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A SIMPLE WAY TO FIGHT CYLINDER-LINER CAVITATION In extreme cases, cylinder-liner cavitation in diesels can allow oil and coolant to mix. Then it’s just a matter of time until engine failure. Here’s what you can do to help ensure that doesn’t happen. Most diesel engines are designed with replaceable cast-iron cylinder liners that are pressed […]

Routine Maintenance: Follow your manual Ed Newman|Jul 25, 2016 10:55 AM “Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.” ~ Barton Sutter   In September 2007 an article by oil industry journalist George Gill of Lubes ‘N’ Greases caught my eye. The […]