Category: Engines & Drivetrains

New High Pressure Leak Tester for Heavy-Duty Applications

New High Pressure Leak Tester for Heavy-Duty Applications

| March 31, 2017

Bosch has introduced the new HPT 500 High-Pressure Diagnostic Leak Tester for North America, offering high-pressure diagnostic leak detection for heavy-duty vehicles and turbocharged passenger cars. HPT 500 provides a solution for HD vehicle diagnosis and repair by producing a larger volume of smoke necessary for these larger systems. The machine delivers leak detection smoke […]

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Peterbilt Introduces Allison TC10® Transmission in Models 567 and 579

Peterbilt Introduces Allison TC10® Transmission in Models 567 and 579

| March 24, 2017

Peterbilt has announced the availability of the Allison TC10® fully automatic transmission on Models 567 and 579 later this year. The Allison TC10 is designed for tractor applications, such as regional and line-haul, and features a twin-countershaft design optimized for engine downspeeding and fuel economy. The patented torque converter offers industry exclusive engine torque multiplication […]

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New Jacobs Engine Brake for International A26 Engine

New Jacobs Engine Brake for International A26 Engine

| March 20, 2017

Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, a leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, has launched a compression release engine brake for the International A26 engine. By leveraging the benefits of the new Variable Geometry Turbo, Jacobs reports that “the A26 engine brake performance increased up to 67% at lower engine […]

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Allison Transmission New Technology to Optimize Fuel Savings

Allison Transmission New Technology to Optimize Fuel Savings

| March 15, 2017

Allison Transmission has announced FuelSense® 2.0 featuring DynActive™ Shifting, delivering what the company says is “up to 6 percent additional fuel savings beyond the company’s original FuelSense software.” “This latest technology further reduces fuel consumption in all segments of a vehicle’s duty-cycle,” said Heidi Schutte, vice president of marketing and sales for the Americas with […]

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DENSO Launches New Diesel Emissions Control Products

DENSO Launches New Diesel Emissions Control Products

| March 1, 2017

DENSO has launched a new line of PowerEdge diesel particulate filter (DPF) and diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) replacement products for heavy-duty trucks and equipment. The all-makes original equipment (OE) replacement program features 60 DPF part numbers covering more than 260 OE-quality products and seven DOC part numbers for heavy-duty on-road and off-road trucks and equipment. […]

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International Truck Launches A26, 12.4 Liter Engine

International Truck Launches A26, 12.4 Liter Engine

| March 1, 2017

International Truck has launched the International® A26 engine, a powerful new 12.4-liter engine designed to provide greater uptime to the Class 8 market. The A26 was developed through a new team of the industry powertrain engineers. The initiative pursued a fresh approach that emphasized simplicity over complexity and using only proven components to deliver industry-leading uptime. […]

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