Diesel engines are renowned for their power and fuel efficiency, but cold weather can pose significant challenges to their operation. Many diesel owners wonder if starting their engines in cold ...

Besides preventing the build-up of nasty engine sludge and premature wear, protection against cold starts is one of the main reasons why you should never skip an oil change in your gasoline or diesel ...

Heavy-duty pickups and long-haul trucks rely on torquey diesel engines that are more economical, reliable, durable, and have a more straightforward construction than a comparable unleaded gas engine.

Cold weather adversely affects diesel engines more than gas engines, but that’s only partly due to the engine itself. Diesel engines are inherently harder to crank over to start than gas engines, and ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Diesel-fired engine pre-heaters can help ensure reliable engine starts in cold-weather conditions while reducing engine wear, preventing ...

Could be that not all the glow plugs are glowing, so the fuel in one or two combustion chambers is not properly igniting. Once the engine heats up the compression alone is enough to combust the fuel.

"Exhaust smoke typically suggests a change in combustion efficiency, and its color is essential to proper diagnosis," says Joe Urso, Kubota Engine America Corp. "For example, an inefficient combustion ...

When it comes to diesel-engine hierarchy, we feel it's fair to say Ford's 1994-2003 7.3L Power Stroke engine sits squarely in a middle space among all of the oil burners that have powered heavy-duty ...