Back in 1983, I inherited my grandfather's 1973 Buick Apollo, equipped with a low-mileage Buick 350 V8 engine. The car is mostly stored, but I start it up and exercise it every few years. The last ...

A $850 Hemi V8 teardown uncovers a miracle: a failed part that didn’t destroy the entire engine.

I can only speak my experience at my dealership{Buick/GMC} any rarely have to replace a camshaft. GM only replacing 8 lifters is like the diesel injectors when they would only replace 4 knowing that ...

If all the passenger-side lifters on a traditional Pontiac V8 engine are clattering but the driver-side lifters are quiet, the block is likely missing a critical oil galley plug. Pontiac V8s have an ...

Any diesel engine can be a bit noisy; that’s just the way they work. But if a new noise has surfaced, then something has definitely changed under the bonnet. First thoughts would be a hydraulic lash ...

Question:I have a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe with a 5.3-liter engine, 127,000 miles. It runs great and the oil pressure is terrific, but it has an inconsistent hydraulic noise when first starting and ...

Noisy tappets (also known as hydraulic lifters) are relatively common on engines that have done their fair share of work. By using oil pressure generated from the engine’s oil pump, the hydraulic ...

Q. This is my third Mercury Grand Marquis, a 2005 with 78,000 miles bought new. Last winter, after the car had been sitting over night, when I started it up in the morning the valve lifters were very ...

Engine noise makes us more nervous than any other automotive sound because noise can mean expense and inconvenience. And, sometimes engine noise is nothing more than a normal dynamic of the engine’s ...