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Given I intend to sell it immediately and the wrecker is giving a warranty - I'm happy with that

If found a used trans at a wrecker that they will supply and fit for $550 inc. 6 month warranty on parts and labour. I need to do something about it because we've just bought a new car and I was preparing to sell it. Maybe a full service might make it better, but if it doesn't then I've...

Yes, it had the transmission service at 150k per Holden spec

My VE Omega has done just shy of 180,000km and the last few days it's been holding 1st gear a lot longer than it should - eventually changing up. If you accelerate slowly it changes easier, but if you put your foot down it revs quite high before eventually changing up. I *think* it's then...

So glad I found this old thread. The door seals on my early VE were driving me nuts. Not sure how long it will last, but the Auto Glym Bumper and Trim Gel is MAGIC and I can now cancel my lobotomy!

Thanks for the info! I don't have the skills or tools to do it myself. Any clues what it will cost me to get those done at a garage?

I have an '06 Omega V that, yes I know, is getting a bit old, but seems to have a lot of creaks and rattles that I can't really work out the source of. Given the age I don't really want to invest in paying someone to track them all down, but it's annoying enough that I'd like to try and get some...

Had another crack this morning and finally got it. Had to use pliers to push in the little rib things, and on about my 10th attempt it finally gave. Then took all of about 60 seconds to fit the replacement. Bit more of a mission than it should have been, but at least it's done now and I didn't...

I tried with fingers first and then with pliars. Think I may have damaged the tabs with the pliers. Wouldn't budge with either. The tabs do move when I push the solenoid in (as described above), but they don't seem to have any inward give when I push them and therefore don't release. Will try...

Yeah I tried that and it just would not budge. I will keep trying. Think I may have damaged the ribs a little trying to squeeze them in with pliers when squeezing them with fingers didn't work.

I've got a dead evap solenoid, so I ordered a replacement online. Went to fit this morning, but I can't get the damn clip off the inlet side of the faulty solenoid. The outlet side was a nice simple c-clip that came off without any drama, but the other clip is different and I cannot for the life...

Yeah I get the sense some places do quote extra just because it's just a big job they won't do it for the normal rate. Lilydale is a bit far (unless they want to give me a loan car). I'm inner north suburbs, only a few kms from the CBD.

My '06 Omega with 159,000kms on the clock has just started showing a CEL with a fault code P0018. So it sounds like my chains have the dreaded stretch. I've only owned it for 18 months, and no idea if it's had the software (band aid) fix yet. It's going in to Holden next week to check, but in...

I've had P0018 twice in the last two weeks (I've reset it both time). Not sure if my '06 Omega has already had the software upgrade that changes the tolerances (and the VIM delete that needs to happen too if not). Anyone know how to tell?

I cannot for the life of me find this bleed screw in the diagram. There are fan housings and plastic everywhere on the top right hand by the radiator. Do I have to remove something to get to it?

Those are great instructions, thanks! Will give that a go before I take it back to the garage.

A couple of weeks ago my '06 Omega went into the stop with a coolant leak at the water pump. Garage replaced the pump and did a cooling system flush at the same time at my request. Ever since I have got it back, the temperature gauge on the car is showing normal most of the time (which is...

Oil isn't something I can imagine could have a noticeably detrimental effect on fuel economy, but yes, oil was changed about 5,000kms ago and is still nice and golden.

Someone mentioned a possible vacuum leak earlier. Below is the screenshot from my OBDII app (TOrque). Shows 23.5in/Hg at idle (I think that's -23.5) with a Max of around -27 and a min of around +4. Do does numbers look normal? Would these stats tell me if I had a vac leaks, or would I need...

So that's about 20Km/h average. Pretty similar to what I am doing but I am getting about 2L/100k more than you in only a V6 with one person sitting in it.

If I put the car into "Engineering Mode" the car indicates it is using 0.14L/hr at idle. Today my fuel usage was at 19.9L/100km with an average speed of 18.5km/h

I know it's not apples with apples, but I have a colleague who drives a 4cyl/2L Subaru basically the same route, and she is getting under 7L/100k. I expect a big 6 like this to use noticeably more gas, but still, nearly 3 times as much?

Not so much a 'mate' but the guy who owns the shop I take the car to now. His explanation was my Scan tool was wrong/misreading the info from the car.

Yes....Melbourne commute traffic. It's about 11kms from home to work but takes me about 35 mins most days

I had a check with my scantool today and the Air/Fuel ratio was hovering around 14.7:1, which is is also what it is being 'commanded' by the computer, and is about right according to my Googling. Is there any other easy way for me to test for a vacuum leak without taking it back into the shop?

I thought o2 sensors as well, especailly as when I use Torque with my OBD-II reader I am getting messages like this: But I showed that to the garage (Not a Holden dealer, but owner is ex Holden tech). He said it will be my ODB reader, and that the car would 100% show a fault code if any of...

I had the garage who did the plugs for me check for anything obvious, but they couldn't find any faults anywhere.

Yep, it's about right. Getting around 350kms per fill, which matches what the dash is telling me

I have a series 1 Omega and I am getting around 19L/100k with an average speed of 19km/h. That's with city driving, but that's still pretty bad right? Car has new plugs, a new air filter and has had the MAF cleaned, but no improvement.

My '06 VE Omega has been getting some pretty poor fuel economy lately. The current tank is showuing an average of around 17.5L/100K. Granted that it's been almost all city traffic, some quite heavy - but it also has a nicely cleaned MAF sensor and a K&M filter. I plugged in the OBD-II thing I...

The front is fixed, which was the major leak - and I am just wondering if something like this would be worth trying to fix the rear leak? Has anyone used that kind thing before - and what are the risks?

It's in at the mechanic now. They are doing the front today, simple job - but said the back is going to be a PITA and a few hours labour to get to the thermostat housing. Looks like it's leaking from the bottom edge of where the thermostat housing bolts onto the block. Said it will prob be a...

Correlating what I can see from my photos/video to a pic from the back of an Alloytec engine, I reckon the leak is from the area circled (image attached). The thermostat housing (above it) seems to be clean.

Booked it at mechanic for tomorrow morning. He said something about air conditioning connections at the rear possibly being the cause, and not uncommon. Not sure if he just misheard my mention of the location, as the aircon compressor is at the front (and I assume isn't connected to the same...

video showing leak at rear of engine http://youtu.be/H8fwCF-iIj4

I assume your reply explains the small leak at the front of the engine block, but not the larger leak at the rear of the engine block?

A couple of months ago when doing a regular check, I noticed the coolant was a little low, so I topped it up and it took about 1/2 a litre when warm to bring it back up to the correct level. I had a brief look around and couldn't see an obvious leak, so decided to keep an eye on it. A few...

I can consistently get 8.4s in my 2006 totally stock 180kw Alloytec Omega with the auto is sports shift. 8.6s in standard shift. I'd put the extra .2seconds down to slightly later changes, and the Alloytec seems to have its power at higher revs. Did a bunch of tests today timed with an OBD-II...

We bought a used '06 VE a couple of months ago, and I've notices that usually (not always), if I turn the car on and wait for the system check to run before I start the engine, a "Check Engine" message comes up on the screen for a second or two as the engine starts (then goes away). This...

I don't think it's a 'compatibility issue' because the functions work as expected, it's just the outgoing voice quality is low. We've used about 5 or 6 different phones with the system now and the results are identical in terms of outgoing voice quality. Do you know what the upgraded software...