A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

Four-stroke diesel engines operate in a similar fashion to their petrol counterparts, but there are a few major differences worth knowing about... Most conventional automotive diesel engines make use, ...

Any certified gearhead knows that diesel engines do not use spark plugs. But why not? If power in an engine is created by combustion or explosion of flammable liquids, won't a spark plug in a diesel ...

Diesel. To many American drivers the “D” word is something of a mystery. It’s associated with construction equipment, tractor trailers and hillbillies “rollin’ coal” in their modified pickups, spewing ...

Four-stroke diesel engines operate in a similar fashion to their petrol counterparts, but there are a few major differences worth knowing about... Most conventional automotive diesel engines make use, ...