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Saving Money on Gas This Summer (No Matter What's Happening)
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...
Gasoline
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Fuel Additives: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Know the Difference
You've been putting the same grade of gas in your car for years, doing everything the manual says, and something still feels off. The engine doesn't...
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Oil Prices, Iran, and Your gas tank - What's Actually Going On?
If you’ve noticed gas prices climbing again, you’re not alone. Over the past couple of weeks, prices at the pump have moved up quickly—and at just...
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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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Using a Fuel Additive to revive Old Gas
All petroleum fuels have a limited storage life. Over time, their quality will degrade and change ("break down") primarily because of chemical...
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Accidentally mixing gasoline and diesel fuel - What happens then?
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
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
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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It's Here: More E15 In Our Gasoline
This past year (past two years, really) has been kind of rough on the gasoline budgets of American families, as supply fluctuations and certain world...
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How to Fix Bad Gas in a Car
When you’re asking the question ‘how do I fix bad gas in my car’, you’re talking about a different kind of situation than fixing bad stored fuel...