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    Tips for vt rear main seal job at home?

    Thanks for your detailed reply.
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    Tips for vt rear main seal job at home?

    Thanks for your reply. I've been told the plate holding the rear seal has to be lined up perfectly etc or it may leak. Are special tools needed or is it just a matter of cleaning surfaces properly and lining up bolt holes properly? Are aftermarket seals/plate suitable? Is 1 person able to remove...
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    Tips for vt rear main seal job at home?

    Thanks for your reply, what's the transmission pump seal? Is it something that can only be accessed with the trans out? Is it expensive?
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    Tips for vt rear main seal job at home?

    Hi everyone. I have a 98 vt wagon. It just passed 500k so if anyone says ecotecs are crap then they're very wrong. I got a quote from a mechanic to change the rear crankshaft seal (or main seal, whatever you call it) and the whole plate too but it's too much for me. So I'm looking for tips on...
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    Air conditioner compressor/pump?

    Thanks for your reply. I appreciate it. As long as i don.t turn on the a.c am i ok to drive around?
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    Air conditioner compressor/pump?

    Hi everyone. Fitting a replacement air conditioner compressor/pump to my vt. The mechanic told me not to roll it over as oil would come out. I rolled it a little to check but none came out. Is there a way to check the oil level in it and if it needs some what's the procedure to get it right...
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    03 vy where to now?

    Nothing yet besides ringing holden who said they had no software upgrades or recalls for anything on an 03 vy
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    03 vy where to now?

    Hi every 1. I have an 03 Ecotec Berlina on gas. I've just fitted a rebuilt gas converter which the mechanic said he put much time into to make sure it was perfect and I knew right hand O2 sensor. He has tuned it and said there is no reason why I should smell gas yet I still can. It's when I back...
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    O2 sensor troubleshooting

    Hi everyone. I think that by installing a new rhs o2 sensor on my 03 ecotec berlina that it wont have solved my problem even though i've been told to do it by someone with a scanner. My gregories manual for my vt has some great troubleshooting ideas one can try at the ecu and other places etc to...
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    Vy accelerator cable adjustment.

    WOT= Without throttle?
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    Vy accelerator cable adjustment.

    I I think i could feel it a little through the pedal. It did have a fair bit of play, could that affect any performance in the car that you know of? Gus.
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    Vy accelerator cable adjustment.

    Ok. Thanks for your reply. I might adjust it a little.
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    Vy accelerator cable adjustment.

    Hi peeps. Just wondering if there should be any slack in the accelrator cable when it's resting against the stop? It's an ecotec for what it might be worth. I just would like to know if there should be any slack at all or a little bit when it's resting against the stopper, right now it seems...
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    Tips for o2 sensor change.

    Thanks for your reply. Yeah i got that brand sensor. Any tips for disconnecting the clip? It looks like a bugger. Gus.
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    Tips for o2 sensor change.

    Awesome thanks.
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    Tips for o2 sensor change.

    Hi everyone. Does anyone have any tips to make changing the right side o2 sensor on a vy ecotec? Any tips will be appreciated. Gus.
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    Brake problem

    Thanks for that idea. It never occured to me
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    Brake problem

    I undid the hard line where it joins the rubber hose that goes to the caliper on the disk shield. Even there we had to start the car to allow the pedal to be pushed to the floor. Thanks again.
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    Brake problem

    Thanks again for your reply. I think it's the hard line.
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    Brake problem

    I put it back together, bled it the best i could and will have a brake guy look at it.
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    Brake problem

    Sorry i forgot to hit reply withbmy comment above.
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    Brake problem

    Hi again. I just undid the hard line and my wife couldn.t push the brake pedal very far before it stopped without the car running. With the car running she could push the pedal down all the way but it just seemed like nowhere near enough oil came out. I think maybe the hard line is blocked...
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    Brake problem

    Thanks for your reply. When you say undo the hose at those 2 points, would it be an idea to push the pedal a little at the first spot you said to undo to help the oil come out to check? Does what I asked make sense? The pads were quite low when i changed them. Maybe some **** built up in the...
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    Brake problem

    Dot 4
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    Brake problem

    Thanks for your reply rambunctions. I'm doing them with a tube into a bucket and yeah i did them in the order you said. I.m undoing the bleeder and having my wife push down the pedal. I then do up the bleeder and she releases the pedal. We had to have the car running for my wife to be able to...
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    Brake problem

    Hi. I've got an 03 ecotec berlina. Did the brake pads a few weeks ago. Bleeding this morning. When trying to do the back right there was very little oil coming out compared to the back left. I took out the bleeder and blew it out. It was clear. I had the hand brake put off too after trying with...
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    Still smelling gas. Desperate for ideas.

    Can i ask what makes this rich exhaust condition happen?, if that's what it is. Gus.
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    Still smelling gas. Desperate for ideas.

    Thanks for your reply rambunctious. I have sprayed soapy water in places i thought safe to do so with car running before, so not everywhere. I notice it the most when backing off the accelerator. I haven.t been able to smell gas in the engine bay before. Thanks for trying to help. Gus.
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    Still smelling gas. Desperate for ideas.

    Ok thank you. The a.c works so it must be lpg.
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    Still smelling gas. Desperate for ideas.

    Thanks again Fu Manchu. Any ideas on how the car could expell unburnt gas after it'd been tuned correctly? Also, it could be worth mentioning we don't smell any gas when the a.c is on when the car's running on petrol. Any advice is greatly appreciated, Gus.
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    Still smelling gas. Desperate for ideas.

    Thanks DavesSV6Tonner for your reply. I'll keep that in mind too. You made me remember a hot day a long time ago when i walked past the car in the garage thinking i could smell a tiny bit of gas.
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    Still smelling gas. Desperate for ideas.

    Thanks for your reply Fu Manchu. Can you elaborate at all on what a rich exhaust means? What is the HVAC box? Might there be anything else that might happen to indicate a prob in this area?, the box you spoke of that is. For what it might be worth (i'm no superstar) we never smell gassiness on...
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    Still smelling gas. Desperate for ideas.

    Hi again. My wife has an 03 ecotec berlina sedan with a poliauto non injected gas setup. I took it for a gas tune the other day amongst other things and he said it was rich so tuned accordingly. He went over it with his gas sniffer and found no leaks. He speculated that the gas i could smell was...
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    New key?

    Ahh yep sorry mate. Mixed you up with another member. I do remember you trying to help. The main issue i had from then was the abs module.
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    New key?

    Must be geelong locksmiths. Found them on mercer st with google.
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    New key?

    Ahh cool thanks. Good to know there's a guy on mercer st too. Where do you live?
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    New key?

    Thanks for all your replies.
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