Vehicle maintenance is critical to the life of an engine requiring small investments of time, money and attention during ownership. The benefit in doing so results in a longer engine life, continued reliability, improved performance and less cost in repairs over the duration of ownership. Since a vehicle’s engine consists of so many moving parts …
What Should a First-Time Diesel Owner Know? Whether you’re planning on buying your first diesel vehicle or have recently bought one, you likely have some questions about how you can make it run at its best. Since diesel engines are different than gasoline engines, they have some unique needs that every owner should know. By …
History of Duramax Engines As with most pickups in the industry, the Duramax line of diesel engines has come a long way from its inception to modern day. From the introduction of the LB7 almost 20 years ago, the engine output has nearly doubled its torque from approx. 500 lb-ft, to the modern-day workhorse pushing …
Just like your favorite holiday comes around every year, so does maybe one of your not-so-favorite government stipulations to drive a vehicle; the emissions test. And regardless if one feels it’s another governmental strong-arm, or a true help for the planet to keep the air we breathe a bit cleaner, the emissions test is a …
Lubricity is a need within any engine where mechanical motion requires or produces contact of two or more elements. Be it in a car, truck, tractor, lawn mower, generator, snowmobile, motorcycle, large equipment to small, consumer engines to high performance, lubricity can affect the wear and tear on your engine, future repair costs, and the …
Ever heard the statement, “It takes money to make money?” As with any industry, capital investment can greatly affect revenue. Ask any successful Owner/Operator or fleet manager working in commercial transportation, and they will be the first to tell you how true this statement can be. For a tractor/trailer owner, their first consideration in logistical …
For much of the United States, winter 2018/2019 has been a comparatively mild one (*until the last week of January). Consider the fact that the far north has only been in single digit temperatures compared to 10’s, 20’s and 30’s below. Instead of many regions buried in deep feet of snow, many are covered in …
You may have heard of Trey Sikes, 2-time champion diesel drag racer, in the last issue of LSI Innovation Magazine: an unassuming BMW diesel sedan in a sea of lifted pickup trucks. Now, it is a new year, new look and new records on the horizon for the 2009 335D. The car has custom hybrid …
I feel like Diogenes, the Greek philosopher who walked around with a lantern searching for an honest man. As a physicist, I forever search for the truth, but I’m often disappointed. Many people would have you believe that the truth is variable depending on your point of view, but that just isn’t the case. …