Whenever you change your vehicle’s oil, some of the old stuff always gets left behind. Your average lube tech isn’t flushing out all the oil galleys before unscrewing the drain plug, and really, there ...

Q: A chain oil change place stripped the screw that lets oil out from my oil pan, which causes small amounts of oil to leak out. A local auto shop said I have no choice but to replace the entire pan.

Q: I have a 2004 Saturn Vue with a 3.5 liter V-6 engine and ia all-wheel-drive. I recently changed the engine oil. When I was removing the drain plug, some of the treads came out of the plug from the ...

I might be in the minority of car owners, but I actually enjoy changing my oil. My local big box store has bargain prices for jugs of long-lasting full-synthetic oil and carries OEM filters, so I can ...

Question: An oil-change facility stripped the screw that lets oil out from my oil pan, which causes small amounts of oil to leak out. A local auto shop said I have no choice but to replace the entire ...