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What Are Brake Wheel Cylinders And Why Are Mine Leaking?
A squishy or soft brake pedal is something that no one wants to experience. Especially if it has been good up until now and it fails all...

Lachlan Palmer
Nov 19, 20233 min read
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My Car Window Fell Down - What Do I Do?
This is a bit of a messy situation for sure. It's just started pelting down rain, the kids are in the back of the car screaming and...

Lachlan Palmer
Nov 11, 20234 min read
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Why Are Radiators Kind Of Trash Now
We all love a good radiator. That big chunky bit of aluminium or brass that acts as a giant heat sink for the entire engine, gearbox and...

Lachlan Palmer
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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Can You Trust A RWC/Roadworthy?
Over the last couple of years, the used car market in Australia (and all over the world) has done some crazy things. Cars that were once...

Lachlan Palmer
Oct 26, 20235 min read
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Why Is Sitting In Traffic Bad For Cars?
Dealing with traffic is universally loathed – the frustration, environmental toll, and potential for road rage make it an unpleasant...

Lachlan Palmer
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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Queen Elizabeth II: Unexpected Car Lover
Queen Elizabeth II. Looking back on the former queen's life, she did many great (and arguably many horrible) things. Being a teenager...

Lachlan Palmer
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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I Replaced My Battery And My Car Won't Idle Properly And The Engine Light Is On
You'd be surprised at how often this specific problem comes up for our Kashy mechanics. A battery replacement service or a roadside crew...

Lachlan Palmer
Sep 26, 20232 min read
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What Is An Idle Control Valve?
One of the worst things you can experience as a car owner is a car that just seems to stop randomly at the lights. Or even a car that...

Lachlan Palmer
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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Is It Still Worth Upgrading Your Exhaust and Intake?
In the olden days, cars were much more simple things. Vehicle manufacturers hadn't discovered crumple zones, steering columns were still...

Lachlan Palmer
Sep 1, 20235 min read
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What Is Part Supersession?
Supersession (not the show) is the totally boring thing that keeps poorly designed cars on the road. Be it Ford's stupid door lock issue...

Lachlan Palmer
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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How To Solve Brisbane's Worsening Traffic Problem
It's such a stereotypical cliché. Someone goes overseas, discovers something slightly different about another country's culture and comes...

Lachlan Palmer
Aug 19, 20237 min read
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The Torque Wrench: The Most Important Tool For The Home-Gamer
Look, we know that there are thousands of arguments as to why we're wrong about this subject, but frankly they can all (kind of) get...

Lachlan Palmer
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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AI Writes: Why We Have New Car Models Every Year (A Jay Leno Monologue)
Hey, hey, hey! Welcome to the today show, folks. Today, we're gonna talk about something near and dear to my heart: cars. Specifically,...

Lachlan Palmer
Aug 3, 20232 min read
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Why Should You Avoid eBay Parts At All Costs
Cars are expensive. It's one of those inevitable things that is just true of life. The sun sets in the west, Cadbury chocolate is better...

Lachlan Palmer
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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A "Twice Upon A Time" Story
Have you noticed that particular vehicles just 'pop' when you see them on the road? Whether they're a strange shape or a bold colour,...

Lachlan Palmer
Jun 16, 20233 min read
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Jacks And Jack Stands: The Tools You Should Really Spend Money On
As mechanics, it's no secret that we have issues with the generic home-gamer. It's not uncommon for a 'YouTube Certified DIY Mechanic' to...

Lachlan Palmer
Jun 2, 20234 min read
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AI Writes: An Open Letter From Wes Anderson About Enzo Ferrari
Dear readers, Today, I have the great pleasure of sharing with you my latest film, "The Man in Red: The Life and Times of Enzo Ferrari."...

Lachlan Palmer
May 27, 20233 min read
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A Layman's Guide To Alternators
Alternators. By now, almost everyone has heard of, or at least been told how important the alternator is to keeping a car on the road....

Lachlan Palmer
May 6, 20232 min read
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AI Writes: A Hitchhikers Guide To The Delorean Motor Company
Title: The Delorean Motor Company and the Curious Case of John DeLorean 1. The Galactic Trailblazer In the vast expanse of the universe,...

Lachlan Palmer
Apr 27, 20233 min read
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Mazda 6 Fan Belt Noise
With all of the blog posts about the various problems across multiple manufactures, you'd be inclined to think that modern cars are just...

Lachlan Palmer
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Why Does My Car Make Clicking Noises When I Turn Corners? (CV Shafts)
Modern cars are incredibly complex things, a fact we've stated over and over again. However, while cars continue to evolve year after...

Lachlan Palmer
Mar 21, 20232 min read
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What Is Limp Home Mode?
Limp home mode (more commonly known as just limp mode) is a really strange thing and is something that more and more modern car...

Lachlan Palmer
Mar 11, 20233 min read
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Why Do Some Cars Spend Months At The Mechanics?
While you may not have experienced it yourself, we've all heard stories of cars that go into a workshop for a repair that don't come out...

Lachlan Palmer
Feb 25, 20232 min read
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Reminiscing On Ken Block: Automotive Icon And Generic Cool Dude
It was a shocking way to start the year; Scrolling through Instagram and coming across dozen of R.I.P posts. Even as someone who had...

Lachlan Palmer
Feb 15, 20232 min read
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