Europe loves turbo diesel-powered automobiles and it is hardly a surprise why. Truth be told, hybrid vehicles and their electric counterparts still have a long way to go to make sense range-wise and ...

General Motors has been hard at work developing an aftertreatment system that incorporates an electrically heated diesel particulate filter. According to GM, this technology promises to cut the “fuel ...

The first Diesel engines were started 130 years ago, but they have moved a long way since then. Like their gasoline counterparts, the compression ignited engines have evolved from the rough units of ...

If it seems it’s easier to “gel” modern diesel engines, it’s true. The design of Tier III and newer diesel engines, combined with the use of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD,) increase the chances of ...

When Arctic air settles in, drivers of diesel pickups and highway fleets learn quickly that not all fuels behave the same.

Diesel particulate filters are a double-edged sword. They allow manufacturers to meet strict modern emissions requirements and build trucks with world-record torque output, but that comes at the price ...

Gelling of diesel fuel occurs when wax, a normal, necessary component of #2 diesel fuel, crystallizes at low temperatures. The “cloud point” of a particular formulation of diesel fuel is the ...

The air filter setup on most diesels is the same as on gasoline-powered vehicles, with the filter located inside the cold air collector box located under the hood. You have to take one big precaution ...