Part of the great debate as to why 6.0L Power Strokes have such a bad reputation for reliability is directly linked to their use of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). When we imagine a diesel ...

Is your diesel truck struggling with poor engine performance, sluggish acceleration or reduced fuel economy? You might have a problem with your exhaust gas recirculation system. That might seem like a ...

This story appears in the Sept. 20 print edition of Transport Topics. The main problems owners of 2008 heavy-duty engines have encountered involve the exhaust gas recirculation system and the engine ...

The polarizing 6.0 Liter Power Stroke was supposed to rise to the top of the segment, instead it's many problems caused its ...

For the last 30,000 miles I've run my 2001 Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI with 110,000 miles mainly on Shell V-Power diesel. Having done a fairly fast run down the motorway and left it parked overnight, the ...

While most of the early problems have been engineered out of the exhaust gas recirculation systems on today’s clean diesel engines, corroded coolers, stuck valves and other problems still plague ...

This story appears in the July/August 2012 issue of Equipment & Maintenance Update, a supplement to the July 9 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. The coolers at the ...

Your engine’s manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor is your little buddy. Buried somewhere in the stream of your charged intake air (usually in the manifold), it employs a little ceramic or silicone ...

Most diesel engines in the U.S. use a combination of technologies to reduce emissions. Usually there will be a diesel particulate filter (DPF), selective catalytic reduction (SCR) with urea (DEF fluid ...