Choosing the right valve spring for your engine type requires careful consideration of several factors, including the engine’s specifications, intended use, and the type of camshaft being used.

Additional engine speed requires increased spring pressure to allow proper valve control. Insufficient spring pressure can result in uncontrolled valve movement, the two most common problems being ...

Valve springs are one of the parts of your engine that do require more than just a passing glance. Unfortunately, that rarely happens, and the wrong spring is asked to do a job it wasn't designed ...

Modern single-coil beehive springs are a different story, however. They're designed for today's engines, which typically feature more valve lift and operate at higher speeds.

Now for some math. Without taking valve lash into consideration, the "available" spring works out like this: Available Spring: Installed Height minus Solid Height1.880 inch - 1.100 inch = 0.780 inch ...

A recall notice issued by the Korean carmaker reveals that a total of 2,872 Telluride models built for the 2024MY between October 1, 2023, and December 6, 2023, have engine valve springs that ...

The problem: affected vehicles may have or may be prone to experiencing a broken valve lifter lock pin spring. This problem only affectes vehicles equipped with the naturally aspirated 5.3L L84 V8 ...

Jalopnik has received a bunch of tips about Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ engines failing after being taken in for a valve spring recall. Yes, you read that right: The cars aren’t breaking and being ...