You're driving down the road and having a normal day behind the wheel of your car. You look down on the dashboard to check your gauges and speed, but you notice that a little orange "Check Engine" ...

Modern internal combustion engines — including those that run on diesel fuel — require a lot of special parts and systems to prevent dumping excess emissions into the atmosphere. Not only are those ...

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 ...

In the world of heavy-duty pickups, competition under the hood is fierce, with major brands like Duramax, Cummins, and Powerstroke, making the list of the most reliable diesel engines ever built. In ...

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 ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Despite recent advancements in environmentally conscious electrified vehicles, most of the cars and trucks we drive ...