You definitely don't want water in a diesel fuel system. Smart owners stay on top of things by changing the fuel filter every 30,000 miles. Did you know that a fuel pump can cost more than $1,000? A ...

The wrench is turned over to this position to tighten the filter. As if it were administering the notorious Chinese water torture, H20 in your fuel system can destroy the interior of your engine, drop ...

Ken Stirn, senior product manager of Baldwin Filters, Kearney, Neb., says you’ll normally be safe with fuel filters if you change “according to manufacturers’ recommendations.” He states that a common ...

Let’s see a show of hands--how many of you have had to change fuel filters on harvest equipment, then sat in the combine, tractor or truck cab reeking of diesel fumes for the rest of the day? Uh-huh-- ...

This story appears in the Jan. 18 print edition of Transport Topics. Tightening federal standards for truck emissions, including particulates, nitrogen oxides and, most recently, carbon dioxide, have ...

You definitely don't want water in a diesel fuel system. Smart owners stay on top of things by changing the fuel filter every 30,000 miles. Did you know that a fuel pump can cost more than $1,000? A ...

The fuel filter traps debris that could clog or damage the fuel injectors or engine. Fuel filters are usually located in the fuel line where it meets the fuel injection system at the engine or just in ...