Author: Dannie Lyman

RAM
Dannie Lyman

Ram Recall 1300 Vehicles in AUS

Ram Trucks Australia has recalled 1300 examples of the Ram 2500 and 3500, with a faulty diesel particulate matter sensor potentially leading to a loss of power. The recall affects Ram 2500 and 3500s converted to right-hand drive in Australia by American Special Vehicles – a Melbourne based company that converts the Rams to right hand drive before the vehicles reach the market.

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Permanent Part time position available

GDL is on the hunt for a permanent part time or full time (depending on the appropriate candidates availability) person to assist with one of our most successful forms of marketing. The task is what we refer to as “Jeep Spotting”. The job entails driving North Shore and Northern beaches whilst on the lookout for

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Taking a Mechanic to the Department of Fair Trading.

News flash: Majority of businesses are not out there to rob, lie, cheat and steal from you. Business are made up of human beings much like yourself who are fighting just as hard as you are to provide for their loved ones and get to the end of this life with some degree of pride

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Vehicle Review Videos
Dannie Lyman

Ram 1500 Vehicle Review: Australian Market

Anticipating this thing to be appalling, we jumped in one and went for a quick drive. We were pleasantly surprised. You have to look at this vehicle with a certain amount of assumed data before you start. No one is buying this to commute to and from the office, soccer mums are not buying this

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

How to Diagnose A Worn Cam shaft in a Hemi V8.

The motor in this video is a Hemi 5.7 pushrod V8 fitted to a Jeep Grand Cherokee Wk2. The vehicle presented with a misfire but passed all diagnostic tests surrounding spark, fuel injection and compression which leaves us with, worn cam lobes on the camshaft. This fault is common with all the Hemi pushrod V8s.

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Vehicle Review Videos
Dannie Lyman

Mada BT50 Vehicle Review

The Mazda BT50 Shares the same platform as the Ford Ranger So effectivly this review also apply to the Ford Ranger. There are several common faults with them, many of which we at GDL have never actually seen first hand. These includes allegedly the vehicles catching on fire and engine bearing failure. Faults we have

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Vehicle Review Videos
Dannie Lyman

Nissan Pathfinder Vehicle Review

The 2013 Nissan pathfinder came into our care to try and sell the vehicle for a life long client of ours. Whilst reviewing it and the common issues these cars had we found very little. It doesn’t make for a very in depth YouTube video or a spectacular review. This in itself is actually a

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Land Rover & Range Rover
Dannie Lyman

How to lift the body on a Land Rover Discovery 4

To do many of the repairs required on a Land Rover Discovery 4 you have to lift the body off the chasis. Here is a step by step guide on how its done. Land rover Sydney. GDL Automotive is an independent Land rover specialist. Specialising in Jeep and Land Rover and catering to the more

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep WK2 Diesel Engine Oil Temperature to high

A common issue arising with the Diesel WK2 is the engine oil temperature getting to hot. The normal temperature for the engine oil temperature is 90-95 degrees Celsius. If your jeep is exceeding 100 degrees Celsius and or getting up to 110-120 degrees, you have a problem and need to stop driving the vehicle until

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