Most people know that internal combustion engines require a fuel source to run. For many passenger cars and trucks, that fuel source is gasoline. However, many commercial vehicles, boats, farming ...

If you’re in fleet management or the construction industry, you undoubtedly have machines that run on diesel fuel. In addition to large trucks, more than 75% of all heavy construction equipment uses ...

While fuel-injector cleaning is often recommended by shops and dealer service centers, it probably isn’t necessary unless it’s correcting a running problem. In many cases, just using a quality ...

Diesel fuel is generally very clean when it leaves the refinery. But it can pick up contaminants as it travels through pipelines, terminals, delivery trucks, underground storage tanks and dispensing ...

Intake air and fueling are the primary components of the diesel performance formula. And, in theory, the more there is of each, the better a diesel engine will perform—provided the air and fuel are ...

If you take the plunger out of one of today's fuel injectors and hold it in your hand, the warmth of your hand will make the metal expand so you can't get the plunger back inside the barrel. That's ...

There are only three things guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and traditionalists intimidated by radical new techno-gizmos that alter how things have been done since "the good old days." When it comes ...

Fuel injectors are the heart of a vehicle’s fuel system. Because they keep the fuel supply running smoothly, when an injector experiences a problem, the whole engine suffers the consequences. Because ...

The cleanliness of the diesel fuel in your equipment has a major impact on uptime, especially with the advent of Tier 4-compliant engines that rely on high-pressure common rail fuel injection systems.

When it comes to keeping a diesel engine running smoothly, few components are more critical than the fuel system. Often referred to as the engine’s “heart,” the fuel system is responsible for ...