To give a brief history of fuel emission restrictions, the US Congress began setting such standards in 1963 with the Clean Air Act. The laws began by restricting stationary sources of pollution, like factories, and some older motor vehicles in 1965. After the EPA...
Regular oil changes are essential to maintaining the performance of your vehicle. But with the wide range of oils to choose from, it might be hard to know which one is best for your engine. To find the oil best for your car, first evaluate the age of your vehicle, the...
A trip to the gas station is a fairly automatic procedure, where we pay, select our gas grade, and pump to our desired level before leaving. While we see it every time, many of us do not fully understand what separates one grade from another. Some people believe it’s...
Diesel is the most common fuel used by truck fleets in the United States. In 2022, it is estimated that the U.S. transportation sector used 125 million gallons of diesel each day. And while diesel engines offer a variety of benefits to their users (such as fuel...
A diesel fuel pump’s main purpose is to pump fuel (in the form of a vapor mist) directly into the combustion chamber of an engine where it is mixed with compressed air and then put under pressure so that it ignites forcing the engine’s pistons to move.A diesel fuel...
Although they can operate with either diesel or gasoline, all automotive engines operate on the principle of internal combustion. Additionally, most engines are 4-stroke engines refers to the fact that the piston in the engine moves up and down four times in two full...
