Automatic transmissions are highly complex automotive components. They're significantly more complicated and challenging to work on than manual transmissions, which means expensive repairs and ...

The automatic transmission is an amazing yet terribly complex engineering feat. It works by using clutch packs, torque converters, gear sets, solenoids, gaskets, valve bodies, hydraulic parts, and ...

The modernization of classic Mustangs and Fords with a modular motor or EFI is a common occurrence. Take MM&F's on-going Generation Gap project car, where Tech Editor Mark Houlahan is reviving a '68 ...

A vehicle's transmission is pretty robust, and when properly maintained, it can last more than 300,000 miles — which is longer than the car or truck itself will last in many cases. However, despite ...

It’s no secret that trucks are built to work hard, and it’s no surprise that parts eventually wear out. Case in point: our 4R70W automatic transmission. With 200,000 miles on the clock, the ...

Unless you've got a lemon, most vehicles can continue to run well past 100,000 miles if they are well maintained. That means changing the oil at recommended intervals and making sure your transmission ...

No matter how impressive the parts, paint, or power numbers, a Pontiac that can't move under its own power is a lawn ornament. Although having a reputation for being reasonably reliable with the stock ...

There’s no bones about it: slipping transmissions cost big money, whether you’re a humble owner or a giant car company. Perhaps the best recent example is the PowerShift transmission, which in recent ...

Your car might start without complaint every morning and sail through its last inspection, but […] ...

Nine-speed gearboxes may be commonplace now, but the world's first example didn't have such an easy birth when it was launched. And it wasn't that long ago.