Liquid refrigerant flooding back to a compressor’s crankcase and mixing with the crankcase oil is a compressor’s worst nightmare. This situation, along with refrigerant migration, is the reason why a ...

Often, compressors in the refrigeration and air conditioning fields have forced oiling systems. These compressors are usually over 5 horsepower (hp). They contain an oil pump located at the end of the ...

You roll up to a stop sign and your chest tightens with dread. Whenever you accelerate, your engine sputters, backfires, and in general sounds horrible. Plus your car smells awful. All of these ...

Crankcase blow-by is hot gases that sneak past the piston rings. As of 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency limits nonmethane hydrocarbons to 0.14 grams per bhp-hr. Blow-by gases are rich in ...

Hyundai doesn’t currently offer a diesel engine for sale in the United States, so it may surprise you to hear that the brand recently patented some interesting diesel engine technology. According to a ...