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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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Jeep Northern Beaches
Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Reduces It’s Cost of Ownership

We have reviewed several of the Jeeps over the years. The Key outcome from all of these reviews is that the Jeep is just as mechanically reliable as any other vehicle, however many owners get stung as they had not budgeted for the cost of repairs and maintenance. You can view those reviews buy clicking

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Cherokee Review

The Jeep Cherokee is the little brother to the Grand Cherokee. Over all the Jeep as a brand is not a bad vehicle as the “common faults” that they are known for are no different to any other motor vehicle on the market. We have reviewed the Grand cherokee in the past and you can

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Jeep Cherokee Expert
Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Cherokee Common Faults

The Jeep Cherokee petrol V6 has a common fault with the oil cooler and the affiliated gasket failing. This is very similar to the part and common fault with eh Grand Cherokee Diesel V6s however in this case the cooler is located in the valley of the V. Basically there are two possible issues with

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