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Common problems for the d4d 3l diesel engine Injectors are known for stay open longer then they should causing overfueling, engine rattles, sump oil blockages and cracked pistons. Its best to replace the injectors, seal and seats every 100,000kms to avoid this. Engine seizing. Its common in these engines for the oil pick up inside the sump to block up with sludge. This is caused by bad maintence and the injector seals leak mixing the oil and carbon gases and makes the oil slu

The GU Patrol is an exceptional vehicle for adventuring and four wheel driving. In fact aside from the Toyota range of vehicles the GU is our number one pick for off road use. There are a few mechanical faults that they are common for. Below is the list of what we have seen frequently. Drive belt tensioners fail all the time and become noisy. The Return fuel lines on top of injectors can leak fuel The Mass airflow meters fail. These should be cleaned every service. It is adv

The 100 Series land cruiser is getting on in age now, however the little truck was so robust that even today many of them are still going strong. They are a great vehicle for off rod and adventuring use. However there are some common faults and things to watch out for.Here is a list of the common things to keep an eye on. – Front swivel hubs: leaking oil with this its recommend the whole bearing and swivel hub components get cleaned out and replace both wheel bearing grease

The 80 Series land cruiser is getting on in age now, however the little truck was so robust that even today many of them are still going strong. They are a great vehicle for off rod and adventuring use. However there are some common faults and things to watch out for.Here is a list of the common things to keep an eye on. - Front swivel hubs: leaking oil with this its recommend the whole bearing and swivel hub components get cleaned out and replace both wheel bearing grease a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPcRKqOfoLc With the country potentially going into lock down over the COVID-19 pandemic you probably have not thought about your rego inspection. If your rego comes around whilst the country is in lock down, how will you get a rego inspection done? Fear not my friend. Rego inspections are now valid for six months. This means you can get the inspection done now and you can rego your car at any point in the following six months. Book your rego

With the country potentially going into lock down over the COVID-19 pandemic you probably have not thought about your rego inspection. If your rego comes around whilst the country is in lock down, how will you get a rego inspection done? Fear not my friend. Rego inspections are now valid for six months. This means you can get the inspection done now and you can rego your car at any point in the following six months. Book your rego inspection now, before the country possibly g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2X6SVtT83w You would be forgiven for thinking the Monthly special for April was a reaction to the Corona Virus pandemic sweeping the globe. The truth is we actually planned this special back in January as a plan to combat the expected drop in bookings due to the Easter school Holidays. Isn’t it ironic how things pan out. Now that April has come around we are expecting a drop in bookings for a completely different reason as many wont be going

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXHwNDYGn-0 Please help us by sharing this article with anyone in your network that works in the medical space. Do you work in any of the medical professions and are currently flat out with work? Hi, I'm Dannie from GDL Automotive Services and as a thank you to those working in the medical professions that are currently really busy due to this Corona pandemic, GDL automotive at Hornsby is offering 50% off your car servicing. This is something w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INHD4_aAGDY Are you currently working from home or at home in isolation somewhere in your 14 days of isolation. Hi, I'm Danny from GDL Automotive. Our USP is a pickup service, most of my clients don't know where my workshops are because they don't need to., We pick their cars up, usually from work but in this case we can do it from home, take it to the shop do what has to be done and return it to you the same day. This means we can do this with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qej8c58u61Y Hello there, people are the social media world Dannie here from GDL Automotive Services, just a little video for you here. It would seem that most people are now abandoning public transport and getting back into the family vehicle for getting to and from work. It is my opinion that that is probably a wise move, bear in mind here I'm not a medical professional. However, for a lot of you, these cars are possibly well overdue for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFvJjsLXZAU Hi there everyone Dannie from GDL Automotive Services, just another one of our short videos here talking to you about some of the stuff that I've seen on Facebook. It would seem that the information that I'm getting is that there's a high risk of the COVID 19 virus being transmitted using the petrol pumps. People filling up that are potentially infected and then you coming along and filling your car up and getting the bugs and germs

