House Digest on MSN

What happens if I put car oil in my lawn mower?

If you've run out of engine oil for your lawn mower, here's what to know if you're considering using car oil instead and ...

Want To Keep Oil Or Other Fluids From Staining Your Driveway? This May Be A Solution

Using a penetrating sealer on your driveway that's designed to protect against oil and other fluids is one way to prevent ...
CNET

You Know Your Grill Needs Cleaning. Here's How to Do It Right

A neglected grill harbors bacteria that can transfer directly to your food, and nobody wants their burgers carrying a hint of ...
GM Authority

GM Technician Shows Problem With LZ0 Duramax Engine: Video

The 3.0L I6 LZ0 Duramax makes more power and torque than the LM2 that it replaces. That said, it isn't without it's faults, as highlighted in a new video.

4 Ways to Get Sticky Grease Off Kitchen Cabinets Fast, According to Cleaning Pros

This is especially the case on kitchen cabinets—the place where hot oil splatters up, where dust accumulates, and where ...
The Conversation

Electric trucks are finally ready for prime time. Could high oil prices speed up the shift?

For years, long-range electric trucks seemed impossible. But much has changed in a short time. Rapid improvements to batteries and chargers mean battery electric trucks are already viable for urban ...
AOL

Chevy Is Letting Buyers Build Corvette Engines Again, But Only for Top Trims

After getting your (gloved) hands dirty putting together the LT6 (Z06) or LT7 (ZR1 and ZR1X) engine for your Corvette alongside a master technician, Chevy will ensure your mark is left on your power ...
The New York Times

A Revival of Venezuela’s Oil Industry Poses a Challenge for Canada

The two countries both produce heavy oil, which is difficult to refine, and have relied historically on American refineries to buy it. By Ian Austen Reporting from Ottawa The U.S. attack on Venezuela ...
Hosted on MSN

Elon Musk didn’t build the engines — this man did

Elon Musk is the face of SpaceX — but rockets don’t fly on vision alone. Behind the scenes was Tom Mueller, the engineer who designed the engines that actually made SpaceX work. Before SpaceX, he was ...
The New York Times

U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela

The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. By Tyler Pager Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas ...
Barron's

Oil Extends Losses After Large U.S. Stock Build

Oil futures extend losses in afternoon trade following an EIA report showing a 5.2 million barrel increase in U.S. crude oil inventories. The stock build, led by a rise in imports, offset much of the ...
Rigzone

What is Heavy Oil and How is it Formed?

At-a-Glance: Heavy oil is a dense, viscous petroleum fluid (typically 10–22 °API) enriched in resins/asphaltenes with low gas content, formed when originally lighter oils are altered after charge by ...