Note: This is the third 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 ...

Chances are your diesel has a particulate filter, or DPF. If your DPF light comes on, one of the first courses of action ...

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 ...

Land Rover is a name that may make you think of high-quality vehicles designed for extreme use, but one Land Rover engine in ...

Variable injection pressures help displace the diesel particulate filter while dialing up a 12% increase in torque that can be varied to reduce fuel consumption Bobcat Eliminates the DPF on Tier 4 500 ...

Introduction Much has been published during the past decade about air quality concerns and harmful atmospheric emissions discharged by current diesel engines equipped with DPF (Diesel Particulate ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first Diesel engines were started 130 years ago, but they have moved a long way since then. Like their gasoline counterparts, the compression ignited engines have evolved from the rough units of ...

Manufacturers are busy rolling out solutions to meet Final Tier 4 off-road requirements for diesel engine exhaust emissions, and the technologies look very familiar to those already in use in the ...