The GM Duramax 3.0L LZ0 engine relies on a Diesel Particulate Filter, or DPF, to reduce emissions. Now, we're taking a closer ...

DPF Alternatives opened its doors for business in 2013 courtesy of founder Junior Reyes. Reyes used his previous company, Diesel Doc, as a platform for DPF Alternatives. DPF Alternatives offers ...

If you've been driving a diesel car made post-2007, you'll most likely be familiar with what a DPF is, as it became a legal requirement for all diesel cars at this point in the U.S. to be equipped ...

To paraphrase Pete Townshend of The Who, we're not trying to cause a big sensation; we're just talkin' 'bout regeneration. DPF regeneration, that is. It's the process of cleaning a diesel particulate ...

Note: This is the third in a series that looks at the diesel particulate filter and maintenance best practices that an impact its lifecycle. The first installment, "Diesel coolant heaters boost DPF ...

Careful DPF maintenance will boost both your uptime and bottom line. When the diesel particulate filter was introduced with the change to 2007 engine technology, manufacturers were careful to explain ...

We’ve had 14 years to figure it out, yet diesel particulate filter maintenance remains a nightmare for many fleets. Why do DPFs elicit such gnashing of teeth and pounding of fists? Because they are ...

Diesel particulate filters (aka DPFs) have become ubiquitous over the past decade-plus. Any trucker running a rig built since 2007 likely knows well the pain points of maintaining and wrestling with ...

Government agencies and car manufacturers have worked to reduce the emissions and harmful gases in our air over the last few decades. Automakers downsized car engines and pushed EVs, while the ...

No one has ever taken a deep breath and said, “Man, I wish this air was a little less clean.” Whether we like it or not, vehicle emissions regulations are not going to let up any time soon. That means ...

A diesel particulate filter captures small soot particles, preventing them from being expelled into the atmosphere Credit: Photo: ALAMY Removing your car's diesel particulate filter (DPF) might be ...