We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Your car's major engine components are likely made of various combinations of cast-iron, aluminum-alloys, and steel. Engine bearings are ...

Bearing clearance is one of the fundamental aspects of engine building and one that continues to spark debate and divisive opinions—and as with everything from nitrous systems to eating chocolate, ...

Engine bearings do many things. They support moving parts like crankshafts and connecting rods, but they also play a role in determining an engine's oil pressure and protect the crankshaft from being ...

Mahle Engine Components has developed a lead-free bearing system for heavy-duty truck engines, engineered with polymeric coatings for better wear resistance to help engine manufacturers deal with new ...

When people first started naming the parts of engines, they named most of them for exactly what they did: head, block, connecting rod and (especially) bearings. There are many places in a car where ...

For many decades now, a myth has spread across the motoring community that, in a pinch, you can use a leather belt as a connecting rod bearing. To test the validity of this claim, our favorite Russian ...

The BE-4 rocket engine’s powerpack is installed on a stand at Blue Origin’s West Texas proving ground for startup transient testing. (Blue Origin Photo) What’s the difference between ball bearings and ...

Researchers at Purdue University working with the U.S. Air Force have developed wireless sensors strong enough to survive inside operating jet engines where temperatures can climb to 572°F. The ...

Aircraft engines could soon run more efficiently with new high-temperature magnetic bearings that support rotating shafts via a magnetic force and a feedback-control system. This allows for noncontact ...

Just days after a major recall of most of the nameplates in its lineup, Audi is involved in another recall — this time for its Q5 SUV. Also involved in the recall are parent company Volkswagen’s Atlas ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall of more than 443,800 Nissan vehicles because of an issue with the engine bearings. The NHTSA said that some 2021-2024 Rogue, ...