Diesel engines are built to survive abuse, but the way drivers use and maintain them often does more damage than the miles ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Rislone DEF Crystal Clean Protects Diesel Emissions and Exhaust Systems Most drivers know the consequences of running out of fuel: The car or truck will stop running, and they’ll be stranded. But what ...

When General Motors decided to make a diesel engine a permanent part of its light-duty truck lineup in 1982, it partnered with Detroit Diesel for a 6.2-liter V8 rated at 130 horsepower and roughly 240 ...

The Chevy Tahoe is a worthy family hauler with a spacious cabin, good towing capacity and, in the case of units equipped with the Duramax diesel engine, class-leading fuel economy. However, GM has ...

About two decades after the launch of the 6.6-liter Duramax V8, GM's 3.0-liter Duramax inline-six turbodiesel arrived in 2019 with a promise to deliver "outstanding fuel economy, great horsepower, and ...

In this video, we explore the consequences of accidentally adding DEF fluid to a diesel tank, which contaminated the entire fuel system of a low-mileage truck. A professional assessment was conducted ...

When diesel-powered trucks sit idle for extended periods, it’s easy to overlook the condition of the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) in the tank. However, DEF has a limited shelf life, and using expired ...

We all make mistakes, but rarely do they have the potential to cost us upwards of $15,000. That’s the kind of error one owner of a 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 with the 3.0 ...

This story should end with a $15,000 invoice and a grown man staring numbly into the distance, wondering how a perfectly ordinary fill-up turned into a disaster movie without warning. But like most ...

Filling up a gas-powered car with diesel or a diesel-powered car with gas is the type of mix-up that drivers never wish to make. Unfortunately, for several customers of a Circle K gas station in Avon, ...