We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Your car's major engine components are likely made of various combinations of cast-iron, aluminum-alloys, and steel. Engine bearings are ...

The typical uses for bearing inserts are between the connecting rod and crankshaft (shown) and between the crank and the block. There are many different styles of bearings, and most performance ...

Engine bearings do many things. They support moving parts like crankshafts and connecting rods, but they also play a role in determining an engine's oil pressure and protect the crankshaft from being ...

Although performance bearings aren't the first thing you think of when defining the specifications for a high-performance engine, and they probably won't do much to increase engine output, they are ...

As cars change over the years, so do the skillsets of mechanics who work on them (just try finding someone who can rebuild a carb or an old generator). Perhaps one of the most fascinating skills ...

Mahle Engine Components has developed a lead-free bearing system for heavy-duty truck engines, engineered with polymeric coatings for better wear resistance to help engine manufacturers deal with new ...

Hyundai has issued a recall for 128,948 vehicles over defective connecting-rod bearings that can wear out prematurely and damage the engine. The recall covers the 2012 Santa Fe, the 2011–2013 and 2016 ...

If you've somehow spent less time degreasing and wiping down all of those grimy engine bits and oil galleys than you have actually bolting everything together, then something's gone terribly wrong.

SAE Transactions, Vol. 95, Section 6: FUELS AND LUBRICANTS (1986), pp. 94-112 (19 pages) Oil film thickness measurements made in the front main bearing of an operating 3.8 L, V-5 engine were compared ...