Truck builders have sounded a new alert regarding EPA '07 diesels: Routine regeneration of particulate filters in the exhausts might occasionally require drivers to stop during their runs to let the ...

Your 30 km a day in Bengaluru traffic likely means long stretches below about 25 khp, which is exactly when a diesel DPF struggles to passively regenerate. In that kind of stop‑start usage, it’s ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the things you might not know about diesel engines is that based on the chemicals emitted during operation such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) ...

We’re just now beginning to accept that we have to do things differently from what we have always done in order to maintain our aftertreatment systems. We’ve had 14 years to figure it out, yet diesel ...

There’s no such thing as a good time for downtime, especially when it’s unexpected. And one issue many fleet drivers don’t plan for is forced regens. If you haven’t experienced this issue yet, ...

If you've been driving a diesel car made post-2007, you'll most likely be familiar with what a DPF is, as it became a legal requirement for all diesel cars at this point in the U.S. to be equipped ...

General Motors has been hard at work developing an aftertreatment system that incorporates an electrically heated diesel particulate filter. According to GM, this technology promises to cut the “fuel ...

Note: This is the second 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 ...