You’re driving along in your car or truck and suddenly a yellow light illuminates on your dash telling you to check or service your engine. If you’re like most car owners, you have little idea about ...

When the check engine light comes on in a vehicle, it’s indicating that there is some issue with the car that should be checked out. It could be something minor, such as the gas cap not being screwed ...

In modern vehicles, there are usually two oil warning lights. The first – an orange or yellow light - is to alert you that the oil level in the sump is becoming too low. This is easily fixed by ...

Playing second fiddle to the dreaded check-engine light is the oil light, one of the many dashboard warning lights that you shouldn't ignore when it illuminates while driving. Some cars have multiple ...

Engine oil performs several vital functions: it keeps everything lubricated and running smoothly while also preventing corrosion inside the engine block, keeps things somewhat clean, and even helps ...

Think of motor oil as the life’s blood of your car’s engine. Checking it on a regular basis is a key part of keeping your engine running well and getting the most miles out of it. The oil lubricates ...

While your car can’t talk, it communicates with you using chimes, icons, and messages. One icon that you should never ignore is the check engine light. It turns on when the car’s onboard computer ...

This dashboard light illuminates when there's been a loss of oil pressure. If it lights up, stop driving and investigate. Driving with no oil pressure can wreck a car's internal parts in minutes. Or ...

The Check Engine light is a conversation topic that I’ll encounter as a mechanic several times in an average week. Sometimes it’s when a customer wonders why it didn’t come on to inform them of some ...