Compression in a diesel engine is essential for effective and efficient performance. And when compression is lacking, damage can result. That is why it’s imperative to know whether your engine’s ...

Compression ignition basically is the term that is used for describing the manner in which diesel engines function. It happens when intake air—which often is combined with recirculating exhaust gas—is ...

Gasoline and diesel engines are very different. The former rely on spark ignition while the latter use compression ignition. Diesel engines typically run at much higher compression ratios than ...

A computer generated power stroke of an internal combustion engine, following ignition - Pathompong Thongsan/Getty Images When comparing engine specs for nearly any combustion engine automobile, we ...

As Mazda and Infiniti have proved, there's a lot of innovation left in the internal-combustion engine. One of the more wild concepts we've seen is called Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition ...

Yesterday at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda released new info on its highly anticipated compression-ignition Skyactiv-X engine. It's all a bit daunting if you're not an engineer, but helpfully, Mazda put ...

Mazda spent nearly a decade bringing Skyactiv-D diesel to the US, but emissions hurdles, bad timing, and the 2019 CX-5's weak ...

NACFE’s new Messy Middle Powertrain Service & Maintenance report says keeping modern diesel engines running now depends as ...

There are many differences between diesel and gas engines, including some less obvious aspects of engine construction, such ...

Mazda is first with plans for a compression (diesel) engine that burns gas. The SkyActiv-X 2019 Mazda will get 20 to 30 percent better fuel economy than a gasoline ignition engine. Share on Facebook ...

In 1978, General Motors revealed its 'revolutionary' 350 V8 diesel engine... which turned out to be one of the most terrible ...