Modern diesel vehicles of all sizes are equipped with complex aftertreatment systems to reduce exhaust emissions. The diesel particulate filter (DPF) plays an important role in these systems by ...

Clean filters are vital to keeping your vehicle performing at its best, but most people don't think about cleaning the filters themselves. In typical cases, the fix for a dirty filter is to buy a new ...

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

Note: This is the second in a series that looks at the diesel particulate filter and maintenance best practices that an impact its lifecycle. The first installment, "Diesel coolant heaters boost DPF ...

My father bought a 2011 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI a few months ago with 22,500 miles on the clock. It now has 31400 miles and he does 25,000 miles a year but they are mostly in the urban environment and ...

Diesel trucks are built tough and can last up to five years without issue. However, I've worked on trucks — both professionally and in my garage — for a decade, and I've seen how long they can last ...

Introduction Much has been published during the past decade about air quality concerns and harmful atmospheric emissions discharged by current diesel engines equipped with DPF (Diesel Particulate ...

If you've been driving a diesel car made post-2007, you'll most likely be familiar with what a DPF is, as it became a legal requirement for all diesel cars at this point in the U.S. to be equipped ...

I was quite tempted in buying a 185 2.2 diesel engined Mazda 3 as I fancied something with a bit more power than my 1.6 crdi Hyundai i30. Do these suffer with diesel being dumped in the oil sump by ...

Hello Busingye, in full, DPF stands for Diesel Particulate Filter, which means your 2013 Rav4 is full of soot or particulate. Your diesel Rav4 has an engine management actuated regeneration system ...

They've only gone and pimped up the Passat. No, don't laugh. They really have. The BlueMotion version of the world's dullest car ticks all the bling boxes: lowered, bodykitted, tweaked engine, ...

HOLLY, Mich., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Like many filters on a diesel truck, car or SUV, the diesel particulate filter (DPF) requires periodic cleaning to function properly. In normal use, ...