Worldwide, Honda enthusiasts invest hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on their powerplants to extract the utmost in power and reliability. Whether they opt to keep their Honda naturally aspirated, ...

Fittings such as these, for connecting a compressed air line to the spark plug hole for valve support, are available at most auto parts stores. Occasionally it is necessary or desirable to inspect or ...

We're always on the lookout for new stuff, so when information on Comp Cams dual conical valve springs came across our desk, we were eager to take a look. Comp introduced these dual conical springs in ...

Those wound-up pieces of high-tensile steel under your rocker arms work so hard closing your valves over millions of cycles that they could probably use a replacement right about now. We're talking ...

Kia's largest internal combustion-engined crossover has been hit with a safety recall for a problem that increases the risk of a fire. According to Kia America, the V6 engine's valve springs may have ...

A STUDY of the influence of vibration on valve-springs reveals two possible ways in which a valve-spring can vibrate: First, when the frequency of the forced vibration is low, the force tending to ...

Beginning April 5, 2024, a selected group of Kia Telluride owners across the United States will receive a letter in their mailbox informing them that the valve springs in their vehicle’s engine may be ...

Last week, we reported on the steadily growing number of 2013 Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ owners reporting engine failures shortly after taking their cars in for a valve spring-related recall. The story ...

Back in March, The Drive broke the story about dozens of 2013 Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ owners who reported experiencing catastrophic engine failure shortly after a valve spring recall repair largely ...

As with every first year of production in the car world, the 2020 Corvette isn’t perfect. Quality control is questionable at best, the mid-engine sports car had to be recalled over the “flying frunk” ...