When you find yourself in the market for a new vehicle, you may have to pick between a diesel- or gas-powered car. As a fuel, diesel may be a little more expensive than gas, but it comes with a host ...

The fuel and exhaust systems inside diesel engines work closely together. As a result, fuel- and exhaust-related issues can be some of the most difficult to diagnose: A symptom in one system often can ...

Diesel engines are notoriously robust, but if the fuel they run on gets contaminated, the engine can suddenly become much ...

While 40-year-old engines might not be expected to be the most reliable today, a certain diesel engine has found itself with ...

The fuel and exhaust systems inside diesel engines work closely together. As a result, fuel and exhaust-related issues can be some of the most difficult to diagnose: A symptom in one system can often ...

Since launching in 1992 as a replacement for the 6.2 diesel V8, the 6.5-liter GM Detroit diesel engine has had good years and bad years, and opinions on its merits have been just as mixed. Some view ...

Continuing our informal "series" on diesel-engine problems—common, and, not-so-common—we're focusing our attention on the Ford 6.7L Power Stroke (code name "Scorpion"), an engine developed exclusively ...

GM Ecotec engines face timing chain failures, oil consumption issues, and exhaust manifold problems that cost thousands in ...

A diesel engine is simultaneously incredibly simple and incredibly violent, using compression as a means of ignition. This is because of the properties of diesel fuel: Namely, diesel is less volatile ...

Performance, towing, fuel economy, and more details about the Chevy and GMC models with the first-generation Duramax inline-six. The first-generation 3.0-liter LM2 Duramax diesel engine was a GM ...