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 ...

Knowing your vehicle can become beneficial in emergencies. If you are ever in a situation where you want to repair something quickly or change a component, there is nothing more cost-effective than a ...

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" ...

I left Vehicle Testing Services, a San Antonio, Texas, facility where Detroit Diesel is testing its VNT EGR engines, in a Century Class Freightliner. Chuck Blake, Detroit’s application engineer, and ...

Plugged exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers are the bane of every diesel pickup owner. These radiators plumbed into the intake system do their job at keeping the air we breathe healthier by ...

Q: I have a 1990 Toyota Corolla LE, with automatic transmission, which I purchased new. It now has 101,000 miles on it. In all the years I’ve had it, there was never a major problem. All the service ...

This is not in the least surprising because this is the EA189 Dieselgate engine on which EGR failures are extremely common. If you can't persuade the dealer and Volkswagen to replace it FoC, you will ...

LISLE, Ill. — It’s no secret that Navistar International had its share of EGR-related failures as it attempted to meet EPA10 emissions standards without the use of SCR exhaust aftertreatment. The ...

Your engine’s manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor is your little buddy. Buried somewhere in the stream of your charged intake air (usually in the manifold), it employs a little ceramic or silicone ...

International’s research facility at Fort Wayne, Ind., sits far from any mountains, not ideal terrain for a test drive. Nevertheless, I was able to take an International 9200i day cab south down U.S.