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Dannie Lyman

March 2020 Special: Free Air Conditioning Treatment

Automotive Bloggers have warned consumers for many years now about the less than ethical upselling of preventative maintenance items as required repairs. In recent times (the past 5 – 10 years) we have seen motor vehicles hit the market featuring an item called a pollen filter. It can also be referred to as particle filter,

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Dannie Lyman

The Four Worst Cars To Buy In 2020

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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Holden Mechanic Northern beaches
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Dannie Lyman

Holden closure: Does it really matter?

No doubt in the past week you have seen the news that GM has decided to shut down the brand that has become an Australian icon. Many are upset about this but if you look at the facts, the brand was on a massive decline since it shut down its Adelaide manufacturing many many years

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Dannie Lyman

Jeep Eco Diesel Oil in Coolant

There is a very common fault with the eco diesel engines fitted to a variety of the models in the Jeep range. This fault is the failure of engine oil cooler and it can cause some very major symptoms very quickly once this happens. It is a frequently occurring fault so if you own one,

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Range Rover Mechanic Northern Beaches
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Dannie Lyman

Range Rover TDV6 Injector Problem

It is a common issue for the TDV6 engine to develop injector problems. One of two things can happen. Either the injector gets stuck open forcing too much fuel into the combustion chamber or it stops firing all together which can starve the chamber of fuel. This can cause the vehicle to do one or

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Land rover Specialsit Northern Beaches
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Dannie Lyman

Land Rover TDV6 Injector Fault

It is a common issue for the TDV6 engine to develop injector problems. One of two things can happen. Either the injector gets stuck open forcing too much fuel into the combustion chamber or it stops firing all together which can starve the chamber of fuel. This can cause the vehicle to do one or

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Land Rover Specialist Sydney
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Dannie Lyman

Land Rover Freelander Review

The Land Rover Freelander is not a bad car. In fact of the whole Range Rover and Land Rover range currently not he market the Freelander has the shortest list of common faults. However there are a few things to look out for especially if you are considering purchasing one second hand. First up, as

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Land Rover Specialist Hornsby
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Land Rover Freelander Diff problem

The Land Rover Freelander has a very common fault which is the failure of the differential unit. This is such a common fault hat Land Rover have released a technical service bulletin relating to it. Basically the diff cant cope with the loads placed upon it and the bearing on the pinion starts to fail.

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Land Rover Freelander 2 review
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Dannie Lyman

Land Rover Freelander LR2 Turbo Fault

This fault applies to the LR2 2.0Lt A common fault to happen to most of the Land Rover Freelander 2 is the mechanical failure of the turbo. In most cases is Range Rovers and Land Rovers, the turbo failure is caused by oil starvation. This is not the case in the LR2 (although oil starvation

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