A water in fuel warning usually means water has collected in your diesel’s fuel-filter or separator assembly. It needs prompt attention, following the instructions for your vehicle. Draining the
A remarkably low odometer reading has a way of making every other detail fade into the background. The paint may be dull, the tires may look suspiciously old and the service book may contain a de
Fresh motor oil is reassuring stuff. It pours from the bottle in a clear amber stream, looking clean enough to belong in a kitchen rather than an engine. A few hundred miles later, the dipstick can
There are dashboard lights that can wait until the weekend. A low washer-fluid warning, for instance, is hardly a reason to abandon a grocery run. The red oil-can symbol is not one of those lights.
There are certain car problems people take seriously the second they hear about them. Brakes. Tires. Battery. Engine. Anything expensive gets respect immediately. Even people who ignore mainten
If you want to know how to change cabin air filter on your car, here is the short version. It takes about three minutes. It costs about $15 in parts. You do not need a single tool on most vehicles. An
Most former auto executives disappear into boardrooms or consulting jobs after leaving the industry. Herbert Diess decided to start building electric tractors instead. A few years after being pus
Anyone who owns a diesel truck in a cold climate has probably had this moment: it is brutally cold outside, the truck is already grumpy about life, and then the DEF system decides to join the drama.
Diesel trucks get beat on. They haul stuff, tow trailers, rack up crazy miles doing actual work. The engines are built like tanks and make ridiculous torque, which is why they're the go-to for ser
Back in the 1950s, trucking companies were obsessed with squeezing every last pound of cargo into their loads. Strict length and weight laws made it tough to turn a profit, so everyone was looking for