The second car that I ever owned was a 2002 Chevy Silverado 2500 with a 6.6L Duramax diesel engine under the hood. It wasn't my first choice, but it was a hand-me-down from my father after my 1993 ...

Diesel engines have been around for more than half a century. Chances are that if you are around fleets or equipment, you have encountered a diesel engine. They have been described as the workhorses ...

Amsoil has a complete line of diesel engine synthetic oils. The line features the Signature Series Max-Duty Synthetic in 5W-40, 5W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, and 0W-40 grades. The line also includes ...

An oil change is a great starter task for anyone learning about car maintenance, but picking the right oil for the engine to is just as important as technique, especially when faced with deciding ...

Diesel engines are built to survive abuse, but the way drivers use and maintain them often does more damage than the miles themselves. When basic habits go wrong, the result is clogged injectors, ...

Diesel and gasoline engines might look alike under the hood, but they use oil in very different ways. Gas engines run cleaner, but diesels create much more soot, crank out higher compression forces, ...

Selective catalytic reduction technology uses ammonia to break down NOx emissions produced during diesel combustion into nitrogen and water. SCR has become the technology of choice for a majority of ...

It's easy for the uninitiated to think that oil is oil, no matter what type of engine it's going into. After all, it's only meant to lubricate the internal components of an engine. Well, all oils ...

Vadim co-founded MayDay Media, a non-profit documentary production company. She has since written, directed and edited several short films and documentaries. Greetings from the base of Tungurahua ...

It really sounds too good to be true, running a diesel on used vegetable oil. Not to be confused with biodiesel fuel blends, which actually have only a small percentage of vegetable oil, we're talking ...