A crew of the industry’s most
experienced mechanics, here to impart
their hard-learned knowledgeOUR EXPERTS
ANDREW BOURNE
DIESEL CARE
There’d be few people in the country
more qualified to talk diesel fuel systems
than Diesel Cares’ Andrew Bourne. He’s
one of the directors of Diesel Care, and
has decades of experience in diagnosing and
repairing all sorts of diesel fuel system issues. We caught
up with Andrew to talk two massive issues that diesel
owners are facing – EGR systems, and the new Selective
Catalytic Reduction systems also known as Diesel
Emissions Fluid. What he has to say will shock you.ROCKET ROD
WHOLESALE AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSIONS
Wholesale Automatic Transmissions’
Rocket Rod is a fella who can rebuild just
about any auto with his eyes closed. He’s
seen first-hand how literally every single
transmission on the market holds up in the later part of its
service life. You’ll be blown away by his thoughts on modern
autos and how to get the most miles out of them. Rocket’s
also been on more 4WD Action DVD trips than just about
anyone else except Shauno and Graham, and has driven his
wild rigs hard in ultra-remote places. This bloke’s our
driveline expert, and there wouldn’t be much on the topic he
wouldn’t know!JUSTIN MALAPONTE
NQ CRASH & 4WD SPARES
NQ Crash & 4WD Spares’ Justin
Malaponte is a bloke who lives and
breathes 4WDs. Situated in Cairns, he’s
built a business around being FNQ’s best
4WD parts specialist and repair shop. Every
single year he sees hundreds of high-kay 4WDs come
through his workshop and yard, both to be dismantled and
customer vehicles to be repaired. He’s also an expert on the
rigours of Cape York and what it does to a 4WD. When he
speaks, we listen!MITCHELL LEGDIN
MTQ ENGINE SYSTEMS
Mitchell Legdin has been with MTQ Engine
Systems for years, and in that time has seen
more failed diesel componentry come
through MTQ’s various workshops than just
about anyone. These days he splits his time
between the Toowoomba branch and travelling regional and
country QLD talking to a huge network of workshops that all use
MTQ’s turbos, fuel pumps, injectors and intercoolers. He’s got
some incredible info about why turbos and intercoolers fail, and
what can be done about it.CHRIS HOLE
SUPERIOR OFFROAD 4WD
Superior Offroad 4WD’s Chris Hole is a
long-time mate of the mag, and anyone who
has been reading or watching our stuff for a
couple of years will no doubt know this bloke.
He’s a diehard 4WDer and one of the most
skilled mechanics we’ve ever met – a bloke whose brain you can
constantly see ticking over, anytime there’s something
mechanical anywhere near him. To boot, he also has a very long
background in vehicle dismantling, and has seen more high-kay
4WDs at the end of their life than just about anyone else.MILLION-KAY COMMON RAILSFEATURE
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