Cars are almost always a compromise in some way. Performance and outright power usually mean a relatively poor fuel economy. Access to inexpensive gasoline is prevalent in the US, so we Americans...
The long-roofed sedan was the American family's transport of choice for many years. Better known as a wagon, the decade and a half following the oil crisis forced the hatch-bearing body into a running joke thanks to the soul-crushing designs of the malaise era. It was a paradigm shift that the...
In the heat of the Industrial Revolution, the invention of the electronic starter sparked a departure from old technology. SEG Automotive, playing a part in pioneering this transformation and reshaping the automotive industry, quickly grew as an early adopter. Throughout their successful history,...
While not as warm as many of us would like, these winter months are a critical time for many of our vehicles. Weekend machines sit idly under covers and in garages while daily drivers shuttle us through the cold and weather. With so much time to take advantage of, why not pick up some of those...
Fuel pumps have one of the highest rates of return at FCP Euro, and it’s easy to see why. Fuel systems can be pretty complex, with many electrical and mechanical parts influencing fuel delivery to the engine. Common causes include a debris-filled fuel filter, blocked fuel line, blown fuel pump...
BMW has always done a good job with its oil scavenging system while retaining the wet sump setup on BMW M cars, and the S55 is no different. While the S55 engine shares a lot of its basic engine block architecture with the non-M N55 engine, it uses an entirely different oiling system, which does...
When enthusiasts of European automakers search for a manually-shifted, nimble sedan or convertible, a BMW of any vintage is the go-to. Even more modern Audis have become popular thanks to their tunability and VAG charm. Yet, similar Mercedes models don’t make shortlists because their existence is...
BMW, the Ultimate Driving Machine. For decades BMW has been synonymous with selling sporty sedans and coupes that tread a fine line between luxury, performance, and practicality. No BMWs have combined those traits better than those sporting the now-iconic ‘M’ badge. BMW has built the legacy and...
Do you really know what's going on when you flip on your car's air conditioning? You press a button or turn a knob and voila, chilly air come out like magic, or at least, it should. Behind that simple process is a significant amount of mechanical and electrical components activating each other in...
For cooling systems to work right, they need to keep the coolant inside the system. With water cooling being the industry-wide standard for a century, you would figure at some point early on that manufacturers would have it all figured out. Alas, that’s not the case. Plastics and penny-pinching...
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