When you look across the shelf at all of the different types of motor oils, it can be a little overwhelming trying to understand the differences from one to another. And believe it or not, there are actually many differences between them. However, all motor oils start out as one of five different types of …
Taking Care of Your Vehicle’s Transmission Your transmission is key to your vehicle’s health, safety and performance, delivering power from the engine to the wheels. Since it plays such a vital role, even problems that start small can easily escalate into much bigger issues. That’s why it’s important to maintain your vehicle by watching for …
BASIC MAINTENANCE 101: HOW TO CHANGE YOUR ENGINE OIL Changing your engine oil is a crucial part of maintaining your vehicle and ensuring it has the resources to run smoothly. Without proper maintenance and regular oil changes, your vehicle’s life will be cut drastically short. Learn how often to change diesel and petroleum oil to …
How Often Do You Need to Change Your Diesel Oil? The right oil change interval for your diesel engine depends on a range of factors, starting with how you use your vehicle. The average diesel pickup getting moderately heavy use may need an oil change about twice a year, or every 6,000 miles or so. …
Whoever called it the most wonderful time of the year needs to reevaluate themselves. Winter is dark, cold, and a pain in the butt to get anything done. Unless you plow snow for a living, you probably can’t wait for winter to be over. Winter is not only hard on you and your body, it’s …
When the seasons change, so should your maintenance on your vehicle. The transition from fall to winter is particularly important. As the road conditions become more hazardous with the icy signature of the winter months, keeping a careful eye on the state of your vehicles becomes crucial. To keep your vehicle running optimally, there are …
Learn how we are taking carbon nano lubrication and delivering a competitive edge as we took part in epartrad.com Online Race Industry Week 2021 with Lavon Miller from Firepunk Diesel and Drew Pumphrey of D&J Precision Machine. Hosted by Jeff Hammond.
A rule of thumb that applies to any tangible asset; if you take care of something, it will last longer. This applies to everything from tools, guns and toys, to our own bodies. It’s no secret that this same principle applies to an engine as well. The good news is that it is actually quite …
Turbos are great additions to the modern combustion engine. Simply put: they take wasted air and turn it into power, efficiency, and cool sounds. For Diesel owners we love that whistling sound the turbo provides and of course the extra ompf. However, today’s efficiency standards are pushing manufacturers to put turbos in just about every …