It's good advice to take your car in for regular maintenance to make sure everything is running fine. This can also help you avoid a costly repair if your car's health is ignored. Tire rotation, ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Danny Pope is one of those who take the car to change the oil every 3,000 miles. If the sticker says it’s time to change the oil Pope doesn’t try and push it another 1,000 miles.

It's fine to remove an oil drain plug with a wrench or socket. But should you use a torque wrench when reinstalling the drain plug (assuming you don't have a quick drain plug)? It seems like a simple ...

Q: A chain oil change place stripped the screw that lets oil out from my oil pan, which causes small amounts of oil to leak out. A local auto shop said I have no choice but to replace the entire pan.

I’ve got a 4-cylinder 2007 Honda Accord with an over-torqued oil drain plug bolt that I can’t get out. The bolt is not rounded but the threads appear to be stripped as I cannot back the bolt out. I ...