With a simple diesel engine compression test, it is possible to spot compression problems before they get worse. Here’s information on these tests and how to decide if it is time to perform one.

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 106, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (1997), pp. 1927-1935 (9 pages) This paper describes the ongoing homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) research being carried out at ...

High compression however extends the range of injection timings where useful work output can be generated. The coefficient of variation of work output increases with increasing engine speed and ...

Is your engine underperforming? Our expert shares how a diesel engine compression test could provide the diagnosis.