Auto magazines are full of 1,000-horsepower LS engine stories teeming with superchargers, turbochargers, intercoolers, massive loads of nitrous, race gas, and all sorts of glamorous equipment. While ...

If the cylinder heads are on the engine, you will need to add air pressure to the cylinder to hold the valves in place. Our example is the Craftsman 47089 compression test kit using the 14mm long ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many gearheads buy their cylinder heads fully assembled and don’t have to sweat making sure all of the various parts are set up correctly. But for those that build their own, or that just need to swap ...

Over 4,000 Hyundai Palisades from the 2024 model year are subject to a new recall due to faulty valve springs that could potentially break. While only one percent of the recall population is likely ...

While the newly redesigned 2022 Subaru BRZ is currently enjoying the limelight, we want to take the opportunity to revisit a story concerning its predecessor. Avid readers will likely remember the ...

Back in September 2020, GM quietly admitted that small-block V8s suffer from “possible broken valve springs.” According to a technical service bulletin from the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit, ...