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Hi guys, lately my car (06 VZ 175kw) has started dying straight away after the first ignition attempt. usually does it once or twice a day on cold starts. First attempt engine cranks, starts, and dies. It starts and runs totally fine on the second attempt which is straight after. The car has...

My car was missing pretty badly on idle sometimes and it wasn't throwing up any codes so I had no idea what was actually faulty. I had already had my plugs changed around 30-40K km ago, so I decided on changing the coils and ordered them through alibaba.com I live in Saudi Arabia so my choices...

Thanks for the help dgp. Yes I'm pretty sure the car has been in an accident with the previous owner coz the rear bumper has been repaired. who knows what else might have happened. We did pretty much what it shows in the workshop manual but dropped only the one side which gave us trouble. Do...

Hello everyone, just ended up wasting 2 hours with a mechanic without getting anything done. So in my never ending quest in achieving a comfortable/new carish ride quality, I only had my rear control arm and subframe bushes left to change. I went out and bought GM part number #92059086 (pic...

Thanks for the replies guys! Good to know that atleast there are still some things ok in my car :yahoo:

Hi guys, I bought new acdelco front and rear pads to replace around 6 months ago and only replaced the front ones coz the rear had more than half pad material remaining. Now after 30-40k km of mainly highway driving I decided to check & change all of them as the rear ones might be due now...

This happened to me for a few months. Then one day out of the blue i went to a shop came back after 5 mins and the car wouldn't start. it just kept turning over. Had to jump start it and then replaced the battery. Haven't had any issues since then. Maybe your battery is on its way out?

I had vibration in my car when i accelerated from 20-30 km/h. After that it would stop. Turned out to be too much play in the universal joint but I had my whole drive shaft replaced. Try jacking the car and having a look underneath. Also it depends what kind of vibration you are getting to...

Hi guys just a quick question for people who have put in a diff mount insert bush in their car. Are the bolts in the diff mount TTY or are they re-usable? I read a few posts but wasn't clear about it. Gonna get the diff bush put in this week so would like all the stuff needed ready at hand...

Does changing these improve ride comfort alot? Did you guys have to get a cradle alignment after doing this?

I just had a look under my car the other day and found oil under the body from the transmission mount till the drive shaft center bearing. I recently had the rear extension housing seal changed due to a leak and the whole drive shaft afterwards due to vibration issues. A few weeks later the leak...

Thanks for that mate! But i think I'll take my car to an air con guy coz it might not be my actuators. Air goes to demister when I select foot at all times, And air goes to demister if the car is stationary and I start the AC on recirculation. Face with fresh air works fine at all times and if I...

LOL we do have commodores here but they are not sold as Holden. Nobody even knows who Holden is here. Most ppl think it is an American car by Chevrolet.

Has anybody used aftermarket coils from ebay? I think they are unbranded or made in china but they come with a year's warranty. just loookin for some reviews. Below are links to some of them: Holden Commodore Rodeo Colorado Adventra VZ VZ WL '04 '06 Ignition Coils X 6 PCS | eBay...

Have you replaced the radiator cap? did they bleed the cooling system properly?

hi guys, has anybody changed the recirculation actuator on their car? Also, is it the same part as the other 2 actuators? I understand it is a very labour intensive job and was wondering if it is possible to be done at home. Any tips or help will be appreciated.

Mine was leaking from both the CMP actuator seals so u might wanna have look there too

hi thedeadwalk, any luck with your bushes? I just measured my exec and mine is 25mm as well. What did u end up going with?

thanks for the help mate! turned out to be a really cheap fix :)

LOL i have the same issue but when the seat is empty :( tried spraying WD40 on the nuts, bolts, joints etc but to no avail. Can't find the source and it gets on my nerves! :bang:

I had similar issues with my key due to a weak battery. The key would only work if pressed within a certain area or range around the car. Alot of people will say you cant change the battery and that the key will have to be reprogrammed and wont work once you remove the battery. I can tell you...

thanks for that! I bought the outer seals for each one and i'm guessing they will have o-rings on the inside? i tried pulling it out after removing the bolt but it wouldn't budge. Didn't want to force it in case it got damaged. Any tips on removal?

Its above the tensioner pulley and to the right of the radiator cap. there is another one on the other side of the engine at the same location. Both of them are leaking oil. Has anybody else had this problem? I got 2 black rings which go around them. Will see if it solves the problem.

Thanks for the responses guys, but it turned out to be something really easy to spot once the car was lifted. The transmission mount had split completely. Hopefully this might help someone in the future

My car had broken engine mounts and recently it started vibrating pretty bad on idle and acceleration but would stop once the car started moving. I just had both my engine mounts replaced and decided to do all the front end bushes at the same time. The car has done around 188,000 km. Since I...

So there is plenty of information out there about front end bushes and what the benefits are with changing them (for example radius rod, sway bar lower control arm). However I couldn't find much about the rear bushes. Is it because they are much more durable as compared to the front or is it...

I took it to a mechanic coz I needed new breaks at the time and asked him to check for any suspension issues. All he said was is you need new tie rods and engine mounts, and then we'll see how it goes from there. And yes I did get it aligned after as well. I drove around for a bit, did a few...

So i guess I found what might be causing the thud. The ball joint looks really screwed. Also here are pics of the radius rod bushes. Do you think replacing them will help with the steering wheel issue?

Thanks for the info guys! My radius rod bushes don't have any missing nuts but they do have a cracks in the rubber. I will get it checked before getting the work done but just wanted a better picture of what it needs. Looks like I'll be replacing most or pretty much all of the bushes soon. Does...

Sorry for the crappy title, I'll try to explain it a bit better here. :) Whenever I turn left starting from a complete stop or really low speed, I get a thud from the left wheel if I accelerate moderately. I'm not sure if it is the wheel but that is where it feels like. I just got new tie rods...

So my car has done around 175k and my new job requires me to drive atleast 1,500 km per week(motorway driving). I'm thinking of getting the car refurbished by replacing all worn parts and getting a new paint job as I would really like to restore it to its glory days. The car doesn't have any...

ahhh so thats what its called...loads of search results now. thanks buddy

Thanks mate!

can i join the party too? :D

Did you remove your guide? I was just about to get around to fixing my buttons :supersad:

I'd like to get my trunk wrapped again as the previous person did a really crappy job. I'd like to know if the license plate part at the back is removable. picture attached to show what i'm talking about as i don't really know what its called. Also pic found from google search posted by a...

I'm looking to carbon fiber wrap some of my interior as it has gotten pretty scratched up. would like to do the cd player too. just want to know if anybody has ever removed their faceplate.

Yep thats what I have. Both your points are valid and could be true. My car says STD suspension on the build plate but the car sits pretty low. I measured the ride height before swapping out the shocks and it was around the same as most of the people here with FE2. Also correct me if I'm wrong...

LOL i lost it when I saw them use the cushion literally everywhere. Is a cushion really any good?

LOL at all the guesses to my specs. My dad was using the car before and I just got my hands on it recently. Its got about 170k+ km on it now. I actually do have the grandpa STD suspension and 16 inch original alloys lol. Though I think the springs may have sagged a bit over the years to the same...