If you own a diesel car, chances are it's fitted with a Diesel Particulate Filter — DPF for short. They can be a source of problems but our guide will help you avoid them. How Diesel Particulate ...

The air filter setup on most diesels is the same as on gasoline-powered vehicles, with the filter located inside the cold air collector box located under the hood. You have to take one big precaution ...

Europe loves turbo diesel-powered automobiles and it is hardly a surprise why. Truth be told, hybrid vehicles and their electric counterparts still have a long way to go to make sense range-wise and ...

No one has ever taken a deep breath and said, “Man, I wish this air was a little less clean.” Whether we like it or not, vehicle emissions regulations are not going to let up any time soon. That means ...

CARS.COM — Replacing a fuel filter isn’t listed as a regular maintenance item on most vehicles, and in those cases it generally doesn’t need attention unless it’s diagnosed as the cause of hard ...

In recent years, a bigger focus has been put on the reduction of harmful pollutants emitted by cars. Diesel cars use what’s known as a DPF or ‘Diesel Particulate Filter’ to reduce air pollutants ...

One of the prominent by-products of diesel combustion is particulate matter, which consists primarily of soot formed by unburned fuel. This soot, along with other particulate matter and combustion ...

Toyota Australia has started issuing a 'Customer Service Exercise Notification' for the Toyota HiLux and Fortuner fitted with a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and the 2.8-litre four-cylinder ...

QUESTIONI have a low-mileage, showroom-condition, 1985 Ford F-250 two-wheel-drive pickup that has water in the oil and has been diagnosed as DOA. It has been sitting in a garage since 1990. The engine ...