A cracked engine block can be a disastrous problem that renders your car completely useless, but one Cummins block in particular was prone to cracking.

A machinist fixes a massive crack in an old cast iron engine block with a drill, a handful of bolts, and a tube of red loc-tite.

Manufacturers regularly inspect engines for hidden cracks using X-ray machines or ultrasound devices — the same kind of technology doctors use to check the health of expectant mothers.

The Pentagon announced Friday that all F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flight operations have been grounded after a routine engine inspection revealed a crack on an engine blade on the Air Force’s ...

Investigators have found a one-inch crack in the engine hub that blew apart Saturday and killed two passengers when it slashed the fuselage of a Delta Air Lines plane taking off from Pensacola.

QANTAS has announced the return of its Airbus A380 superjumbos on the US route from Sunday, after receiving the all-clear from safety regulators, but technical woes still beset the engine maker ...