Posts Tagged ‘valve carbon’
Oil Soot, Carbon, & Blow-by Issues
Sooty engine oil, carbon deposits, & blow-by issues Regular diesel engine operation, including starting, becomes increasingly problematic as combustion-related deposits build up on critical engine components over time. Cold weather only compounds the situation. Types of operation, such as excessive idling, short run time, light work, and city type driving, all contribute to carbon and…
Read MoreHow to fix a diesel that’s hard to start cold
Winter! Always just around the corner! And with it often comes problems with your car, truck, boat or machinery – particularly when it has a diesel engine. An often-occurring problem during the colder months is hard cold starting – the engine takes longer and longer cranking to finally fire up. Not only that, once it…
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