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  1. dinodog

    Ask the EX-Holden Technician

    vr 5.0 abs and battey lights coming on?? I hav been having problems with my abs and batt lights coming on when driving,also my front main lights have been going dim on low beam when abs and batt lights coming on. The car has been in workshop for work could there be a earth off somwhere? or...
  2. dinodog

    VR V8 Iqnition Module

    my Iqnition module seems to have packed up! as my motor wont start and i have replaced my one with me mates and and she starts first time, is there any way to fix these things or do i have to buy one$$$$$ Cheers
  3. dinodog

    Vr Ss Or Vr Clubsport

    shop says that fluid was low and its not up to them after they put trans together and checked it that day. so off to another shop to hav a yak about trans and was told all they did was a flush out and cleaned trans on the outside to look the part. im now in the courts chasing the money but has...
  4. dinodog

    Vr Ss Or Vr Clubsport

    nice price,nice smile,nice sevice BUT BEWEAR!!! my ss commy 5.0 v8. Well this is what happens when you take your car, your pride and joy to get transmisson seviced at your local helpful,smiling, tradesmen at the transmisson shop with the big signs out eveywhere and get the run around about your...
  5. dinodog

    Vr Ss Or Vr Clubsport

    thanks for that.
  6. dinodog

    Vr Ss Or Vr Clubsport

    thanks guys! seem to be the same by photos, some have m30 4hbd like mine and some have m30 4hdd on the side of the transmisson.
  7. dinodog

    pod filter question and pics.

    Here's something i found. You could try these i found on a thread on here. you can run a hose the size of vacum tube from front of air dam to sheild if you like ( i have two running from ether side of my air dam)but you need to get rid of the hot air that form's round air intake on the v8's and...
  8. dinodog

    Vr Ss Or Vr Clubsport

    hi guys can anyone tell me if the VR SS transmisson is the same as the VR clubsport transmisson, i have lost 3rd & 4th on my VR SS trans and can get a clubsport trans cheap out of a rollover.
  9. dinodog

    Chaging Leads???

    gress your right!!
  10. dinodog

    Vr Ss Or Vr Clubsport

    Can anyone tell me if the 1994 vr "clubsport" autotrans is the same as the 1994 vr "ss" autotrans. My VR SS auto has lost 3 & overdrive and its cheaper to buy the clubsport auto than get my recond, have found a clubsport that was in a roll over so trans should be ok. Cheers
  11. dinodog

    Chaging Leads???

    you dont say if 3.8 v6 or 5.0v8 if its the v8 i had to take my eng mounts off to drop motor or other wise you will just have to go buy feel and hope for the best...
  12. dinodog

    Front Wheel Bearings

    Wheel bearings !!! I seem to have the same problem with the noise from the front of my car but only when truning to the right at about 80kmh. The vr ss, bearings & hubs are not cheap over here in nz abt $400 a side here, car has only 188000kms i've heard that some cars are at 300,000 without...
  13. dinodog

    Ask the EX-Holden Technician

    try your eng mounts i had the same problem and after i have taken it to all the experts and they could "not"tell me my eng mounts there ripped apart!!! try putting it into gear and rest your foot on the brake and give it a bit off gas you sould see the eng move up on the passanger side
  14. dinodog

    VS V8 dizzy issues

    dizzy cap a real tesser!!! I had the same problem,i had to drop the eng mount on the passager side so i could get to the dizzy cap out. Cap can come out without dropping eng mount but you have to take leads off and do a bit of a wiggle to get it out and if you need leads on then its a real...
  15. dinodog

    detailed engine bays

    heres my vr ss eng buy she has 185kw chip, pacemaker headers.pod and cold airbox now, stg 2 tricked auto,lsd.
  16. dinodog

    My VR SS

    nice car the red stands out!!
  17. dinodog

    filled up at BP now running crap

    hi there i was told in another thread to take battery and eng fuse out when changing over fuels, i did this when going from bp91 too bp98 . it did play around a bit till computer reset itself but after that she run sweeter than a pitbull on heat!! but also dont use shell fuel so ive read on...
  18. dinodog

    2.0 or 3.0 nissan motors

    to vy-storm what!! are you the police or something, ok "how" to tell the diffence between the two motors !! is that ok sir.
  19. dinodog

    2.0 or 3.0 nissan motors

    :whistling Hi i have been given two vl commodores with the nissan six motor but im not sure as to how to i tell if they are the 3.0lt or 2.0lt as they look the same. i dont think the vin plates are there as car has been used on a farm for a few years so no need for vin plates.is there another...
  20. dinodog

    VL motors

    2.0 or 3.0 motors??? hi im trying to find out if these motors are the nissan 3.0 or 2.0 six, i have been given two vl commodores but not sure how to tell if the motors are 3.0 or 2.0 as they look the same. will it say on the plate on the firewall or is there another way that i can find out...
  21. dinodog

    filled up at BP now running crap

    i run my vr 5.0.ss on bp 98 only and it makes more power then the 91 crap thats out there. when i first put the 98 in car did run a bit rough for a time but was told to take batt out and let sit for an hour so computer resets itself. did this and no problems now runs like a dream,would not go...
  22. dinodog

