When Honda recalled vehicles due to engine failure last year, the NHTSA brief warned that “the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine.” This problem was ...

As you'll recall, the original issue rested with a screw joint that could loosen the connecting rod. The new engines have an "optimized piston rod screw connection," that should keep the ...

The cavities you see here are designed to fit the pistons and connecting rods. Here, the gas ignites and pushes the two components up and down. This causes the connecting rods to spin the ...