Len's Automotive, Inc.
1620 136th Place NE, Bellevue, WA 98005 425.641.4880

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Your Nose Knows Gasoline

Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from the ga...
Published on: Apr 05, 2023

Time To Take Another Look at Diesels

{{ image('MzU1') }} If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: May 29, 2022

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Bellevue

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: Mar 30, 2022

Minimizing Blind Spots In Bellevue For Safer Driving

When we Bellevue travel around WA, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible. We shoul...
Published on: Mar 21, 2022

Len's Automotive, Inc. Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Bellevue drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line,  the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a big w...
Published on: Jun 07, 2021

Fuel System Service at Len's Automotive, Inc.

Today's 
Len's Automotive, Inc. post contains a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel tank. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewhere al...
Published on: Jan 14, 2020

Proper Grade of Gas

There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
Published on: Dec 05, 2019

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Bellevue vehicles with this new type of engine?Len's Automotive, Inc. Answer:GDI stands for...
Published on: Sep 07, 2017