Diesel engines are torquey and efficient powerhouses capable of outlasting a comparable gas engine. But despite their robust build quality and beefier internals, there are things to avoid if you have ...

While carbon buildup happens on essentially all engines, gasoline, diesel, N/A, or boosted, it's an increased concern in GDI engines. Standard Electronic Fuel Injection features injectors higher in ...

It's tempting to swap a carburetor for more modern electronic fuel injection. But while such a move can improve your car, it ...

Having fuel injectors on all mass-produced vehicles is one of the biggest automotive breakthroughs of the past few decades. If you've ever gone through having to start an engine with a poorly tuned ...

Never fill new filters with fuel before installation (you'll pour in dirt). Fuel-tank breathers stuffed with porous filtering media, or vented tank caps with no breathers, pull in lots of contaminants ...

Refuelling and tending to a diesel engine can cause confusion among uninformed or inexperienced users. In addition to accidentally refilling the fuel tank with gasoline instead of diesel, some ...

One of the most common mistakes at the gas station is accidentally filling diesel into a gas engine, or vice versa. The consequences are almost always dire, but what happens when you fill up your ...

A laboratory duplication of ice crystals clogging the Fuel-Oil Heat Exchanger on a Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engine is shown in photo from NTSB, Safety Recommendations A-09-17 and A-09-18. Credit: NTSB ...

Fuel-water separators have greater water-removal capabilities to better protect unit injectors, Caterpillar says, and deliver longer secondary fuel filter life. The separator removes 98 percent of ...