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Knowing When you Need a Fuel System Cleaner - Signs to Watch For
Erik Bjornstad: Apr 30 2026
Most drivers don’t think much about their fuel system—at least not until something starts to feel off.
Car Care (2)
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Why New Cars get better gas Mileage than Ever (And What's Changed since the 90s)
Erik Bjornstad: Apr 21 2026
If you've driven cars from different eras, you've probably noticed something that doesn't get talked about all that often. Newer vehicles tend to get...
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Saving Money on Gas This Summer (No Matter What's Happening)
Erik Bjornstad: Apr 16 2026
It’s been at least a couple of years since we last took a close look at gas mileage and what actually affects it for the average driver. Under normal...
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Diagnosing Common Engine Noises - James on Engines #3
Through the Contact Us forms on the Bell website, we get all kinds of inquiries about fuel problems and engines from the general public. Some of them...
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Accidentally mixing gasoline and diesel fuel - What happens then?
Erik Bjornstad: Jan 23 2026
Here are a couple of scenarios we've come across. Someone calls us at the Bell office and starts to describe a situation where they had a diesel...
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The Outlook for the 2024 Summer Driving Season
Erik Bjornstad: May 9 2024
Memorial Day is at the end of the month and, with it comes the start of the unofficial Summer Driving Season. Of this, two things are true every...
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More E15 Coming In Summer 2024
Erik Bjornstad: May 1 2024
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this, but in April, news broke that the EPA is planning to temporarily expand the sales of greater-than-10%...
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What to do When Your Diesel Fuel Starts to Gel
Are you gellin'? No, this isn't a Dr. Scholl's ad, but rather a question all diesel fuel users should be asking themselves during the cold winter...
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What To Do When Your Car Hits 75,000 Miles?
Erik Bjornstad: Aug 16 2022
The car & truck landscape looks very little like it was when we were growing up (or our parents). It used to be true that 100,000 miles were a...
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Post-Pandemic road trips are back, baby!
Erik Bjornstad: Aug 2 2022
As the pandemic gets further and further back in our rearview mirror (hopefully), summer road trips are making their way back into our plans. By the...