Among diesel technicians, a few engines have earned a reputation for turning routine jobs into all-day battles, with cramped packaging, fragile components and baffling design choices that punish ...

Many gas stations host diesel pumps that can be easily confused with gas pumps. Pumping diesel into your gas car can wreak havoc on its systems, forcing you to call a tow truck and mechanic.

Diesel and gasoline engines might look alike under the hood, but they use oil in very different ways. Gas engines run cleaner, but diesels create much more soot, crank out higher compression forces, ...