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i know in tassie it doesnt matter, if its out of rego anyone can get it inspected and registered in thier name.

i havent seen a hoist that uses metal pads to go between the seals on the car and the hoist. everyone i have used and seen have rubber pads to protect the seals so its not earthed. hoists can't damage a car unless your car falls off it. wires will get hot because of high current going through...

most of the time its a coil failing but usually they log a code in the computer and throw the engine light on. I cant think of anything in the front end that could have been damaged unless somehow the maf did.

thats looking sweet was thinking the other day i hadnt seen an update for awhile

i wish i had the patients to do something like this good job man looking sweet as.

didnt this thread stop in 2009?

rubber hoses are still required because of engine vibration and engine rocking. there not long pieces of hose but to allow for movement they are needed.

not having a dig but i was suprised when i was taught this, a/c gas will over time leak through the rubber hoses, thats why cars may need regassing because over time its leaked to that point it effects a/c performance.

all the vt vx are deep pans you can buy a universal v8 trans cooler which should be plenty for you.

unfortunately you may have to pull the coils out which means you have to seperate the intake and lift it up enough to pull the coils out

sounds like a coolant temp sensor

it is a universal one that suprisingly wasnt overly expensive. i brought one after aswell because it does work on connectors like the fuel line to fuel rail connector.

right well ill be talking to my mate at holden that lent me these saying they are the only special tools for them.

i have these there not designed for these connectors. had a statesman that was caked in mud tried to use them on it but theres not enough room to get under the connector.

if it drives fine mounts are a possibility. pop the bonnet get a mate to go from neutral to drive while you watch the engine too see how much it rocks. then get him to do it from reverse to neutral and compare the two, if there different your probably up for new engine mounts.

yes undo the torx bolts at the diff. at the trans end all six are hex bolts i undo them all to give myself more room and when you undo the centre bearing it should come out at the trans end and then come off the diff.

they're pretty tight and ive always used a rattlegun on them to undo and do up couldnt tell you a torq but youll feel how tight they are to undo so that should give you a bit of a reference point. jacks do help thanks forgot that bit

you cant spill any diff oil because that doesnt get opened i normally undo the three torx bolts at the back undo all the bolts up front so the donut floats there and push the yoke into the trans undo the center bearing bolts and you should be able to pull it out.

i dont think there is a tool because ive always used my fingers to depress the clips but if its too hard you can get some 90 degree picks to push the inside of the clips out

do you have some multi grip pliers or maybe stilsons? if not you might need to tap it around with a block of wood and a hammer until its easy to turn.

i hate these caps im always replacing them at work because they fall apart or the rubber swells.

i had a vu with those wheels on it. was told there off a calais, you might be able to find one wrecking

get a workshop to do an air test we charge like an hour to do them just to be sure the head is blown. but i think the transmissions where different I'm pretty sure the engines plug and play. the portioning valve has nothing to do with the handbrake. this adjusts the brake bias to the rear brakes...

i think i saw a thread on here saying the fans dont switch on until 105 degrees, i may be wrong but you'd need the cap on to build the pressure and raise the boiling point of the water.

you can go to any mechanic really because most scan tools will scan and clear them id be suprised to find a workshop that couldn't check any code in a vx.

if its low on coolant it will boil anytime if it boils stationary its more likely because theres no air flow across the radiator to cool the coolant. id say your on the right track but the bubbles worry me are they there all the time? i.e when its cold are these bubbles there. also if you havent...

you can have lazy ( as my boss puts it) sensors but you cant out flow them. it is most likely because its running richer as harrop.senator said.

you can buy the connectors from some shops and you can replace them they need to be sweated in. you cant just buy the clips on these there not the ones that come with the fuel filter. if there not leaking people have cable tied across just to hold them firmly on.

could be injectors aswell had similar problems in different cars, sent the injectors to be cleaned and tested and found they where dirty affecting there spray patterns.

i feel for you would love to know what he thinks

given that its got to be a broken wire.

are you 100% there is no power at the pump when you jump the relay. I've got to ask because thats just odd

thats a bit wierd. you'd have to say its a broken wire between the fuel pump and relay. if you can get a long enough piece of wire stick one end in the pin at the relay and try to back probe the connector at the fuel pump with the other end.

is there power at the relay? if not run a wire from battery positive to fuel pump pin.

i wont laugh because i have done it before with the airbag connector and know that feeling

didn't re connect them

id avoid repco we had alot of issues with them and there warranty is ****. changed supplier anf no more issues. i think we use adrad now.

i thought the band was applied in second so dont see how it could be band. i cant remember whats applied in 3 but this is the joy of modern cars becoming harder to diagnose and more expensive parts.

its just like a tyre valve a good a/c specialist will replace them as part of the service because chances are there going to leak once they've been disturbed. the car is 10 years old may never have had an air con service that much gas would have leaked out.

i cant remember on the ve but previous commodores there was an adjustment on the selector cable does that just need a tweak and have you spilt any drinks around the shifter? have had some cars with there sensors covered in coke and coffee do some weird things