The inside of your engine is a dirty place. These products can help. While modern cars and trucks run better than ever before, and with less maintenance than ever before, thanks to computers, sensors, ...

When things are operating properly, most drivers don't give a second thought to what happens when pressing the accelerator pedal on a modern internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Whether ...

Every one of us has his little ticks when it comes to his own car, ticks like: to have the front seats in the same position, to keep the speakers' volume on any other level than 13, to always have the ...

Dear Car Talk: What the heck is a throttle body? We have a 2007 Toyota 4Runner with 85,000 miles and a 2011 Toyota Venza with 45,000 miles. Our local Toyota dealer is pushing us to service the ...

I have been experiencing delayed acceleration in my car, and it sometimes jerks while idling. A mechanic cleaned a part called the throttle body and said it was dirty. Since I have owned the car for ...