Ask the EX-Holden Technician

[Doctor Bob]

Originally Posted by nabed4t

Hey All,
How do I go about removing the rear garnish (the part between the tail lights) on a VT Commodore? I tried today with I couldnt get it off.
Thanks,
Dan

its pretty straight forward, open the boot & remove all the nuts & screws that hold it on

[Pom_3.8]

Hey mate sorry to bother you ive tried a few things but no matter what i do the fuel and temperature guage refuse to work on my vn ive whgipped out the guage cluster and took the plastic face off and all the needles move freely someone said something about soldering but the circuit boards made of plastic and confused me a bit any ideas?

[Doctor Bob]

Originally Posted by Pom_3.8

Hey mate sorry to bother you ive tried a few things but no matter what i do the fuel and temperature guage refuse to work on my vn ive whgipped out the guage cluster and took the plastic face off and all the needles move freely someone said something about soldering but the circuit boards made of plastic and confused me a bit any ideas?

the soldering is done on the voltage regulator inside the dash, ill see if i can find some pics to expain it better


Rob

[spud42]

i have a XV series 2 berlina. i have 3 problems that annoy me.
1) this was an ex telstra car and has a T82 option that has the lights on all the time. until recently it was working fine. in the last 6 months it is constantly "blowing" bulbs, no exageration when i change them all i have is glass all throughout the headlight. its both the low/high beam and the parkers that have blown. how can i remove this option to see if its faulty and giving voltage surges etc.....????
2) whats with the fuel gauge with these cars? its showing over 1/3 full when i run out of fuel. if it wasnt for the trip computer in the berlina i would be constantly running out of fuel. i have to leave it showing fuel used. even so i use say 55 l and end up putting in 58 or more.... is there a fix for this?
3) it wont start first thing in the morning. what i mean is that there is a delay between turning the key and it cranking sometimes only 10 seconds sometimes it takes several minutes and multiple tries to get it to start. the funny thing is that every time after this it starts straight away. no delay...i thought it might be the alarm key so i bought a new one... same thing...any idea?

[89lecxenvn]

if any one can give help with vs wireing into a vn would be good please

[Pom_3.8]

Originally Posted by Doctor Bob

the soldering is done on the voltage regulator inside the dash, ill see if i can find some pics to expain it better


Rob

Thank you mate appreciate it its really got me confused

[beau3.8]

I was wondering if you could help me
I have a six cyilinder vs that occasionally is too advanced to start (stalls the starter)
is this an ecu fault or knock sensor fault if the later where is it located any help would be appreciated.
The engine is definetly not hydaullic locking

[dawg]

easy one bob, will ecotech extractors bolt up to my VR V6 (Buick i think it is)?

Cheers

[SKNOT9]

ok i need help urgently. i started my vs ecotec up the other day and out of nowhere came a chronic tapping sound. very loud. on closer inspection, it seemed like it was coming from passenger rockers. opened the rocker cover up and found out the source of the sounds, coming from one of my rockers. the rocker seemed fine but the pushrod on rocker in question is much lower than the other pushrods. because it is low it isnt pushing the rocker up on that side so then isnt pushing down agaisnt the valve spring, which is why it is loose and makes a tapping. the pushrod still moves up and down when engine is on but is overall lower, so when it lifts up it "taps" the lifter and creates this noise i have been hearing. there is about 5mm to 10mm movement in the rocker because the pushrod isnt against it. the question is, WHY IS MY PUSHROD LOWER????!!!! i have pulled it out and was exactly same size length shape as the one next to it, swapped rockers and made no difference. it has to be something to do with the camshaft?? there is nothing else i can think of? any help would be excellent, im stumped

[Doctor Bob]

Originally Posted by beau3.8

I was wondering if you could help me
I have a six cyilinder vs that occasionally is too advanced to start (stalls the starter)
is this an ecu fault or knock sensor fault if the later where is it located any help would be appreciated.
The engine is definetly not hydaullic locking

it will be an electrical issue, the starter may be faulty drawing too much current, it could also be a poor connection at the starter
i doubt it will be timing causing it

[Doctor Bob]

Originally Posted by spud42

i have a XV series 2 berlina. i have 3 problems that annoy me.
1) this was an ex telstra car and has a T82 option that has the lights on all the time. until recently it was working fine. in the last 6 months it is constantly "blowing" bulbs, no exageration when i change them all i have is glass all throughout the headlight. its both the low/high beam and the parkers that have blown. how can i remove this option to see if its faulty and giving voltage surges etc.....????
2) whats with the fuel gauge with these cars? its showing over 1/3 full when i run out of fuel. if it wasnt for the trip computer in the berlina i would be constantly running out of fuel. i have to leave it showing fuel used. even so i use say 55 l and end up putting in 58 or more.... is there a fix for this?
3) it wont start first thing in the morning. what i mean is that there is a delay between turning the key and it cranking sometimes only 10 seconds sometimes it takes several minutes and multiple tries to get it to start. the funny thing is that every time after this it starts straight away. no delay...i thought it might be the alarm key so i bought a new one... same thing...any idea?

the T82 can easily be removed, get to the back of the headlight switch & unplug the relay wiring & reconnect the original wiring plug to the switch.

the DTE etc is a calculated figure & will always only ever be an estimate at best, it was never intended to be 100% accurate., it may also just be a faulty guage sender.

when it wont start does the theft light in the mode switch stop flashing

Rob

[Doctor Bob]

Originally Posted by dawg

easy one bob, will ecotech extractors bolt up to my VR V6 (Buick i think it is)?

Cheers

dont think so no

[Doctor Bob]

Originally Posted by eddy6_9

ok i need help urgently. i started my vs ecotec up the other day and out of nowhere came a chronic tapping sound. very loud. on closer inspection, it seemed like it was coming from passenger rockers. opened the rocker cover up and found out the source of the sounds, coming from one of my rockers. the rocker seemed fine but the pushrod on rocker in question is much lower than the other pushrods. because it is low it isnt pushing the rocker up on that side so then isnt pushing down agaisnt the valve spring, which is why it is loose and makes a tapping. the pushrod still moves up and down when engine is on but is overall lower, so when it lifts up it "taps" the lifter and creates this noise i have been hearing. there is about 5mm to 10mm movement in the rocker because the pushrod isnt against it. the question is, WHY IS MY PUSHROD LOWER????!!!! i have pulled it out and was exactly same size length shape as the one next to it, swapped rockers and made no difference. it has to be something to do with the camshaft?? there is nothing else i can think of? any help would be excellent, im stumped

its either a collapsed lifter or the cam lobe has worn off