Diesel Engine Runaway Is The Scariest Thing That Can Happen To A Diesel Engine

Diesel Engine Runaway Is The Scariest Thing That Can Happen To A Diesel Engine

Under rare circumstances, diesel engines can experience a phenomenon called runaway, where the engine uncontrollably exceed normal operating speeds.

What Causes Diesel Engine Runaway?

Internal combustion engines are incredibly complicated machines that many of us interact with on a daily basis, but don’t completely understand. You get in your car, turn the key or push the start button, and it starts up. Then you drive to your destination, and turn the key back or push the stop button and it turns off. If one of those events doesn’t occur, you call the shop to fix it.  Under rare circumstances, diesel engines, especially turbo…