Dear Doctor: I own a few pre-1970 cars and have heard many stories about these older car engines having camshaft failure from the use of the wrong engine oil. Can you recommend the correct oil?

Engine oil seems so simple. It's slippery. It keeps metal parts from fusing together. It's messy, especially when it has been squeezed, slung, and sprayed around the inside of a hot engine for ...

You may recall the article entitled "The Slippery Truth About Oil" from the June '06 issue of HPP (also available at www.highperformancepontiac.com). In it, we discussed the negative effects some ...

Snake oil. Mouse milk. Whiffle dust. Take your pick — few products have earned such unflattering sobriquets as aftermarket motor-oil additives. And for the very good reason that these promised ...

Motor oil contains chemical additives that extend how long engines can run without failure, but, despite decades of ubiquity, how such additives actually work to prevent this damage have remained a ...

When additives are mixed with base oils for use as lubricants, the concentrations of certain elements need to be known and controlled for longer engine life and optimal performance. A method has was ...