It’s not the most advanced or accurate way to measure an engine’s compression ratio, but, hey, it worked. Removing 1.25 ...

Diesel engines have pistons that look different from the ones you'd see with a gas engine. There's a reason why that's the ...

The Piston Simulation function models the circular motion of a piston within a cylinder. It involves a chain of nonlinear functions. The response C is cycle time (the time it takes to complete one ...

featuring pistons with a pill-shaped profile Different than Honda's 1980s oval-piston GP bike engines, which had their long sides parallel to the crankshaft The design could reduce engine length and ...

Ferrari’s design places the longer edge of the piston from the outer side of the engine block to the inner vee. This ...

According to the recall report, the defective piston rings can score the engine’s cylinder walls and cause an increase in oil consumption. The notice also notes that this increase in oil ...

The piston rings in these vehicles over time could damage the surface of the cylinder bore. That can lead to increased oil consumption, which can lead, in turn, to “abnormal noise from the ...

In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.

If the vehicle continues to run in this condition, the engine could become damaged, causing a loss of motive power. This could even cause a fire due to engine oil leaking onto a hot exhaust component ...

The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid ...