"The past," said English novelist L.P. Hartley in his 1953 novel The Go-Between, "is a foreign country; they do things differently there." As far as book openings go, it's pretty solid. Right up there ...

I fully understand that the vast majority of oil additives are nearly or completely worthless in modern engines. But I've noticed that most of the discussions on this say something like "no engine ...

The 3,000-mile oil change interval originated in the 1960s for engines and oils that no longer exist in modern vehicles. Full-synthetic motor oil can allow intervals of 7,500 to 15,000 miles depending ...

Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

Some thoughts on oils used to lubricate gasoline-fueled engines: 1. The latest, “highest” API (American Petroleum Institute) rating for oil used to lubricate spark-fired engines is “SN.” The API SN ...

Here, the RADIAN ASAP System was utilized for the fast analysis of lubricant oil, with little sample preparation needed and the deployment of a thermal gradient to help deconvolute the complex sample.