Hailing it as a “major breakthrough” in emissions-era engine oils, Chevron announced that its new Delo 600 ADF heavy duty engine oil drastically reduces the rate of diesel particulate (DPF) clogging ...

Note: This is the second in a series that looks at the diesel particulate filter and maintenance best practices that an impact its lifecycle. The first installment, "Diesel coolant heaters boost DPF ...

The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is an important part of modern diesel vehicles that many people don’t understand. The DPF’s main job is to catch harmful soot and ash from the exhaust stream before ...

This story appears in the November/December 2009 issue of Equipment & Maintenance Update, a supplement to the Nov. 23 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. The ire of fleet ...

Like all diesel powerplants, the GM Duramax 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel relies on additional emissions hardware and operating strategies that differ significantly from gasoline engines. Alongside the use ...

The Renault 1.6DCI 130 fitted to the Qashqai, Scenic and Megane has new 3-stage fast warm technology and a different type of EGR that in theory should work well, but only time will tell and there has ...

Listen to this Digging Deeper podcast to hear how Chevron's new Delo 600 ADF diesel oil will extend DPF life and cleaning. Chevron's Dan Holdmeyer, Industrial Segment Manager, says the company's new ...

Every little bit of efficiency a fleet can squeeze out of engines can go a long way in maintaining a healthy profit margin. Even for fleets that spec the latest in aero kits, low rolling resistant ...

With a class action announced taking Toyota to task over the DPF issues with some of its 2.8-litre turbo diesel engines, everyone is talking about diesel particulate filters (or DPF for short). I'm ...

The Mazda 6 diesel engine, from its first incarnation to the current model, has a new form of diesel engine with a diesel particulate filter. According to Mazda this can cause a warning light to come ...