Before the frigid season begins, here are five tips and tricks for easier diesel starting in the cold. Most of it concerns prevention, while some are essential hacks that ensure smooth cranking ...

Cold weather can be one of the toughest challenges for diesel engines, but in this unbelievable video, we showcase how a diesel engine starts up flawlessly in freezing temperatures. From sub-zero ...

Engine maintenance is a key and necessary component to longevity, and that's no different for diesel engines. Avoid these ...

Car guys also define a cold start when restarting an engine after two or more hours of inactivity. Cold starts are detrimental to diesel, gasoline, and any internal combustion engine.

Diesel runaway occurs when fuel is unintentionally introduced to the combustion chamber from a source other than the vehicle's dedicated fueling system. It causes the engine speed to ...

The entire charge lights off in an instant - diesel-like - without the usual flame front sweeping through a gasoline engine's combustion chamber. Efficiency gains are due to three factors.

Diesels used in subzero cold will probably fare very well with ultra-thin 0W-40. Using thinner oil will also help take some of the stress off a diesel truck's battery, starter, and fuel system.

Always let a cold engine warm up for at least 5 minutes before putting it to work. That gives the coolant, engine oil, hydraulic oil, and DEF time to come up to operating temperature so they can ...

How cold weather affects diesels | Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan Cold weather adversely affects diesel engines more than gas engines, but that’s only partly due to the engine itself ...

Diesel engine cold-start problems include long cranking periods, hesitation and white smoke emissions. A better understanding of these problems is essential to improve diesel engine cold-start. In ...

Combustion instability is investigated during the cold starting of a single cylinder, direct injection, 4-stroke-cycle, air-cooled diesel engine. The experiments covered fuels of different properties ...