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Dannie Lyman

Truck Mechanic Northern Beaches | Truck Mechanic Hornsby

Looking for a truck mechanic on the Northern Beaches or North Shore? GDL Automotive Services is proud to announce the store manager of our newest branch based in Hornsby is a qualified Heavy Commercial Vehicle mechanic also known as a truck mechanic. Under his licence and GDL Automotive Services vehicle repairers licence, our Hornsby team

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Holden Captiva Expert
Holden
Dannie Lyman

Holden Captiva: Metallic Noise while driving

It’s no great secret that we are not fans of the Captiva. We have humorously and otherwise eluded to the fact that owning a Captiva is a poor life decision for more than just financial reasons. However if you are one of the unlucky ones that own one there is a new “common fault” that

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Mechanic Hornsby
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Is your number plate legal?

Things people are ignorant about. US politics, the cause of the GFC and the legality of number plates. You probably are not aware that many of the vehicles that come through our workshop for rego inspections and safety checks actually have number plates that do not comply with NSW law. The rules are quite strict

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Best Mechanic Hornsby
GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

May Special: Free Air Conditioning Treatment

What is this rubbish the dealers are trying to sell me now? 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

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Kia Carnival blowing smoke
Kia
Dannie Lyman

Kia Carnival Blowing Smoke

First up we need to set things straight, Kia is an exceptional brand that produces a high quality vehicle for a very fair and reasonable price. Like all vehicle they require you to keep on top of the maintenance of them, unfortunately Kia and in particular the Carnival and Grand carnival are less forgiving than

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Mercedes
Dannie Lyman

Mercedes Benz EZS Fault

A Common issue for many models across the Mercedes Benz range is a faulty EZS. This is basically the vehicles imobaliser system, ignition switch and control module all in one. This fault can be caused either by a defective key, bad shifter module, a failed Electronic Ignition Switch EZS. This problem can affect various Mercedes-Benz

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VW Mechanic Mona Vale
VW
Dannie Lyman

VW Timing Chain Tensioner Fault

Chances are if you are reading this it is already to late. If not you are one of the lucky few. Here is the run down of the common fault with the Audi and VW 1.8 and 2.0 petrol engines. Symptoms can be any of the following. car won’t start car turned off and now

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Audi Expert Northern Beaches
Audi
Dannie Lyman

Audi Timing Chain Tensioner Fault

Chances are if you are reading this it is already to late. If not you are one of the lucky few. Here is the run down of the common fault with the Audi and VW 1.8 and 2.0 petrol engines. Symptoms can be any of the following. car won’t start car turned off and now

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Skoda Specialist Northern Beaches
Skoda
Dannie Lyman

Skoda: Is it a good Idea?

Skoda Specialist Northern Beaches. Looking for a workshop that knows your Skoda inside out? Book now on 99795933 Lets put some facts down first. Currently Skoda in Australia are vehicles released from the same production line as VW. The Skoda range of vehicles are low cost options of the VW. Nick named the poverty pack

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