The oil inside your car's engine can sludge up with neglect and infrequent oil changes. Sludge is a nasty contaminant that can destroy an engine if not given attention, but timely oil changes are a ...

Most people are familiar with the importance of oil for the internal combustion engines that power our modern vehicles. The petroleum-based fluid is designed to provide lubrication to the vast amount ...

Q: My son purchased new a 2009 Chevy Silverado with a 5.3 liter engine. He's always used synthetic oil and changed it when the oil life minder indicates. Recently while on a road trip the oil pressure ...

DETROIT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. <7203.T> has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed oil sludge build-up damaged the engines of some Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in the ...

In an important legal precedent for car owners, Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales unit agreed to settle with thousands of consumers who say oil-sludge build-up ruined their car engines even though they ...