: It had ...

I fully understand that the vast majority of oil additives are nearly or completely worthless in modern engines. But I've noticed that most of the discussions on this say something like "no engine ...

We’ve all been there: you’re staring at a long list of engine treatments and additives […] ...

Given the chore of changing it every few months, the typical motorist realizes that engine oil degrades over time. Some will also notice the mysterious codes for the different grades—10W-40, 5W-30, ...