A publisher of repair manuals reports that owners are discouraged by plastic engine covers. The CEO provides some amusing alternative uses for the covers. Covers can be removed without voiding a car's ...

Some car enthusiasts see the engine as its centerpiece, the jewel in the crown that should be proudly displayed wherever possible. Modified, high-performance cars often have a blower, shaker scoop, or ...

General Motors Co. has decided to replace several key engine parts to stop oil leaks that have caused more than 1,300 fires and four recalls of older cars. But the parts aren’t available yet, and GM ...

DEAR CAR TALK: The under-engine cover (the tough plastic panel attached to the underside of the car behind the front bumper under the engine) on my 2005 Acura TSX recently started dragging on the ...

General Motors began its initiative to recycle plastic water bottles from the Renaissance Center and various manufacturing facilities with a goal to repurpose the plastic for its own business needs.