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Erik Bjornstad: Oct 27 2026
You start your engine one morning and hear a ticking sound coming from under the hood. Maybe it disappears after a few minutes. Maybe you've been...
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Erik Bjornstad: Oct 13 2026
The oil additive shelf at a parts store can run six feet wide, and nearly every bottle on it promises less friction, a quieter engine, or more years...
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Erik Bjornstad: Jun 18 2026
You bought a bottle of fuel treatment, poured it in, drove a tank through, and… you’re not sure anything happened. Maybe your mileage even dropped a...
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Erik Bjornstad: May 11 2026
A car that lives on short commutes and stop-and-go traffic, with oil changes pushed past the recommended interval, will eventually start developing...
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Erik Bjornstad: May 7 2026
An overheated engine fails fast. Coolant boils, gaskets blow, blocks crack — the damage is loud, immediate, and obvious. But the slower kinds of...
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A new motorcycle’s break-in period typically covers the first 500 to 1,000 miles. During this time, the engine and drivetrain components are going...
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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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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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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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Erik Bjornstad: Apr 22 2021
It’s a simple question, really. Does motor oil have a shelf life?
