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I would like to add to this thread since it helped me out today, the process is simple as described above, however it's important to point out that NO FORCE is needed to be used, if you are using force, you likely made the same mistake as me, read below it's a very easy process: You can simply...

So rather than gambling on a $700 distributor change, we decided to try and replace the components that are cheaper in price beforehand. Started with the ignition module as having one spare is handy anyway, however that fixed the problem, so luckily got out of the situation fairly cheap in...

I'll find out what my mechanic ends up using for the distributor, he will either use bosch or if not available probably a local changeover

Maybe the issue is the new Bosch parts just aren't as reliable as the originals, the car had a stock factory distributor originally and was fine for decades even with LPG, this replacement though 2 years and it's dead. LPG will just stress these ignition components more than petrol would, so I...

I'm tired of fixing the ignition system especially when I replaced everything just over 2 years ago to prevent problems in future, it's time for the LPG to go, my savings are zero after the cost of requiring regular LPG tuning / servicing and replacement ignition parts. It's an old car, best to...

Mechanic changed leads, minimal improvement, most likely the distributor. LPG will be removed after this as it had the module, coil and distributor replaced with new / change over parts 2 years ago. Seems the LPG is just burning through the ignition system, it's always used new bosch parts...

Today it began to misfire on both petrol and LPG, it's at the mechanics now, will update with the issue soon

Thanks for your help, from your advice I've taken a look over the car and came up with the below theory Identical including Gap I'm starting to think it may be the LPG wire that runs to the coil for RPM, maybe it's come loose or touching one of the leads to get a false signal sent to both...

** NOTE TO FUTURE READERS *** Problem has been resolved, it was the ignition module, can read below the problems that occurred in the lead up to this. ** Original Thread Below ** Hi everyone, wondering if anyone can help me out on this problem. My RPM tacho had always worked fine until a...

Thanks mate, great info Anyone have any idea about removing the part along the back of the boot lid? Is it just stuck on with urethane or is there more to it?

Thanks guys, door weather belts should be easy enough, might leave the top rear window chrome on if they are a nightmare and just cut the rubber seal off the inside. Anyone else have any idea how to remove the lower chrome around the statesmans lower rear windows (bottom of the opera house...

My car is almost ready for paint, however I have no idea how all the lower window mouldings are attached. The black ones that run around the car with a chrome strip, and run across the back of the boot too. I have heard a few people say they are just stuck on there as a fixed item, is this...

At the moment it looks like a piece of junk because the clear coat is lifting, don't have any photos. Will be getting painted in summer, hence why I'm looking to remove these mouldings beforehand. No problems I'll grab one, I ordered some cheese wire cutters online which I'm going to try out...

No problems, I'll probably start in around a month once the weather starts to warm up again in Melbourne

Thanks for the advice, I was thinking of going with the grange look, hence no mouldings at all, just the side skirts, so should be fine if it doesn't go back on. Thought fishing line might be the best way, cheers for confirming :)

Hey guys, Anyone here ever removed the mouldings on the statesman / caprice doors? Need some tips for removing them, I believe the lower ones are definitely glued on with a type of silicone, how about the ones that run through the middle of the door though, and have the small section on the...

Thanks for the info and image to go by Yeah I'm really not keen on the SS lip at the front, it doesn't really appeal to me, looks a bit out of place in my opinion so will stick with the S3. The grange lower lip looks much nicer than S3, but the SS lower lips that I've seen on a statesman had a...

Thanks, not a big fan of the look of SS lower lips on the statesmans so will stick with the series 3 lower lips. From your advice I found a good photo that shows how they are attached, so that saves me a lot of trouble

I have both front (single piece) and rear (two piece, split at the tail pipe), and am placing them onto S1 VR statesman bumpers. So the mounts are slots, it looked like it bolted onto the bottom, not over the top of the stock bumper. The flat 1mm thick and about 20mm long flat section behind...

Hey guys, Got a pair of lower bumper lips from a VS statesman series 3, my car is a VR Caprice with the lower lip curving under the car, has anyone ever fitted a lip to this type? The stock lower lip on the VR is fixed to the rest of the bumper, not removable, but does have a 2cm edge...

