Author: Dannie Lyman

Mechanic Northern Beaches
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Why Do I Need To Replace My Air Filter

There is no great mystery to the operation of a car engine. It is essentially an air pump. The pistons and valves work together to draw in and expel air into the combustion chambers as the engine assembly spins round on the crankshaft. The faster this assembly spins, the more air the engine can draw

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Cost of a Service
Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee Cost of Service

One of the pain points for Jeep owners is the cost of many of the parts for these vehicles. There is nothing inherently “wrong” with these vehicles as the issues that are known for common failure on these cars are common on many vehicles. The issue lies in the costing of the parts needed to

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Subaru knock noise
Subaru
Dannie Lyman

Subaru Knocking Noise

One of the most common faults with a wide range of Subaru vehicles is an issue caused by the splitting of the rear most suspension bush on the front lower control arms. For some this is technical jargon and for others it may answer the question of “is my mechanic selling me stuff my car

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Subaru
Dannie Lyman

Subaru Head Gasket. Cost to repair

One of the most common faults with the Subaru range of vehicles is an oil leak that starts from the cylinder head gaskets. This fault is caused because of the boxer engine. The oil sits in the engine across the head gasket and gravity combined with fluctuated temperatures causes the gasket to leak. This is

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Jeep Headlight Bulb
Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee Headlight Bulb

The Jeep Grand Cherokee runs whats called a HID  (High Intensity Discharge) Globe System The globes produce a huge amount of light with minimal heat and don’t fail as frequently as conventional head light bulbs.They do still fail and they are not a cheap item to replace. In our work with the Jeeps we have

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Land Rover Discovery Review
Land Rover & Range Rover
Dannie Lyman

Land Rover Discovery Sport Review

This review primarily covers the 2.2 Diesel models. The Discovery designers have realised that its range of vehicle was rapidly becoming less about adventuring and off road travels and more about picking jimmy up from school and getting the family to weekend sporting events along with all equipment needed. AS such the good people at

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D40 Navara Coolant leak
Nissan
Dannie Lyman

D40 Navara Coolant Leak

The D40 Navara is known for a few common faults. Many of which we have covered in previous articles. Primarily the review of the whole vehicle which you can find by clicking here.  In addition to this we have covered a common cooling system issue with these cars with the internal failure of the radiator.

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Common Faults
Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee Common Problems

There are a number of “common faults” with the Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most common ones are listed below with links to the articles relating to these faults. Alternator  Valve seats Oil cooler  Coolant leak from the Valley Steering rack leaks   Another of the more common faults with the three litre V6 Diesel engine

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Jeep Mechanic Sydney
Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee Starter Motor

How to replace the starter motor in the three litre diesel V6 fitted to a Jeep grand Cherokee. Bad news. if you reading this its because you have to replace the starter motor and its not a easy for fun job. The starter motor is located on the passenger side (right hand drive) and requires

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