Oil and coolant are like your blood and your sweat, respectively, and they have to work together to keep you alive, explains Dave Tingey, senior data analyst with Polaris Laboratories. "If your body ...

Understand the difference between coolants, and how to look for problems. Coolant (sometimes referred to as antifreeze or radiator fluid) is used to regulate your engine temperature and prevent it ...

Newer engine coolant may be designed to provide freeze protection and water-pump lubrication for up to 10 years, but this doesn’t help guard your vehicle’s engine against contamination-related ...

The problem with my 2015 Polo is that the water bottle in front where you put anti-freeze or coolant became half-filled with oil. l bought a new water-pump and thermostat, new head gasket, changed the ...

Q I have a 2002 Olds Alero with the V6 engine. Recently I noticed that coolant is leaking. I have been told it is a slow leak from the intake gasket. My mechanic recommended that I get the leak fixed ...

For most gearheads (except for our friends in the western states and Florida), winter is a time for muscle car and hot rod hibernation. Cars are often stored in a garage or shop often that is not ...

Your vehicle is a complicated piece of machinery, and keeping it running smoothly requires periodic inspections and maintenance of its various systems, including your engine’s cooling system and the ...

Any time you have oil mixing with coolant, you have a pretty major problem on your hands. In the case of your Territory, it could be that the head gasket has failed, allowing the two fluids to mix, ...