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I've been told I need new intake manifold gaskets. I want to have a crack at this myself. I have an Ellery's repair manual (for my 1999 V6 VT), but with very poor and limited diagrams, it is not incredibly useful to me. I originally bought this book to show me how to replace the front and...

When I start my '99 VT Calais (hot or cold) it starts to turn over very briefly, pauses for up to a second and then turns over properly and starts. It clearly sounds like the starter motor has trouble turning over, but only for a short amount of time. The guy I bought the car off put in a...

Hey there. I've been having troubles with my power windows lately. Every now and then none of the windows will work at all, and then 5 minutes later they'll be fine. I have noticed that some of the window controls (between the front two seats) have been getting a bit stuck lately. Also, is it...

Both my mechanic and Pedders told me my power steering rack needs replacing as it is leaking. They said it isn't urgent... so how long can I realistically put it off? Mechanic - $470 for parts Pedders - $520 for parts Cheapa Auto Spares - $365 For obvious reasons, I want to get it from...

For the past several months I've been hearing a solid clunking noise (sounds like metal on metal) every now and then when driving. It sounds like it is coming from the front-right. It happens randomly when I go over bumps ranging from a rock on the road, to a nasty speed bump. Although often...

I'm trying to decide whether to attempt this fix myself, or bite the bullet pay a mechanic to do it. I've got an Ellery's manual which lists heaps of things which need to be removed to be able to get to the intake manifold. The problem is I don't know what many of these things are by name...

I'm trying to crack the (30mm) nut, which holds the lower control arm and the radius rod together. I cannot for the life of me get it undone! First I totally wrecked a good adjustable wrench because I was forcing it so hard it couldn't help but keep slipping. Now I'm using using a 30mm...

I just got some bushes for the rear of the radius rod. On the packet it says "always tighten mounting bolts with the vehicle at normal ride height". What exactly are the mounting bolts? I hope this isn't too dumb of a question... Cheers!

Does anyone know where I can see a diagram of how the following components are all interconnected? - radius rod - lower control arm - k-frame - crossmember - swaybar - struts I'm still trying to get my head around all the terminology, so if any of the above components are actually the...

Hi guys, Just got my '99 VT Calais back from the mechanic and am told I need new Z-bar bushes (front and rear). I've been doing some research and trying to decide if I should have a shot at this repair myself. I have a fairly limited amount of mechanical experience, but think I'm pretty...