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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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GDL Auto Blog
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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Jeep
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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GDL Auto Blog
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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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Mechanic Wanted

We are on the hunt for some more talent to join our ever growing team. GDL is not your run of the mill service shop. The norm of carrying out oil changes and replacing brake pads is not the bulk of our work. We are looking for someone with experience in the more complex repairs,

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

Jeep WK2 Glow Plug Fault.

Be careful when considering or getting involved in WK2 diesel glow plug replacement. Its not uncommon for the plugs to either snap off completely inside the cylinder head or they snap internally and the internal component spins whilst the threaded part does not. Once this occurs, the cylinder head has to be removed to rectify

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Jeep
Dannie Lyman

WK2 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbo Removal

A frequent question we are asked across a number of our social media platforms is can the turbo on a WK2 diesel be replaced without dropping the motor. The short answer here is both yes and no. The correct way to do this repair is to drop the motor. It can be done in the

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