Diesel Maintenance, Ownership
No matter what diesel motor you have in your vehicle, putting regular gasoline in the car is a terrible idea if you don’t want to have to visit a Diesel Repair shop. The reason it is bad for your car is diesel injectors are finely configured to vaporize the...
Diesel Maintenance, Diesel Repair, Ownership
There are three different colors of smoke which emitted from the tailpipe of diesel exhaust, but what could they possibly mean? Black Smoke. If your vehicle is emitting black smoke, it likely will mean one of the following things: Incorrect fuel-injection timing Fuel...
Diesel Maintenance, Diesel Repair
Changing your fuel filter is a step in diesel repair and maintenance that is often overlooked by Reno drivers. Fuel filters can cause quite an annoyance if it gets out of hand. But when should you change your vehicle’s fuel filter? Recommended Maintenance...
Diesel Maintenance, Diesel Repair
The short answer, no. Regardless of whether your check engine light has to do with emission issues or not, you will be automatically failed for having your check engine light triggered. Some Sparks and Reno repair shops won’t even smog your car at all if you...
Diesel Maintenance, Diesel Repair, Ownership
Fuel additives for Diesel engines can be very helpful, but what are they? Fuel additives are chemicals which are mixed with fuel (in the case diesel) to change the properties of untreated diesel fuel. You mostly see additives used for distributors, refineries and...
Diesel Maintenance, Maintenance, Ownership
https://www.waynesautocenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EngineAir_Alan_HM.mp4 Just like your body needs clean air to function properly, your vehicle’s engine needs clean air to operate efficiently. Let’s do some chemistry for a minute. For every gallon...