5 Easy Maintenance Tips for Diesel Trucks | Morningstar

Jun 26, 2025

HOLLY, Mich., June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A diesel-powered truck is a smart investment that pays owners back in fuel savings, reliability and longevity — if it is properly maintained. Rislone, a leader in improving vehicle performance for over 100 years, offers five easy steps to ensure peak performance from any diesel-powered truck. Following these tips regularly can help diesel truck owners maximize their vehicles’ performance and avoid the costs of breakdowns and unscheduled repairs.

“As with all internal-combustion engines, the lifeblood of a diesel engine is motor oil,” says Clay Parks, vice president of development for Rislone. “But simply changing the oil isn’t enough to keep a diesel truck running smoothly. It’s also critical to maintain the fuel system, the diesel particulate filter, and the rest of the emissions system.”

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Here are five preventive maintenance tips to ensure ongoing diesel truck performance:

The care and feeding of a diesel pickup need not be onerous, time-consuming, or expensive. Faithfully following an established preventive maintenance schedule will save fuel, time, money, and aggravation while helping to extend engine life.

Learn more about protecting a diesel vehicle’s emissions system, avoiding costly repairs, and improving performance at Rislone.com/diesel-defense.

About Rislone

As a global leading engine treatment brand since 1921, Rislone has a long history of solving and preventing diesel engine issues. The company conducted years of research to develop solutions to help customers avoid expensive emissions system repair bills. All Rislone products are made in the USA and are available where auto parts are sold. Based in Holly, Michigan, Rislone is ISO 9001 certified.

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