Author: Dannie Lyman

Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 8Speed Service

After the roaring success of many of our DIY you tube videos talking people through how to carry out repairs on their WK2 diesel grand Cherokee, we put the call out for what type of content would people like us to create for them. Several requests came in for the Auto Service procedure on a

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Flip A Rolls Royce & You’re Banned For Life

Ticket scalping is the act of buying up rare in demand access to shows and performances and then on selling those tickets for a higher than retail price after the event is sold out. Whilst not illegal, is considered unethical and frowned upon. However the margins involved mean some people use this as a funds

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Dannie Lyman

Used Car Prices on the Decline

For the first time since the pandemic, second hand car prices have started to decline. In an industry anomille, used cars prices skyrocketed through the pandemic with supply chain issues causeing what was nicknamed Coved Tax. Click here to unpack that term. In the United States the overall used car price fell 4.2% in June,

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Dannie Lyman

Lemons of 2023

There is always a risk in buying a used car but these ones should be avoided at all costs. In most cases you would be better to suck on a used toilet brush then park any of these vehicles in your driveway. So here we go in no particular order, the four worst second hand

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Land Rover & Range Rover
Dannie Lyman

Range Rover 5.0 and 3.0 V8 Head gasket

The Range Rover naturally aspirated V8 the super charged V8 come in Range Rovers, Range rover sport and some Discovery 4 models. These engines all use the same engine block and are known for developing cooling system problems. These engines are susceptible to overheating issues and once they warm up beyond manufacturers specifications or even

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Dannie Lyman

What’s in the Shop

Testing a new camera. Straight out of the box and into he shop. We do a quick walk around the jobs lined up at the Hornsby store and quickly discover that there is a strong need for a lapel microphone. Ignore the audio quality, check out some of the cool jobs we have in the

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Dannie Lyman

Ryco Filters Interview With Dannie

This is actually part two of the interview Ryco filters did with Dannie. Part one can be found by clicking the link below. IN part two Dannie discusses the Business, the KPIs, strategy for attracting and retaining staff, customers and growing the business into the future.

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Best Mechanic Northern Beaches: Why GDL is different

Recently Ryco Filters recognised GDL as operating a business that stood out from the crowd. To get a understanding of what it was we were doing differently and why GDL is different, they came and interviewed Dannie. Dannie talked the Ryco team through what we do to differentiate ourselves. This is a two part interview.

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep Renegade 1.4 Timing Belt replacement

The Jeep Renegade 1.4 Is a Fiat designed engine running a thing called multi air. Basically this is the inlet valves don’t have a camshaft but rather the inlet valves are operated via electronic solenoids. If you want more information on how those engines operate you can click the link below. How the Multiair engine

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