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What Does This Warning Light Mean?

As an active member of many car forums we frequently come across a generic question where the owner of a vehicle has the check engine warning light come on. They then ask the community with no additional knowledge “what could this be” This warning light is simply an indicator to tell the owner/ driver that

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Dannie Lyman

Jeep WK2 Diesel Internal Engine Failure

There are a rising number of WK2 Diesels experiencing Engine failure. The most common of these is the bottom end bearings failing causing knocking noises, metal through the oil and in some cases complete lock up of the engine. What is less common is this interesting case which involved an obvious loan head gasket which

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

How to Remove Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 Crank Pulley.

There are a number of engine options int he Jeep Grand Cherokee. 3.6 petrol 3.0 Diesel 5.7 V8 Petrol 6.4 V8 Petrol Hemi All of these engines will require the crank pulley to be removed at some point in its life time. All of the Petrol engines have about that is normal thread “righty tight,

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Dannie Lyman

5 New Electric car manufactures!

It’s not a question of if, rather it’s a question of when. Some argue that electric vehicles will not work in Australia for a variety of reasons. Many of these reasons are valid, infrastructure, the vastness of our country and the environmental impact of producing electric cars. All of these angles do spark debate but

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Dannie Lyman

The Most Commonly Stolen Car In Australia

Quick stats A passenger/light commercial vehicle is stolen approximately every 13 minutes in Australia. 39,400 passenger/light commercial vehicles were stolen in 2020 Half of all car thefts occur with the car at home (either in a driveway, car port or garage) Over 50% of Australians keep their car keys within plain sight, making car thefts simpler

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Dannie Lyman

Why Do Thieves Want Your Exhaust?

There is a small section of your exhaust pipe that fetches a very high price in the scrap metal world. In petrol driven vehicles this part is called a catalytic convertor (cat), in diesels the part is a diesel particular filter (DPF). the metals inside these components are used to filter the exhausts coming out

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Dannie Lyman

Half Road users have drugs in their system

And many of them are not informed that their driving can be impacted Nearly 50% of drivers aged 16 and up have admitted using one or more drugs with potentially impairing effects (antihistamines, cough medicines, antidepressants, prescription pain medications, muscle relaxers, sleep aids — including barbiturates and benzodiazapines — or amphetamines) in the past 30

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee Coolant Leak

It’s not unusual to have a Jeep Grand Cherokee Leaking coolant. There are a number of common causes for this leak. We have covered most of the common faults below. (click the links for info on each fault) Hose in the Valley. How to Hose in the valley Z Hose Water pump There is also

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Dannie Lyman

Who’s The Worst Car Owner According To Mechanics?

“Baby Boomers are the worst customers” or “Chinese make the worst clients” or “Women are the worst clients” These are all socially inappropriate, discriminatory statements that get thrown around inside any industry and the automotive industry is no different. Many of these opinions and views are formed off the back of core values people are

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