After defying the 10,000-mile factory rule, a Toyota Tundra owner found metallic debris trapped in the system. Is Toyota’s interval a risk to your V6?

Forget standard maintenance cycles. I’m breaking down the 2026 Toyota Tundra’s Twin-Turbo i-FORCE V6 engineering reality behind the 500-mile DIY rush and the $210 shop trap.

Modern engines leave the factory far tighter and cleaner than they did a generation ago, but the first few hundred miles you put on a new car still shape how that powertrain feels years later. The ...

Everyone seems to have their own theory for engine break-in procedures these days, but sometimes sticking to the old-fashioned way of doing things is the best. "Getting a new engine is a wonderful ...

Procedures for “breaking in” new, remanufactured or rebuilt engines are evolving. Standard procedure in past decades was to use break-in oil in a “new” engine for the first 100 hours. During that time ...