To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

However, the engine lubrication system mainly uses liquid lubricants. Working principle The engine lubrication system is to distribute oil to the moving parts to reduce friction between surfaces.

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 10, No. 3 (November 2017), pp. 904-912 (9 pages) Over the past decades, the automotive industry has made significant efforts to improve engine ...

Modern passenger car engines are designed to operate at increasingly higher rated engine speeds with more internal parts (multi-valve engines) requiring lubrication. The paper presents results of ...

Reciprocating Engine Oil 101 Oil types fall into three main types— straight mineral, ashless-dispersant, and synthetic— and all need to be changed regularly.

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of patent innovation. Activity is driven by the need to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and growing importance of ...

"ZPI's EPOD is the most promising solution we've seen for loss of lubrication scenarios," said the aerospace OEM's Program Manager. "This technology speaks for itself. Based on the results of the ...