You can't have small dirt particles getting caught between bearing surfaces; that'll destroy your engine in no-time. The oil filter plays a huge role in keeping your engine from croaking after ...

Finding metal shavings in your engine oil is not a good sign. Here's a breakdown on what it means and how to fix before it damages your engine.

According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, most engine wear comes from particles 2 to 22 microns in size.For reference, a micron is one-millionth of one meter, and a medium grain of sand is ...

You're changing your oil, wiping the dipstick, or draining the pan when you spot something odd: little, shiny particles floating in the oil or clinging to the drain plug. Immediately, you get the ...

Engineers observed bubbles of sand moving within other sand, like oil droplets through water, in a first-of-its-kind observation. It’s difficult for ...

Pick up a handful of sand, toss it in the air, then try to predict where each grain will land. Obviously, the task is beyond the ability of most people to compute, but you’d expect a physicist with a ...