Diesel engines can technically run backwards, though there's very little (if any) practical applications for this, especially ...

Compression in a diesel engine is essential for effective and efficient performance. And when compression is lacking, damage can result. That’s why it’s imperative to know whether your engine’s ...

As an engineering student in late 19th-century Bavaria, Rudolf Diesel found little promise in steam and internal combustion ...

Stricter emissions rules and cheaper hybrids and EVs mean diesel will soon be dead for private vehicles, and maybe even in heavy industry.

Mazda is first with plans for a compression (diesel) engine that burns gas. The SkyActiv-X 2019 Mazda will get 20 to 30 percent better fuel economy than a gasoline ignition engine. Share on Facebook ...

The new 1,200-horsepower C32B diesel engine from Caterpillar is for large wheel loaders, cranes, paving equipment, trenchers, forestry equipment.

Diesel engines and gasoline engines are so fundamentally different that it’s possible to do real damage simply by filling up your car with the wrong fuel. Converting a diesel engine to actually ...

You own a diesel-powered vehicle and are thinking of giving it a tuneup. But does your diesel even have spark plugs to change? The short answer is no, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. Instead, ...

On the foggy evening of September 29, 1913, Rudolf Diesel, the genius inventor of the engine that would bear his name, simply vanished into the North Sea. He had boarded the steamship Dresden in ...