SICK VT CLUBSPORT help pleeeeese

[holdennikki]

We have a Vt clubsport and when its idailing it backfires/crackels but onlyever few seconds, its not blowing smoke etc, have changed the coilpacks,leads & plugs,air filter,done injecter cleaner ( it has sat in the shed for a few months).when its getting reved hard it runs sweet......... Got us buggered holdennikki

[vt super6]

could be bad fuel water in tank

[Mirkz]

stop driving it like a nanna ? :P

jkz... sorry can't help provide helpful feedback

[MikeCuzzy]

could be bad fuel water in tank

Plus one to that, fuel might have gone bad after all these months. That or older cars used to get a lot of condensation build up in the tank itself, though plastic is an insulator, so it's less of a problem these days- but still possible. Best bet would be the fuel has gone bad.

[holdennikki]

nah done the fuel!!!!!!!!, where are the oxygen sensers in these and is there two or four???????

[GEN3RATD]

on the manifolds arent they?

[accentstencil]

on the manifolds arent they?

Just after the manifold and there are two, one each side.

[GEN3RATD]

i knew it was something to do with the manifold lol

[MikeCuzzy]

+ 1 accentstencil

So far as I know there are 2, and they are located on the exhaust manifold. Can't miss them, they're the only wires to the exhaust system.

[BlackVXGTS]

Do you have a VT1 (Holden Engine) or VT2 (Gen III/LS1 Engine) ??? If you have a VT1 you can check to see if you have any error codes logged (check FAQs) which may give you a clue what's going wrong.

When you say "nah done the fuel!!!!!!!!", what do you mean? Did you drain the old stuff and fill up with fresh fuel or what? Pour some methylated spirits into the tank, it will absorb any water that's in the fuel.

[holdennikki]

how much metho should i put in?

[Brett_jjj]

About 250mls or a cup full of metho to quarter a tank of fuel.That will allow any moisture in the tank to mix with the fuel,which then allows the water to go through to the engine with the fuel where it then gets burned off in the combustion process.I put a cup of metho in my tank once a month to disperse any moisture,Ive done this for years now..

[holdennikki]

o.k i will give that ago thanx ay i have heard of using metho but hav never used it myself, ay what type of gasket do you use when im replacing a intke manifold (whole unit)on a 2000 vx on fuel only meaning silcone,cork, etc

[nitrowarrior]

Few differant sortss of inlet manifold gasket are available. Usually you can only get the gasket you are after in a Valve Regrind Kit or engine rebuilt kit, If you look in the yellow pages and source a Local Engine Reconditioner they shouls be able to provide various options for your gasket requirements.
For the record OEM standard inlet gaskets on 3.8ltr and 5.7ltr are a plastic/alloy/rubber composite.......Performance application usually find an alloy gasket assembly being used.......However OEM l67 3.8ltr supercharged engines still use the same inlet manifold gasket as a standard 3.8ltr ecotec engine.

[holdennikki]

]we have changed our leads and plug on the vt v6 automatic think it a ecotec lol, but it still is back firing its got a poping kinda sound while its ideling, but when i give it to it in park runs fine, when im driving it pops on deaceleration but splatters on aceleration, we also cleaned the airflow meters, can anyone give me some more pleeeeeese

[TI3VOM]

Hold on is the car a VT clubsport or a VT V6?

[itsagixa]

if ya dont know the difference between the two maybe you should get a mechanic involved...

[holdennikki]

ummm no its a vt v6!.......... some ideas would be handy as i live 240kms from town and dont want to have to trailer it in, cos thats the only town car with dam tow bar!!!!!! aaaarrrrgh, and we dont like to drive the ssv in to town as the dirt roads arent the smoothest atm lol.....

[holdennikki]

oh yeah sorry didnt mention we have a clubby too,but its not the same car im talking about m8

[wrx884]

try doing a self diagnosis on it see if any fault codes come up.

[mangzilla]

after reading your posts in this thread, id say DONT TOUCH the car at all and get it to a mechanic...

[TI3VOM]

oh yeah sorry didnt mention we have a clubby too,but its not the same car im talking about m8

You thread is titled SICK VT CLUBSPORT help pleeeeese if your not talking about your clubsport then why title the thread about it?

[holdennikki]

cos im still learning this site and i have been going through the same thing al time and we 8 cars which seven of them are holden commodores, which i have four that not running right, is that o.k................i only com on this site to get car info help, can anyone answear my questions so i can help these poor commodores lol, oh yeah the vs just got a new ignition barrel went fine then went to use it again and nothing but dash lights and you can hear power going to motor, soliniod on starter motor or what?????????????

[wrx884]

did u try the self diagnosis?

[TI3VOM]

cos im still learning this site and i have been going through the same thing al time and we 8 cars which seven of them are holden commodores, which i have four that not running right, is that o.k................i only com on this site to get car info help, can anyone answear my questions so i can help these poor commodores lol, oh yeah the vs just got a new ignition barrel went fine then went to use it again and nothing but dash lights and you can hear power going to motor, soliniod on starter motor or what?????????????

hmm whats wrong with this quote? Have you worked on all four of those cars previously??
Take it to a mechanic get it checked out then fix it yourself.