A couple of weeks ago, Car Bibles writer Chris Rosales bought a cheap Subaru Outback. The car wasted almost no time popping its head gasket, so before he could take the car on any real adventures, he ...

Our ’02 LB7 Duramax succumbed to a blown head gasket, burned piston, and munched head by way of poor tuning and a throttle-happy previous owner. A botched rebuild landed it in our driveway for little ...

The Chevy 5.3 liter Gen III engine was installed in thousands of pickups and vans from 1999 through 2007. The majority of them were the RPO LM7 / VIN T engine with the cast iron block, but there were ...

Inside an internal combustion engine is an intricate web of small tunnels or passageways that enable oil or coolant to flow, which helps keep everything lubricated and operating at the proper ...

If your engine's ever encountered severe overheating or head gasket failure, there's a good chance the cylinder head or block is warped. Unless you're Superman, there is no physical way to visually ...

A head gasket is a part between your cylinder heads and the block. It preserves compression and stops coolant and oil leaks into the engine's cylinders, ensuring proper engine functioning. However, ...