For all of its complexity, the automatic transmission has been almost forgotten in the oil filtration department. For many of its 70-plus years, minimal filtration was considered "good enough." No ...

Seeing as many vehicles switched from hydraulic power steering to electric power steering by the mid-2000s, fewer and fewer cars have power-steering fluid anymore. (Only the hydraulic systems use ...

Modern vehicles rely on a host of fluids to send us down the road. Some, like engine oil and coolant, are well-known, while others, like differential fluid, are less-familiar to average motorists.

There is a war of hyperbolic statements among enthusiasts, waged both in the comment sections of websites and in the texts of articles. Not one of worldly significance or anything that’d affect our ...

Electric power steering was just a novelty when it was introduced, but now it's the standard for the feature. There are three main reasons why this is so.

But did you ever take a moment to stop and think about power steering? The one thing many of us take for granted. This ‘must be there’ system has a rich history that spans more than a century, yet we ...

No technological advance is without drawbacks, which is also true for vehicles. Modern engines give us better gas mileage and efficiency, but without the charm or control of a manual transmission.

For those unfortunate enough to have driven a vehicle without power steering, you’ll know how much of a struggle it is compared to a modern vehicle with a power steering system. Of course, there are ...

At its most basic, power steering is a system that reduces the effort required of the driver to turn the steering wheel. Without power assist, the steering of most vehicles would be extremely heavy, ...

Power steering has been a common automotive feature for decades now. Available in electric and hydraulic forms, power steering eases turning the steering wheel when driving the vehicle. It is a ...