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weird the dex cool I have says its premixed

Can I just blead the air out by running it with cap off and slowly topping it up there? Thats what the mechanic did with my VZ that I had? I think its the radiator cap, its a common problem, they probably replaced the radiator for nothing, I bet thats it....

Cooant zero in the reservoir tank and no change of temp gauge?

if it was a head gasket wouldnt there be some other issues like overheating, white smoke etc?

Hey, that looks cool thanks might grab it. We tried to do as much due diligance as we could it has full service history and its pretty clean overall, the kid lost his licence and they live in a rich area and I spoke to dad and everything, everything looks pretty non scammy to be honest. The...

I got the one premixed 50% concentrate 50% demineralised water

Hi, So my son bought a vf sv6, (under 160k km) we will fill the coolant up in the reservoir and it will just use it up within a few days to a week. No coollant on the garage floor, no overheating, the engine bay is clean as anything. it always stays exactly on same spot on temp gauge. We...

Thanks guys I called up the previous service mechanics and they use red on commodores so I just put some dex cool in it.

Probably should have replaced the D bushes for sure how the hell do you take em off and on the right side I can’t even see the bush it’s covered, they are bolted on top instead of underneath (like Ford). It wasn’t clunking before we changed the link pins we tightened that bolt as hard as we...

Which bushes do you mean, the old ones attached to the body?

So the roadworthy guy said to replace the front sway links but now (because they are so stiff I suppose ) it’s clunking at low speeds a bit. So you guys think new inner sway bar bushes would fix it? The parts were bought from rep on I double checked they were for the vf v6. They did appear to...

Cheers it did the job now I have a clunk though!

So the roadworthy guy said both front sway bar links need to be replaced for one that has a tiny crack in the boot and the other one half a crack, but anyway, we bought the parts. But when we jack up the front right of car, its very hard to remove the link after the nuts have been taken off...

So the coolant overflow reservoir at the front is dry but the car is not overheating etc but I cant tell the colour of coolant in the vehicle. I am going to use the GM specified Dex Cool after some research but I dont want to dump this in it to top up as the last service might have used green...

What possible problems now this lights come on? Would it come on if transmission needs servicing for example? Will any mechanic be able to fix it or quote or better to take to a tranny place or Holden place? thanks guys

If I was to buy a ve commodore what ones to avoid due to timing chain issues? I just read a comment that said 2007 they fixed the issue, so if I was to search 2008 onward, would that be safe enough? I’m talking about the v6 as well I notice v8 ss models have jumped up to fifty percent in price...

Hi guys, My car is stationery in my garage, job is above my skill level, mostly the jacking up and taking out and putting back the fuel tank, so I need to get someone to do it. What would be a ok price for someone to do it do you guys think if I supply the fuel pump?

OH REALLY? it has issues accelerating up hills so I thought I might have been onto something with the 4k revs

so having problems with my vz, if I am in neutral it won't go past 4k revs, what do you guys think it could be? Injectors, sensors, maf?

Haha Ive watched all his vids, I was gonna do it myself but read on here some nightmare stories if clips breaking and having to replace the whole fuel line, chickened out! Need to get it done though, problem getting worse.

Thanks I bought a fuel filter but haven't installed it as I read about the nightmare issues some have and have to replace the whole fuel line but I need to do this asap.

Hi guys I'm pretty sure the fuel pump and/or fuel filter is the culprit for my car staggering under load (up hills etc) I sourced a fuel pump on eBay new and asked the seller if it would fit and he said should fit. Doesn't inspire confidence. It's 175 bucks. And says in description it fits is...

Thanks, when the car is in neutral seems to be fine, today was stripuggling to do 80kmh like something holding the car back.

hi guys, I have a vz sv6. Starting to get some minor tranny issues, when overtaking sometimes makes a unusual noise hard to explain, I guess slipping noise. Also having a slight odd smell inside car after accelerating. Car staggers somewhat going 80 and 100 and uphill. Once or twice I have put...

I know it's ridiculous but they are proper scanners that the larger youtubers review and say work well checkout on eBay search ob2 scanner, they are full on scanners. But I've read conflicting reports on what works for a 05 vz. It hasn't been serviced for a while I changed oil and stuff...

The scanners are only 20 bucks but I need some maf cleaner anyway so I might try them out thanks.

Hey guys, my car driving me mental beeping to service it, tried resetting it but obviously its a code that needs to be checked. I have searched online but havent got conclusive results regarding what obd2 scanner to use, or even if you can use one? I just want to get one of these cheap ones...

Hi guys, don't have the cash to upgrade the ride at the moment, so want to keep my vz sv6 running for a while longer. I changed the oil myself and oil filter, air filter. I replaced coolant, seems to not be losing any coolant, runs hot like all commodores, but I'm stop worrying about that as...

It sits at second notch after I've been driving for about ten minutes. Should the car smell hot at the grill after you've been driving?, the temp today after a 20 minute drive coolant was 92 I think, then I sat in my car for ten minutes in garage engine off to see what it would do it slowly went...

So the coolant reservoir wasn't cracked, bought new one for nothing. However the old one was nearly full of coolant, like two litres plus. So could this have been the reason for it getting warmer? I've topped coolant up to the correct mark, driven it for an hour or so I can't tell if it's any...

Thanks guys, so no timing chain issues with a Ve series 1/2 v8 ss? And are they ok on gas? I have injected gas in my vz sv6 and it's pretty much same power as on petrol.

was going to get a Ve ss or Ve sv6 for next car, how do I avoid timing chain issues, are there certain models or years, Ve series 2? do the hsv's have same timing chain issues? Putting me off seeing a lot of classified mention issues with the cars for sale. Thanks guys, I could move to the...

Just an update I changed the oil, but there is a crack in coolant reservoir, so when the car gets warm it can't use the coolant reserve properly, I bought a new one, just need to put it in, I'll have to use the neighbours ramps, looks a bitch to get to the screws. Can't seem to find a tutorial...

How did yours react with the non genuine cap? I'll do it didnt feel that hard when I felt it. But driving 45 minutes on a warm day yesterday and coming home and the temp was 99, thermo fans didnt even cut in, seemed to feel pretty good, must be cooling the thing surely? Also going to change the...

yeh the tridant one seems to have fixed the problem but if there was a holden one there I guess I would have grabbed it.

cap seemed to have done the job, didnt get over 98 degrees driving over 40km with a pretty warm day 25 degrees, the level under pressure cap is higher then it was before with other cap as well, near to top actually.

yeh im not doing that ha, I;ll change the oil, bleed it and see what happens I guess, cars probably stuffed

new cap didnt do anything. Worked out how to turn on diganostics, gos from 60 to 70 to 90 pretty fast, takes a long time to cool down, still doesnt go over two and a bit notches on the dial. The fan isnt kicking in, when is that supposed to kick in? Could it be air in the system, could a top...

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