Knowing your vehicle can become beneficial in emergencies. If you are ever in a situation where you want to repair something quickly or change a component, there is nothing more cost-effective than a ...

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EGR stands for exhaust gas recirculation, and the EGR valve is part of a system that does as the name implies: recirculate exhaust gas back into the engine’s intake manifold for a return trip to the ...

Modern internal combustion engines — including those that run on diesel fuel — require a lot of special parts and systems to prevent dumping excess emissions into the atmosphere. Not only are those ...

Two critical elements that need to be checked out at 100,000 miles are the EGR valve and the DPF. Hasten says to run a computerized flow test on the DPF filter tol show if the filter in the exhaust ...

The Cummins name is synonymous with diesel engines and have been famously put in most Dodge vehicles through the years. The first Cummins engine to be put into a Dodge was in 1989, but many may wonder ...

Your engine’s manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor is your little buddy. Buried somewhere in the stream of your charged intake air (usually in the manifold), it employs a little ceramic or silicone ...

Controlling vehicle emissions in modern vehicles involves more than just bolting up a catalytic converter and calling it a day. There are other components that effectively, and intuitively, cut out ...

There are times in life when we must endure that which is unpleasant for the greater good of all. And while it may not be high on that list for some, vehicle emissions equipment has certainly become ...

If your diesel’s check engine light is on and you’ve pulled a P245A code, your EGR cooler bypass control circuit might be the culprit. This system helps control exhaust gas temperatures and emissions, ...