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Dannie Lyman

Why Does My Mechanic Contradict The Car experts?

How is it that Andrew Maclean and his team rate the Holden Captiva higher than a Toyota Tarago on the list of best to worst cars? After all anyone with any mechanical knowledge will tell you that buying a Holden Captiva is about as intelligent as appointing King Julian to drive your teenage daughter to

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Diesel Engine Failure

It has become apparent that the 3.0 Diesel engine fitted to the Jeep Grand Cherokee is common for complete bearing failure at kilometres between 80,000kms and 110,000kms.At this stage we are still researching as to the exact cause of this with many factors to take into account. The current situation is, we know this is a

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Dannie Lyman

Why Long Service Intervals Are Garbage

The latest selling gimmick of the producers of fine automobiles is the concept that your brand new $80,000 car which is comprised mostly of plastic only needs to be serviced four times in its life. Car salesmen strutting their KMart suits with sagging crotchs sprout all sorts of rubbish to land a sale and the

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Gladiator Common issues

To be Fair to the Gladiator we have not yet actually come across these faults in this exact vehicle yet. However given that the Australian market has only been blessed with the petrol V6 engine by penstar, the very same motor that features in the wrangler and the Grand Cherokee one can safely assume that

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Cherokee V6 Common Problems.

There are Only a few common faults with the Cherokee. The first of these is a semi common issue with the automatic transmissions giving trouble. Before condemning any automatic transmission, be sure to check and if in doubt replace the vehicles battery. Many of the Jeeps electronic systems including the control module for the transmission

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep 3.6 Ticking Noise Troubleshooting

CAMS, LIFTERS AND CHAINS Sounds like a rock band. Unfortunately it’s not. It’s a list of three common faults with the Jeep 3.6 petrol engine which is fitted to the Wranglers and the WK2 Grand Cherokees. All of these issues are common, however they do not always fault at the same time and they don’t

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep WK2 P00AF Fault code

Before we get into the details of this fault. Assistance in trouble shooting this fault, the repair and the free sharing of information within the automotive industry allowed this information to come together. Special thanks to the following companies that came together to make this one. Turbo Chargers Australia (based in Queensland) Just Jeeps Victoria

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep JK Wrangler Review & Common Problems

As Sydneys Jeep Specialists we see a huge number of Wranglers and the WK2 Grand Cherokee. There are several cross overs between the two, primarily the petrol V6 engine is the same motor fitted to both vehicles. The diesel on the other hand is a completely different vehicle. If you’r e looking for a Cars

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee Cooling Fan on High

Trouble shooting the cooling fan on the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel. The cooling fan will remain on maximum speed if there is an issue with the coolant temperature sensor on the front of the water pump or the wiring to it. A common cause for this wiring to become damaged is when the cover for

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