Even though it’s getting better in terms of reliability, the Hyundai Motor Group is no stranger to engine problems. This time around, approximately 129,000 vehicles are under recall over bad ...

Connecting rod failures are known to cause some of the most catastrophic engine damage imaginable. And in the modern diesel engine's case, its connecting rods are subjected to very high levels of ...

Rod knock is the sound of one or more of your rods "knocking" against the crank as it changes direction through its rotation. The connecting rod (we'll just call it the rod from here out) is connected ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 106, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (1997), pp. 380-387 (8 pages) The behaviour of connecting rod bearings has been studied using a predictive tool which takes into account the ...