For those interested in a short overview of gasoline direct injection engines, you can find its history documented nicely in Wikipedia about as fast as you can type: “GDI engine.” Wikipedia’s bullet points for GDI include the fact that the technology has been around since the turn of the century but was not perfected until more…
I own a 2012 Skoda Fabia. It has only 40,000 km on the mileage, but recently, I’ve noticed a worrying ticking noise from the valves when starting a cold engine. As part of the usual service interval, I poured one can of BG EPR®, drove it around for 15 minutes, drained the old oil, replaced more…
I had a rep from BG come to the Toyota dealership where I work. When he approached me and asked to do a test on my car which is a 2011 Scion TC with 93,000 miles, I figured it wouldn’t hurt because most cleaners and additives normally don’t do much. They ran the cleaner through more…
Mr. Speedy recommended BG CF5® for our 2005 Chevy Uplander that was really running rough after a long period of non-use and was getting worse. I put one can in a full tank and drove only 12 miles round trip. There was at least a 95 percent improvement in engine firing. This is the only more…
An auto mechanic friend of mine gave me a can of In-Force to try out in my garage. After using In-Force for the last couple of months, I can’t believe how well it works. This product goes way beyond all of my expectations. I’m SOLD!
WICHITA, Kan.–April 4, 2016–Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engines are prone to early carbon buildup. Vehicle owners will notice a drop in power and performance, sometimes before the first oil change. BG introduces the new BG GDI Fuel/Air Induction Service which will remove carbon from the entire GDI fuel system in under an hour. GDI engines more…
WICHITA, Kan.–March 3, 2016–BG Products, Inc., introduces BG DEXRON®-VI Low Viscosity ATF. Today nearly 40 percent of new passenger cars in the U.S. call for low viscosity automatic transmission fluid. By 2022, that number will be nearly 75 percent. Low viscosity transmission fluid offers better performance and fuel efficiency gains. BG DEXRON®-VI Low Viscosity Full more…
by Casey Greseth BG Field Trainer I’ve heard a lot about “low cost of ownership” lately. Honestly, it sounds like a great deal! In fact, I would like everything I purchase to have low cost of ownership: my car, my house, my dog. But if I don’t invest any money into maintaining my car, my more…
The goal of CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards is to increase the average fuel efficiency of all the vehicles on the road to 54.5 MPG by 2025. Every few years until then, manufacturers have a benchmark average MPG to reach. For 2016, the CAFE benchmark is 35.5 MPG. In order to meet these goals, more…
Low cost of ownership is a hot selling point among vehicle manufacturers (OEM). OEMs tout “low maintenance costs” or “maintenance free” vehicles because all of the other attributes that comprise low cost of ownership (depreciation, fuel costs, insurance, state fees and financing) are difficult to control and manipulate. Whichever promises the cheapest vehicle maintenance wins! To more…