Is the order via trial and error possible? or would joining the wrong ones cause it to burn out the switch? If it's possible to get one at a time going, trial and error might not be that difficult, if you need 7 wires or something all in a correct row to get one side working, might take a lot...

Anyone able to help out with this? It used to be a very common upgrade when the VY was fairly new.

Hi, I noticed recently a lot of people have gone with VY / VZ power window switches into their VR or VS, I am forever changing switches as I've been using second hand ones, so upgrading to a VY / VZ center console switch would be a lot better. I searched but could only find people who had...

Just to clarify for any future reference, there were a few issues on the car. The engine had a few burnt valves from which at least 1 of the cylinders wasn't firing, the injectors had started to block because the fuel filter wasn't replaced at the same time the ignition and fuel system was...

Try tightening the belt that drives the air conditioner compressor, 5 minute job if it's a 5 litre, just get under the front bumper if it's not lowered and adjust it so it's a bit tighter, not sure about V6 but I imagine it's going to be just as easy. Had this identical problem last week...

Cat was replaced for $350, couldn't visually see where the smoke was coming from or if anything was blocked, but the smoke has stopped since having a high flow cat installed. The exhaust guy said exactly what you said NAAF, except the backfire he believes probably pushed the heat in the cat...

Thanks, does seem most likely the cat became blocked, i don't see what else would cause so much smoke to emit from it. For the stock cat though I'd rather try and find a new or new replacement for it, unless it's a part that can't be sourced aftermarket, I prefer to stick to new parts, lasts...

Hi guys, I've had a small misfire for awhile and the car recently decided to only run smooth on LPG, I initially thought it was the airbox as it had a crack in it from a backfire, but today I built a new airbox with backfire valve and petrol running did not improve. I drove it around for...

Hi Guys, Wondering if anyone here has painted their car and removed the stock Hollandia sunroof seals that are fixed to the roof panel of the car? I'm painting the car very soon and was advised by a panel beater to simply mask around the sunroof seals because removing them will involve a lot of...

If the front caliper was swapped to the rear on the senator that would make my life a lot easier! Definitely keen to know next time you take the wheels off for a good clean ;)

Thanks mate, if you are an owner I can't get more confirmation than that. So many people on eBay advertise the ventilated versions as being suitable for VR / VS clubsport, it had me confused thinking they may fit. I guess I might need to stick to some decent rear pads, braided lines, better...

What about the stock clubsport 185i rear brake callipers? Any idea how they manage to run the 280mm x 20mm ventilated rotors? Did Holden use the front ventilated v8 callipers on the rear for the 185i or are they different callipers? I'm going to have to give the bigger HSV package a miss and...

Sweet thanks, I think it might be best to go with the VT system for master cylinder / booster and front brakes. In regards to the rear brakes, any idea how HSV managed to get 20mm vented discs around a rear brake calliper designed for 10mm non ventilated? I think upgrading the rears to...

Cheers for the info :) Do you know whether the VR series clubsports came out with a larger master cylinder that I could potentially fit, without having to swap the entire VS system over, or muck about with the VT one? In terms of the VT master cylinder fab work, is it just the mounting holes...

Thanks for the advice so far :) I noticed the regular HSV models have vented rear rotors which are a bit wider, the stock Caprice has 10mm wide solid rear rotors while the HSV models have 20mm vented (all base models incl Clubsport). I thought they used the same calipers as the VS SS and my...

Hi everyone, Got a bit of a predicament, I'm not satisfied with the stock brakes that came on the VR Caprice, I have the option to purchase a full package HSV Senator 215i brake system, but will the 330mm brakes fit over the stock 15 inch wheels? If not, is it possible to only use the HSV twin...

Hi EYY, I've already got a gas mixer system installed, it runs via a piggyback style system off the stock ECU, so it's nowhere near as advanced as the injected LPG, which has it's own ECU. I already use LPG plugs and leads, it's had the distributor and coil replaced recently too. The main...

Hi guys, new here (please don't fire up :emb:) Wondering if you can tell me, is it possible to run the HSV VS 185i tune on a standard 5.0L which has LPG fitted. I have sorted out the VATS issue so really just comes down to will the thing actually run without backfiring and blowing the throttle...