You would be forgiven for thinking the Monthly special for April was a reaction to the Corona Virus pandemic sweeping the globe. The truth is we actually planned this special back in January as a plan to combat the expected drop in bookings due to the Easter school Holidays. Isn't it ironic how things pan out. Now that April has come around we are expecting a drop in bookings for a completely different reason as many wont be going on Holidays as we anticipated rather the econ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nziS36zBFx0 Are you so busy that the idea of getting your car to the motor mechanic and catching a taxi home is another one of those tedious tasks that just frustrates you? Hi I'm Dannie from GDL Automotive Services, and I'm super excited to announce that we've recently opened a store in Hornsby, which is going to cater to the North Shore and Kuring-gai districts. So if you need a mechanic that will come and pick your car up and take away that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAjkK1c--Ug Are you so busy that the idea of dropping your car to the motor mechanic is another one of those tedious tasks that just makes your day super frustrating. Hi, I'm Dannie from GDL Automotive Services, and I'm excited to say we've recently opened a store in Hornsby catering to all of the North Shore and Kuring-gai area. Our point of difference is a pickup service, you don't need to drop your car to one of our shops, we will come and p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrywwC4a3xY Are you so busy that the idea of getting your car to and from from auto mechanic and getting a taxi home is another one of those tedious tasks that just frustrates you? Hi I'm Dannie from GDL Automotive Services, and we are excited to say we recently opened a store in Hornsby. This means our USP of the free pickup service is now available to everyone on the North Shore and Kuring-gai area. So if you need a mechanic that will come an

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHfbAhOHRDc Have you lost your job as a result of the Corona virus. Hi I'm Dannie from GDL Automotive Services, and we're putting out an offer to anyone who's lost employment of any sort, that we're willing to service your car for free to help you out. We ask that you cover the parts that are needed but we're willing to give you all the labor for free. We can only do this at our Hornsby store. So, get in touch with the store the number is 99872

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRzgBM1bXSw Hi everyone, Dannie from GDL Automotive Services, filming another one of our little videos. Today we're going to look at the cheapest most reliable luxury vehicle on the market. In my opinion the answer to this is Lexus. Lexus is basically out of the same factory as Toyota, its a glorified Toyota with all Toyota's reliability, their quality parts but comes with all the luxury features and whatnot. So yeah, if you're looking for som

First up i need to clear something up.The concept that the average consumer has that mechanics are rip offs, untrustworthy and out to rob you blind is just not accurate. I have worked on Sydneys Northern beaches at a number of shops over the past twenty years. I have worked in specialty repairers, general repairers, dealerships and a small garage connected to a service station and not once in my career have i ever come across someone who was internationally trying to be dish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgM4UI1NOi4 Hi everyone Dannie here from GDL Automotive. Just a quick one of our little videos to help you out. When you buy a new car. One of the many extras that they try and sell you along with floor mats and roof racks and paint protection is a thing called rustproofing, don't buy it it's a complete waste of money. All vehicles that are coming into Australia from manufacturers internationally already have rustproofing to the vehicle. It's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTkoSrJ4dM4 Hi everyone, Dannie from GDL Automotive Services here is a quick tip for you. You probably didn't know the auto setting on your headlights will cause your light bulbs to blow quicker than normal. Now, you know, it's up to you. You can decide whether the benefit of having auto headlights is worth having to change a set a light bulbs, probably once a year versus not and potentially forgetting to put your headlights on. That auto setti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIQBNvSXV4M Just another one of our little videos here to talk to you about Kia today. Kia and Hyundai are two of the major manufacturers coming to the Australian market out of Korea. In years gone past these were a low quality product ,they saturated the market with very ordinary cars. Once the brand was recognized,they did raise the quality of the vehicle so now both Kia and Hyundai are sensational Vehicles. Mechanically, safety wise, cheap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtH_bIEoAh0 Hi everybody Dannie here from GDL Automotive, we're just shooting a short video we're going to send out to our database and customers. Basically coronas going to hurt small business and we're not exempt from that. We have 13 staff, that's 13 households up to 15 children. So we're putting the call out to our existing data base. Please don't put off your service, please help us through this tough time. Stick to service schedule. As yo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlA-aIzw6sU "Hi everyone Dannie from GDL Automotive Services and this is Addison, my daughter and youngest child. She's not here, solely as a prop. Today we're talking about baby seat restraints. There's conflicting reports out there but I've led to believe that the RMS (now Service New South Wales) has abolished the qualification required to legally fit baby seats. This means that anybody can do it now, which is a little concerning, given tha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRH69CQ5qiI One of the big expenses with owning and maintaining a motor vehicle is the need for CTP also known as Compulsory Third Party or a Green slip. This needs renewing when ever your registration is renewed and with the combined expense of registration fees and any repairs your vehicle may need to undergo in order to pass the roadworthy inspection, this can become an expensive time of year. You can reduce the cost of this buy shopping ar