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Dannie Lyman

Jeep WK2 Diesel Reconditioned Engine Cost

Replacing the motor in a WK2 diesel is not uncommon. We have covered the failure of the bottom end bearings in these several times. There are some known issues witht he design and combination of these faults and the eight speed transmissions are causing the failure. Once that has happened, the options before you are

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep SRT 6.4 Hemi camshaft failure: A Story Part 1

Recently we had a client come to us with a Jeep SRT with a 6.4 pushrod V8, he recently purchased with some misfire faults. He was told it just needed spark plugs and sent it to us. We have diagnosed this correctly and carried out an oil filter strip down. Its far more serious. We

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Dannie Lyman

Jeep WK2 EGR Coolant leak

A common source of a coolant leak on the WK2 Diesel engine is from the EGR Cooler O rings and mounting cups. On First inspection this appears to be from the cooler unit itself but in majority of cases the cooler is ok and the leak is from some mounting cups and some O rings

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Pentastar 3.6 Misfire Trouble shooting guide

The 3.6 Petrol V6 engine is featured in the WK2 Grand Cherokee and its in the JK wranglers. The KL Cherokee also features a variant of this engine which is a 3.2 and mounted east to west however many of the faults we are about to discuss apply to that engine too. Recently we have

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Dannie Lyman

How To Quickly Diagnose Internal Engine Damage

Before you rip the cylinder head off a car, the oil pan or any other component to confirm internal engine damage, there is one quick test you can do before you spend hours ripping an engine apart. Pull the oil filter out of the vehicle and rip it open, your looking for grit, little metal

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 How to Replace The Head Light Bulb

The headlight bulb in the WK2 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a DS3 bulb which is exceptionally expensive for a head light bulb. It is also a right nightmare to replace. Many owners and workshops claim that it is simply easiest to remove the headlight from he vehicle in order to replace the bulb. This is

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Sell My Car for Me

Have a used car you want to sell? Want more than trade in value? Don’t want to waste your weekends trying to sell your car? We have the solution for your problem. For a fee, GDL can sell your vehicle on your behalf. As part of the value add to our customers we can take

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Dannie Lyman

WK2 Jeep Grand Cherokee Bearing Knock

In this short video we have torn down a Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 Diesel with the common fault of bearing number 5 failure. We have covered this fault in several of our previous articles which can be found here. What causes the Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Failure. We are replacing this at an increasing rate

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Dannie Lyman

Car Air Conditioning Repairs

A common issue that arises with many air conditioning repairs on motor vehicles is actually attributed to only part of the repair being carried out. In majority of cases, when a air conditioning component fails, it sends a very fine mist or paste of metal fragments throughout the system. Common practice is for mechanics to

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