GM has issued a special coverage bulletin for certain units of the 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 equipped with the 3.0L LM2 turbodiesel Duramax engine that may have been produced with a faulty glow plug ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Over the last century or so, the auto industry has changed in a myriad of incredible ways. It's mind-boggling to think of just how far we've ...

Q: I have a 2001 VW Golf TDI. It starts right up but after I drive a few feet, the "Check engine" light pops on. I get a code P0380. I replaced the glow plugs, as they had 120,000 miles on them. Any ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The glow plugs in a diesel are like the spark plugs in a gasoline ...

Diesel engines ignite the air/fuel mixture with heat generated by friction and compression, while gasoline engines use the heat caused by a spark from a spark plug. That's why diesel engines are ...

You own a diesel-powered vehicle and are thinking of giving it a tuneup. But does your diesel even have spark plugs to change? The short answer is no, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. Instead, ...

The odds are pretty good that your car doesn’t have glow plugs. Spark plugs, probably, but glow plugs are pretty much for diesels only—they’re used to introduce heat to the combustion chamber in ...

Some units of the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck motivated by the 3.0L LM2 turbo-diesel Duramax engine may have a faulty cylinder 2 glow plug that can cause issues, according to a special coverage ...