    Engine cutting out on gear upshift (auto)

    Im not sure but it has not happend again will see next mth at the drags, putting a bigger t/body on to day and thinking abt a Blue chip as well, was running car on 98 at drags and she did bloody well had a go with one of the last Monaro 260 kws and he was only a front guard ahead of me so She...
  23. dinodog

    VL fuel tank and pump problems

    You Dont know what way bag go's on the end of the L/V pump as one end is longer then the other. i would say the longer end face's the back of the tank??
  24. dinodog

    165 170 or 185?

    Guess no one knows??
  25. dinodog

    Vr V8 Cap & Dizzy leads replacement

    Got it done and what a job, just left dizzy cap on and changed the leads seems to be ok will have to change dizzy cap next time and try and remenber were leads go as will have to take dizzy out with leads off to get it out, this is the only way i can think to get it out
  26. dinodog

    Service reset

    Thanks you guys it worked. im glad to be part of a group of holden lovers that know what they are talking about. thanks again
  27. dinodog

    Ask the EX-Holden Technician

    VP V8 Starter motor :ranting: :bang: Hi i had problems with my mates starter motor in his VP Auto V8 Calais , it was playing up so we replaced it with a new one and now battery seems flat and the starter keeps turning motor over trying to start but key will not turn starter off just keeps going...
  28. dinodog

    Engine cutting out on gear upshift (auto)

    Same problem. :w00t: The same happened to me today at the drags seemed when i was changing the gears (Auto) 1st 2nd 3rd drive down the 1/4 mile my SS 5.0 seemed to cut out when the rev's got up there i would be keen to know why as well. if anyone can help Car still went hard just that little...
  29. dinodog

    What Fuel Do u use in your car

    Bp 98 has to be the one! after my weekend on it. Car seemed to run far sweeter the she was on other fuels that iv'e used.even sounds better than before.
  30. dinodog

    Ask the EX-Holden Technician

    Im racing my VR SS 5.0 lt V8 for the fist time at the drag stip this sunday and would like to know what fuel to use we hav 91 96 98 ron fuel over here and was going to use the BP 98 unleaded with octan booster added, would this be ok to use as car was on 91.
  31. dinodog

    Firing on ony 4 or five cyl's

    :thumbsup: L.O.L what a DUDE, oh sorry i mean DICK this did happen. So what! in your little shitbox world things like this dont happen ,well you must live in a very small hole buddy. maybe you could be a FORD owner that never could let it be as they do and there are a few of you mostly living...
  32. dinodog

    Firing on ony 4 or five cyl's

    Car stays on a farm so i think thats where it came from, the little shits had also eaten half the horse feed in the shed so now im on the hunt for B.F.Rs ( Big f----ing Rats) eveytime i go outside. Did not think rats or anything else for that matter ate wire. but thanks for the help eveyone and...
  33. dinodog

    Post V8 engine bay pics here

    Vr 5.0 V8 Eng-bay This is mine, just use some hard work with cloth and kero...good for getting it clean, then get out the silicon spray just keep it away from the Acc belts, keep at it and before you know it its looking and glowing back at you!! Eveytime you get your head under there take...
  34. dinodog

    Peter Brock Has Passed...

    check out "u tube" on internet and put in there search eng Peter brock.
  35. dinodog

    VL fuel tank and pump problems

    :wax: Hi guys and girls just letting you know what i found when fuel pumps w'ere playing up and sucking air. I removed sender unit as the pumps w'ere sucking air and i was running out of gas with 1/4 of a tank left. well it seems that the LV pump in the tank was leaking air into the pump from...
  36. dinodog

    VL WONT START - suggestions???

    Ford ******** Go f yr self dude. what! its that boreing on your site that you come on here and say what!! Anytime anyplace dude ive got the car to blow any ford **** box off the road. dont waste your ford loving fingers tips on this site.
  37. dinodog

    VL WONT START - suggestions???

    go f yr self ford.anytime any place BOY.
  38. dinodog

    Firing on ony 4 or five cyl's

    Well ye not going to beleave this but when i got all leads and plugs replaced and still had the problem i got to taken the top cover off the motor just to see if the fuel rail was ok and check eveything thats there but there was all this paper and rags and stuff in and under the intake, like a...
  39. dinodog

    Plug gap and firing order

    :driving: Can someone tell me the plug gap and firing order of the 1994 VR SS 5.0cc motor as i keep getting told the gap is 1.0mm then someone else says 1.5mm witch one is it???:thumbsup:
  40. dinodog

    Service reset

    :bow: :bow: Can someone please tell me how to reset the "service warning" coming up on the dash, i have serviced car but need to reset the display on my dash.can anyone help with this.. cheers
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