If you’ve ever driven a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, chances are good you’ve been in command of a torque converter. At the risk of oversimplification, a torque converter transfers ...

Q: I own a '99 VW Passat wagon, with a 1.8 liter turbocharged gasoline engine and a manual 5-speed transmission. It just turned 200,000 miles and I'm en route to 300,000 miles. I'm the original and ...