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The engineering failure that killed the Oldsmobile diesel engine

1978. General Motors believes it has found the golden ticket to solve the world's fuel crisis: a cheap-to-develop, naturally-aspirated V8 diesel engine. The result? One of the greatest automotive ...
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8 Engines With No Reported Head Gasket Failures

A head gasket failure can turn a dependable vehicle into an expensive repair project, which makes engine selection important ...
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This 200K-Mile Ford Diesel Engine Looked Fine — Until One Cylinder Exposed the Damage

A 6.7L Power Stroke teardown uncovers shocking internal damage hidden inside a 200K-mile Ford F-250 diesel bought at auction. Here’s what failed. A 200,000-mile 6.7L Power Stroke from a 2011 Ford ...
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Lube Oil Maintenance Failure Caused Catastrophic Engine Failure and Fire

Debris in an engine’s lube oil system led to a diesel engine failure and an engine room fire aboard a passenger vessel docked in Portland, Maine, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ...
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This 200K-Mile Ford Diesel Engine Looked Fine — Until One Cylinder Exposed the Damage

A recent teardown video from automotive YouTube channel I Do Cars sheds light on just how catastrophic modern diesel engine failures can become when problems go undiagnosed. The subject: a core ...