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Gday everyone, car went into the mechanics the other day for a check oil light, it's a 2008 Ve ssv. Bit of background information - Check oil light would come on when oil temp got to between 100 - 105 degrees. Current oil is penrite hpr 5w-40 201000kms on the odo. Cold air intake and tuned...

Gday guys, Hoping to get a bit of information here to see if it's something I'm able to fix myself or have a rough idea before I take it to a mechanic so I don't get ripped off. My 2008 Ve ssv is having 3 separate issues - 1. I just recently serviced my car myself and since then the check oil...

Hi, needing to bite the bullet and get a jack or car ramps, would prefer car ramps and I'm wondering if these are suitable for a ve ss? Car's been lowered so im presuming ill need some planks of would aswell. Thankyou...

Hey, im wanting to put my spoiler back on my ss but I've lost the bits that screw back onto the spoiler, does anyone know what size they are so I don't have to lump the spoiler down to my local bunnings? lol thanks in advance

Hi everyone, is it worth getting a otr cai and a tune? Came into a bit of extra money so felt like treating the ss a little bit, also where is a tuner located close to the mid north coast? Google is letting me down. Thanks everyone

Hi, having issues with my lifters, ive attached a video. Are they too far gone for nulon lifter to fix them? plus putting new penrite full zinc oil in? I don't have 3grand to bless my bumhole with at the moment so need a temp fix please help!

Hello everyone, i purchased a 2008 ve ssv 60th anniversary from a dealership and picked it up on friday, was lead to believe it had a noisy pulley and thought nothing of it due to being a cheap fix. Long story short turned out to be the lifters or so ive been told by 3 different local...

so my clock spring is clapped out, changing radio stations volume fluctuating and an airbag warning light. Car goes in to mechanics in a fortnight’s time to get fixed, in the mean time is there a way to disable the steering wheel controls so it doesn’t change my radio? I’m a bit lost without my...

hi 99% certain my alternator is overcharging as my battery is boiling, wondering if I change the voltage regulator will this fix the issue? I can’t source an alternator locally and I need to get to work

tried searching but couldn’t find anything. Need to replace the alternator on my Vt can I use one off say a Vr or vs ss? Ebays listings for alternator only go up to vs and no mention of the Vt

Okay just wanna clear up that I’ve had a lot of posts in the past few days but I’m just trying to get this car sorted starting to think I bought a bomb and it’s stressing me out, so I’m going to add all my issues to this thread and hopefully someone can help. Model: Vt ss 1998 (5litre)...

Got mechanic to change the tps in my 1998 Vt ss while getting my blue slip done, but it’s still spitting code 22 which is tps low voltage, what’s causing this?

Been searching ebay for a tps and all its bring up is ones for a vt 5.7 but i need the one for a 5 litre, are these the same or are they different?

Please help. Just put a new battery in my Vt took it for like a 2minute drive and it stalled, it started straight back up I then drove it home and parked it when it stalled again. Now it won’t even turn over what the hell has happened???

Hi I have literally just bought this vt ss, got home to a puddle of what looks like water, thought it was fuel but it doesn’t have a smell to it, is it the heater tap? If so is it easy to replace? It’s a 5litre 1997 mode https://imgur.com/a/cPvKp

hi I've been searching endlessly for a 20 inch chrome dress ring as one of mine was badly damaged but I can't find one for the life of me, can anyone help please!

hi all I have a vt Calais and was wondering if I removed the supercharger belt is the car still driveable? Mainly wanting to do it to save fuel as my other car will be off the road for a while. If it's possible does it effect anything? Like the fuel reading of how many k's is left does it...

Hey fellas, thought i had a bargain when i purchased my super6 vt calais. But as time goes on and i drive it more i am noticing more issues but my main concern is in the steering. Firstly when i start the car and reverse about 2metres it makes a clunk sound which sounds like it is coming from...

Hi everyone im going to be buying a supercharged vt in the morning and wondering if people are able to tell me what i need to look for since it's supercharged? And maybe the first few things i should do? sorry if this sounds like a dumb question iv'e been at work for almost 14hrs and i couldnt...

