What Are Engine Bearings And Can You Replace Them Yourself?

While doing your own engine work often requires some specialized tools and hard work, you don't necessarily have to rely on ...
Hot Rod

Auto Shop Series: Bearings

When people first started naming the parts of engines, they named most of them for exactly what they did: head, block, connecting rod and (especially) bearings. There are many places in a car where ...
autoweek

Here’s What Happens to an Engine Without Bearings

Garage 54 shows what happens when you remove the insert bearings from an engine’s connecting rods and crankshaft. After the engine fails, the folks at Garage 54 take it apart to show all the internal ...
autoevolution

Feds Open New Investigation Into Honda 3.5L V6 Engine Over Connecting Rod Bearing Failures

November 2023 saw American Honda Motor issue recall 23V751 for a crankshaft manufacturing defect. No fewer than 248,999 vehicles equipped with the J35Y6 engine were recalled over premature wear of the ...
Carscoops

2017 Hyundai Tucson, Sonata Recall Could Mean Replacement Engine For Affected Vehicles

As many as 95,515 Hyundai vehicles may have to be recalled as a result of faulty connecting rod bearings that could lead to an engine fire in certain circumstances. The recall affects 82,268 model ...