We are planning to change my wife’s Toyota Rav4 for a Nissan Qashqai, but the only automatic version has a 1.6 diesel engine. I think I recall that when Nissan introduced the 1.6 diesel on the old ...

How do diesel hybrids cope with switching on and off, between diesel and battery, if they have a DPF fitted? Even a medium length drive might involve lots of battery power and the diesel never getting ...

There are quite a few reports of problems with the dpf clogging on the latest 2.8-litre diesel, but a Toyota spokesman told us there is currently no service campaign or recall related to the Diesel ...

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 diesel particulate filter (DPF) has continued to improve over its 15-year existence. So have other components of aftertreatment systems (ATS) that help send cleaner exhaust through the DPF.

This story appears in the May 27 print edition of Transport Topics. Retrofits of diesel particulate filters onto older vehicles that never had them will take a jump in 2014, when California’s rule ...

Diesel cars, although extremely popular because of their speed and comfort of driving, have one major drawback. They produce exhaust fumes contaminated with soot and solid particles which negatively ...

The following was published in CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit, 8th edition, sponsored by Valvoline Heavy Duty. CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit is a ...