A look into the exhaust gas recirculation, or EGR, valve - an important piece of the automotive emissions system.

EGR stands for exhaust gas recirculation, and the EGR valve is part of a system that does as the name implies: recirculate exhaust gas back into the engine’s intake manifold for a return trip to the ...

Two critical elements that need to be checked out at 100,000 miles are the EGR valve and the DPF. Hasten says to run a computerized flow test on the DPF filter tol show if the filter in the exhaust ...

Controlling vehicle emissions in modern vehicles involves more than just bolting up a catalytic converter and calling it a day. There are other components that effectively, and intuitively, cut out ...

In the diesel performance world, Ford 6.0L Power Stroke engines have a bad reputation for blowing head gaskets and sticking EGR valves when owners modify them. There are a number of reasons why people ...

In this study three EGR methods were applied to a 12 liter turbocharged and intercooled DI diesel engine, and the exhaust emission and fuel consumption characteristics were compared. One method is the ...

With growing concerns about NOx and particulate matter (PM) emissions from diesel engines, stricter regulations are being implemented which require advanced emission control technology. This paper ...

If you have a 6.0-liter Ford Power Stroke Diesel truck, you’re probably well aware of all the common ailments that this engine gets. While many less then educated keyboard commandos will have you ...