It's an easy enough problem to prevent. Ignore it and you might as well toss the whole truck in the trash.

The engines of yesteryear were pretty simple, with tappets clackity-clacking away on cam lobes, opening valves, and making a ruckus while doing it. Mechanical lifters were adequate for valve operation ...

Silverado debates start under the hood. For one 2020 owner, a 2026 2.7L TurboMax test drive posed a dilemma: Is four-cylinder ...

Engines are incredibly complex. They are made out of thousands of different parts, exposed to high temperatures, and have lots of moving parts. This leaves many potential pain points an engine can ...

Is the V8 lifter nightmare finally over? One 2026 Chevy Silverado owner dug into his VIN data and found the news every truck ...

Back in 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against General Motors over valve lifter-related issues in certain Cadillac, Chevy and GMC models outfitted with certain V8 gasoline engines. That ...

Jeff Blitz purchased his '66 Chevy II Nova four years ago, complete with a carbureted 10.5:1 355ci small-block Chevy, a TH350 automatic with a 3,000-rpm stall-speed converter, a 3.55:1 12-bolt rearend ...

Without a doubt, solid cams carry a certain mystique. In the musclecar days, solids were factory-fitted in some of the hottest iron out of Motown, including the early street Hemi. There was a little ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Car engines derive power from thousands of miniature explosions contained within their cylinders every minute. We quickly become accustomed to ...

Restores Smooth Performance, Reduces Valvetrain Noise, Reduces Engine Wear Tick Fix solves this problem by adding extra ...