Nobody likes it when their truck's diesel particulate filter gets clogged, forcing a lengthy regen. The API's new PC-12 ...

The L9 diesel, used in more medium-duty vehicles, has a faulty fuel hose.

While using starter fluid in a gasoline engine is generally safe, doing so with a diesel engine can lead to catastrophic ...

Anyone who's spent time around trucks knows there's just something different about a diesel when it's pulling a heavy load. Factory standard, supercharged, or even not-so-legally modified (aka deleted ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

Diesel engines lack the spark of gas engines, both literally and figuratively. They don't need a spark plug since they ignite the fuel using only compression, but also lack the 'je ne sais quoi' that ...

Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions ...

Gasoline fuels most light-duty vehicles, such as passenger cars and pickup trucks. Heavy-duty vehicles, like buses, delivery trucks and long-haul tractor-trailers, typically run on diesel. Both fuel ...

Zander Sutton has been writing about cars since high school, where he started his own automotive website, writing car (and the occasional airline) reviews and opinion pieces. Since then, he has grown ...