Fuels and Lubricants: The Fundamentals of Engine Lubricants and The Types of "Food" They Consume. Let's waste no time. Lubricants are the first topic, and we'll open the discussion with what are ...

Motor oil has quietly become one of the most important choices car owners make, especially as vehicles routinely cross ...

Diesel engines have been around for more than half a century. Chances are that if you are around fleets or equipment, you have encountered a diesel engine. They have been described as the workhorses ...

On-highway diesel prices have caused significant pain for all types of fleets this year. In pursuit of protecting the bottom line, fleet managers should be looking at any and all ways to boost fuel ...

Your engine oil warning light turns ON and you drive to a gas station. The mechanic puts in regular oil in your engine. You go home and tell your husband about the oil adding when he tells you he did ...

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Home mechanics have been pouring vegetable oil into engines for years, sometimes in the fuel tank, sometimes straight into ...

This story appears in the April 1 print edition of Transport Topics. Engine-oil drain intervals are generally lengthening as lubricants and engines improve, but fleet managers still face the dilemma ...