Diesel engines are the backbone of the commercial vehicle industry. They haul freight, power equipment, and keep vital operations moving. But as diesel technology has advanced, so too has the ...

Fuel injectors are the heart of a vehicle’s fuel system. Because they keep the fuel supply running smoothly, when an injector experiences a problem, the whole engine suffers the consequences. Because ...

Cummins diesel engines and the Ram truck combined forces some years ago, creating what some would describe as the best partnership since peanut butter and jelly. The first-gen Cummins engines cost a ...

ABSTRACT To meet increasingly stringent diesel exhaust emissions requirements, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have introduced common rail fuel injection systems that develop pressures of up ...

There are many advantages that make 5.9L Cummins-powered '98 1/2 to '02 Dodge Rams very desirable trucks—especially from an engine standpoint. First, the engines don't have the killer dowel pin ...

My Ford S-Max has a diesel leak from what I believe is the fuel injector manifold. It sits in the middle of the engine and six silver metal pipes come off to feed the injectors and the top has three ...

The first RAM with a Cummins engine under the hood was launched in 1989 and has continued to evolve, now in it's fifth generation. In 2003, the popular heavy-duty truck offered the Cummins third ...

We start this report with a question for do-it-yourself diesel pickup owners who perform all of their truck’s engine upkeep and repair, especially those of you with oil-burners that have more than 100 ...

It would seem likely that the oil pickup has become blocked, starving the engine of oil. That's a problem with the turbo-diesel engine, caused by fuel leaking past the seal on the fuel injectors and ...

In a May 2013 report, “Case Study—Impact of Poor Diesel Fuel Quality on an Urban Fleet,” Cummins Filtration investigated problems with diesel engines in a New York City bus fleet. Complaints ranged ...

Because of the critical role fuel injectors play, it’s essential for fleet owners to take care of them. To prevent injector issues from attacking your fleet’s performance, here’s what you need to know ...