Shifting Gears

Additives are the feature that separates premium from standard-grade diesel, extending the life of both the fuel and the engine.

Over time, engine oils break down inside equipment. Toward the end of a drain interval, a lower-quality oil may drastically lose its ability to prevent wear.

From oil changes to grease programs, your owner’s manual holds the key to maximizing your equipment’s performance. Here are three reasons you should read your owner’s manual today.

Failure to perform a forced regen when notified by your vehicle’s indicator system can cause severe engine damage.

Refining starts with crude oil, breaks it down to its most basic parts then puts those parts back together in new ways to create fuel. Sounds easy in theory, but in practice, there’s a lot more to it.

The challenges of high-pressure common-rail systems.

A forced regen occurs when soot builds up inside the diesel particulate filter (DPF) to the point that the vehicle is no longer operable. If you haven’t experienced this issue yet, consider yourself lucky.