Small diesel engines are certainly worth the investment, but it's critical to be aware of common issues that can crop up.

The OC60-E4 engine is one of the company's smallest diesel engines with dimensions of 15.9 x 18.1 x 18 inches and a weight of 84 pounds. Yanmar is another reputable Japanese company offering small ...

But smaller diesel engines have been harder-pressed to make lasting names for themselves. Many people still think of small oil-burners as being loud, smoky, and gutless.

Isuzu may not be particularly successful as a purveyor of cars - particularly in the US market - but they have done much better in the medium duty truck market and as a designer and producer of ...

Oil changes are usually more expensive for a modern diesel, as they require special synthetic oil. Many new gasoline engines also require synthetic oil to maintain factory warranties, but small ...

Engine owners would be expected to use diesel fuel that contains no more than 500 parts per million of sulfur starting that year, then switch again to fuel with no more than 15 ppm of sulfur in 2011.

TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.TO) and Isuzu Motors Ltd. (7202.TO) will jointly develop diesel engines as part of the alliance they formed last year, in a bid to use both ...

Ford is going to build an engine plant in India to produce up to 100,000 diesel engines a year. The plan is manufacture the 1.4L Duratorq diesels for use in the Endeavour sport utility and Fiesta car.

Small diesel engines typically offer power-output levels of 252 horsepower or less while larger ones can go up to 600 horsepower. Your engine may simply need a bit of a break while you recalibrate ...