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 ...

Diesel particulate filters trap soot from the exhaust and ash from motor oil. Most soot is burned off in the course of a truck's operations, but ash stays in the filter's honeycomb substrate and is ...

The GM Duramax 3.0L LZ0 engine relies on a Diesel Particulate Filter, or DPF, to reduce emissions. Now, we're taking a closer ...

OTC’s portable diesel particulate filter cleaner is designed for both shop and field use. The lightweight device operates on 110V electricity using shop or compressed air of at least 100 psi, cleaning ...

We’ve had 14 years to figure it out, yet diesel particulate filter maintenance remains a nightmare for many fleets. Why do DPFs elicit such gnashing of teeth and pounding of fists? Because they are ...

WARRENVILLE, Ill. — Navistar Parts is now offering the FSX diesel particulate filter (DPF) cleaning machine as part of its product line. The DPF cleaner can be ordered through an International dealer, ...

Diesel particulate filters could be considered the Rodney Dangerfield of truck components. They get no respect — at least, not the respect they arguably deserve. Black smoke that once spewed from ...

The diesel particulate filter (DPF) has continued to improve over its 15-year existence. So have other components of aftertreatment systems (ATS) that help send cleaner exhaust through the DPF.

DPF Clean Team has developed a method for uncovering cracked or broken diesel particulate filters (DPFs), which could deliver huge savings to fleet managers. The nationwide automotive reconditioning ...