Whether you own a diesel-powered vehicle or you are a diesel technician it’s important to understand diesel particulate filters and how they work. Diesel particulate filters play a critical role in ...

We appear to be learning from our mistakes in aftertreatment system maintenance, but we still have a way to go before we’re at peace with the things. Strictly speaking, diesel particulate filters, ...

Parked forced regenerations of diesel particulate filters continue to frustrate and confuse drivers. Drivers under time constraints often tempt fate and continue their journeys, ignoring regen ...

When an emissions aftertreatment issue rears its ugly head, one of the biggest mistakes a technician can make is to assume it’s an emissions aftertreatment problem. Often, issues that present in the ...

How DPFs trap soot and ash to reduce emissions. How regular maintenance acn prevent DPF failure and costly replacements. Signs of DPF issues that should prompt immediate attention. How proper oil and ...

Few things in trucking draw more scrutiny and scorn than a diesel engine’s after treatment system. The adjustment from pre-Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) engines to the modern clean diesel era ...

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.

Diesel-powered vehicles have adopted increasingly complex exhaust emissions aftertreatment systems over the last decade, and if ignored can lead to downtime and a loss of productivity. Modern truck ...

Note: This is the third in a series that looks at the diesel particulate filter and maintenance best practices that an impact its lifecycle. The first installment, "Diesel coolant heaters boost DPF ...

The announcement this summer that Cummins was voluntarily recalling 500,000 engines because of a defective emissions control component was a reminder that manufacturers still face technical challenges ...

General Motors has been hard at work developing an aftertreatment system that incorporates an electrically heated diesel particulate filter. According to GM, this technology promises to cut the “fuel ...

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 2016), pp. 633-649 (17 pages) ABSTRACT Adaptation of both oil based fuel and engine technologies are key enablers to reduce ...