Diesel engine fuel injector problems usually show up as hard starting, rough idle, engine knock, smoke, power loss and rising fuel use. The most commo...

CAT 3500 series engine parts are the replacement components for Caterpillar’s V8, V12 and V16 diesel engines, the 3508, 3512 and 3516. In mining and...

To identify the correct Caterpillar spare parts, find the engine serial number on the engine data plate, note the prefix and the digits, and record th...

Ask ten people on a job site what a turbo does and you will get ten answers. Ask them how it differs from a supercharger and the answers get even more...

The CAT C15 engine is a 15.2 litre inline six that has been working in trucks, generator sets, rock crushers, loaders and marine auxiliaries for over ...

A mining truck that sits idle costs more per day than most overhaul kits cost in total. That’s why buying the right CAT engine overhaul kit matt...

Cylinder liners, also called sleeves, don’t fail overnight. They wear down slowly, hour after hour, as the piston and piston rings ride against ...

If you’ve ever rebuilt a diesel engine, you already know piston rings don’t get much attention until something goes wrong. They’re s...

If your CAT machine has suddenly lost power, is smoking more than usual, or is making a whining noise it never made before, the turbocharger is usuall...

If you have ever stood in front of a machine with the old filter in one hand and a parts catalog in the other, you already know the problem. Filter nu...