Internal combustion engines are incredibly complicated machines that many of us interact with on a daily basis, but don't completely understand. You get in your car, turn the key or push the start ...

If you live in the United States and own an internal-combustion vehicle, you almost certainly use gasoline rather than diesel fuel. But that doesn't mean diesel isn't widely used. On the contrary, the ...

Like any other stored commodity, diesel fuel deteriorates with time, especially if it is kept motionless in tanks used for fleet systems, marine engines, or backup generators. Recognizing bad diesel ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...