Every car engine has quite a few details, ranging from cylinder count to compression ratios. How does changing the ...

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 ...

Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions ...

If you've spent any time with diesel truck buffs, chances are you may have heard some of them boast about the Power Stroke. But did you ever ask yourself what exactly the Power Stroke really is? Well, ...

While diesel engines don't need spark plugs, they do need air ventilation for proper combustion. This is a problem for vessels traveling underwater, such as submarines. Yet diesel submarines exist and ...

For decades, European automakers have championed diesel engines more than anyone else. After all, the technology was invented there – by German engineer Rudolf Diesel in 1897 – and the continent’s ...