Hi wasn't real sure where to post as the two cars are in two different sections lol. Pretty much iv'e got my vs 5l ute on gumtree for swaps and i was interested in a supercharged 6 either a vt vx or vy. I got offered a supercharged vt last night and im wondering is it worth it? would the...

Gday guys i feel like a complete idiot for asking this question, but i wanted to see if it was something i could do before i took it to a tyre shop. Ok so long story short, I bought a set of rims for my ve about a year ago cost me 2grand from cleavers, and today i tried to put 2 stockies on it...

gday guys now I know 5Ls aren't like extremely powerful but my vs 5L ute seems to have little to no get up and go. I raced a 90s model stock Holden rodeo and it flogged me(I know it was stock because it was my mates).My ute isn't stock it's got pacemaker extractors mild cam 3inch straight...

Hi my vs just had the whole dizzy replaced due to a faulty hall effect sensor. Now when I crank it over it starts but makes a knocking sound then dies after about 3 seconds. I thought it might have been a flat battery so my partner hooked up her car and we jumpstarted it, it made no difference...

hi I bought a new dizzy from the wreckers today and my mate was gonna put it in for me while I was at work But he reckons it's not the same dizzy plus he pulled the leads out without numbering so now I don't know where the fck they go The two dizzys look the exact same except the new one...

Hi I recently put up a thread about my vs just stalling when driving and got told it was ignition module so replaced that but it's still doing it. I checked for error codes this morning just out of curiosity to see what would come up and I got error code 44 which is oxygen sensor right hand side...

Hi can someone please link me to what they reckon would be the best distributor and coil for a vs 5l? it's a ute if that makes any difference cheers

Hi my girlfriend was driving my 5l vs commodore ute to her mothers got about 5 mins up the road and it died im at work so i can't do much at the moment. Nrma got called out and told her that it has no ignition or spark but they don't know what is wrong with it. Had a brand new ignition module...

Hi i don't know much about stroking but i was wondering if someone could direct me to a thread about it or explain it abit? iv'e got a 96 vs 304 with over 300xxxks on it, is it still worth stroking? And average prices of getting this done? cheers

I want to upgrade my current tb to a mace engineering 75mm throttlebod. Never done this before is it easy? Will it negatively impact in someway? If there's already a thread for this can someone direct me to it? Cheers It's a vs 96 5L ute btw.

I want to upgrade my current tb to a mace engineering 75mm throttlebod. Never done this before is it easy? Will it negatively impact in someway? If there's already a thread for this can someone direct me to it? Cheers It's a vs 96 5L ute btw.

Hey my cars overdue for a service just don't have the money yet but I bought some oil filled up with about 3L it's been roughly two weeks and the dipsticks low again? And there's no oil patches on the ground so I'm assuming it doesn't have any leaks? It's a 2011 sv6 sidi with 75000ks on it any...

Hi I just bought a vs ute 5l I'm not very mechanically minded but I want to learn I just have a few questions. Just wondering what I should look for, like common problems with these engines and I don't understand how people say it's a "304"? How do I know what mine is? I know I'm gonna sound...

Hello recently purchased a v8 vs ute and the guy that owned it before me put a mini spool in it. Dont know much about them but i only use it for a daily car and i hate how the wheels lock up. My question is do i have to replace the whole diff to get rid of this? Or is a mini spool something that...

Hi looking at buying one of the two stated in the title im new to the v8 seen i have two that im currently looking at both have roughly same kms on clock 200xxx both come with pink slips and rego. Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on these two cars and which one they reckon feels...

Just wondering where i can buy this online either aluminium or stainless either is fine? iv'e searched ebay but it just seems to come up with "universal pod filters" Also what is a good website to buy parts for a ve? love my internet shopping :)

Hey guys, first post on this sight. I not long ago ( 4 months or so ) bought a ve sv6 and i love it, i bought some wheels for it which in my taste i really like. Anyways i was wondering what are a few mods i can do that are legal for a p plater in nsw? ( im 21 btw) was a bit late getting...

Hey, now this is my first thread on this site, and If you wanna abuse me for posting a thread which has most likely been posted a thousand times then go ahead because i probably deserve it lol. BUT for those that wouldn't mind sharing then 2 cents, I have just recently bought a 94 vr...