If your car's engine starts overheating, you may be tempted to remove the radiator cap and try to add some water to the radiator. You may have even been taught to do so or seen someone else doing it.

To add oil, remove the oil filler cap, usually located on top of the engine. It helps to use a funnel to ensure that oil doesn’t spill onto the engine, other parts, or even the floor.

Sometimes, your car's engine could lose coolant without signs of external leaks. ... As a rule, you should never turn or remove the radiator cap when the engine is hot.

Like the brake pads, engine oil, and coolant, the radiator cap requires frequent inspection and replacement. Failure to diagnose a bad radiator cap is bad news for your car.

Two mechanics in South Carolina found an 8-foot-long albino boa constrictor in the engine of a Ford Focus on Tuesday. While working on a car in Myrtle Beach, Beach Automotive employees Matt ...

The national average repair cost linked to a car or truck's check engine light now stands at $357, including ... coil/spark plugs ($367), catalytic converter ($1,271), the fuel-filler cap ...

Once you see how easy it is, before the next car wash, remove the antenna before washing the car. Passat's check engine keeps coming on despite gas cap replacement Q: I have an issue with my ...

Twenty miles later, the check engine light came back on. The car runs fine. Any ideas? A: Although the gas cap is common, more than likely it is a leak in the evaporative emission control (EVAP ...

A car engine is made of several components, large and small, that can malfunction. Many of these parts are easy and inexpensive to fix. However, more severe issues can and do occur.

Video footage shows Jamie Palfreman, 19, from Worthing, West Sussex, taking the radiator lid off while the engine of the blue BMW 3 Series is still hot, and ends up with burn injuries to his forearm.

Changing your car's engine oil is one small process to keeping your car running, and a Halfords motoring expert has shared how often you should do it ...

If your car's engine starts overheating, you may be tempted to remove the radiator cap and try to add some water to the radiator. You may have even been taught to do so or seen someone else doing it.