Some engine bays are as droolworthy as the cars they adorn, but under the twisty mechanical artistry lies an array of electronic wizardry to help run your car. The crankshaft position sensor is one of ...

CARS.COM — Most car owners probably don’t know that their vehicle has a crankshaft position sensor until the engine dies, won’t start or starts running poorly. Then when the car is in the auto repair ...

A bad crankshaft sensor in diesel engines is forcing Ford Motor Co. to recall about 1.2 million heavy-duty pickups and vans. If the sensor on the 7.3-liter diesel fails, the engine could quit running.

A big reason that the small-block Chevy was so popular with the Bow Tie crowd was because for decades it changed very little, making upgrades and interchangeability easy. The same can be said for the ...