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  1. Hannah B

    Car running rich/jolts/black smoke/faults on dash after engine swap 2011 holden equipe ve series II

    heres a link to a video of whats happening to my car this is a screenshot from the video but you can't see the black smoke really
  2. Hannah B

    Car running rich/jolts/black smoke/faults on dash after engine swap 2011 holden equipe ve series II

    My dad charged the battery and i think your right because its not coming up with faults on the dash anymore but I think there's somethingg else wrong cause the car keeps stalling straight after you turn it on
  3. Hannah B

    Holden Mechanics in Sydney *reccommendations?*

    I've just swapped my engine and I think there's an ECU problem cause all these faults come up on the dash that aren't faults, even my mechanic said so but he doesn't have the holden stuff, i took it to holden and they wanted to basically get money off me by changing other parts, do you reckon...
  4. Hannah B

    Ve - Vf engine and ecu swap

    I'm trying to understand all this cause I've just gone under an engine swap from VE series II EQUIPE to 2012 OMEGA and my cars been showing up on the dash all these faults that aren't existent and my oxygen sensor wasn't detecting and now it doesn't start and had black smoke coming out of it...
  5. Hannah B

    Car running rich/jolts/black smoke/faults on dash after engine swap 2011 holden equipe ve series II

    Basically I got my engine swapped due to an engine knock, cost about $5k altogether (got a loan from the bank) and i don't have much money left I got the engine from JJ auto parts with 1 year warranty and it's a 2012 omega engine After the swap the car drove fine, turned on fine, EXCEPT engine...
  6. Hannah B

    Putting SV6 engine into Equipe Ve series II 2011 ?

    Would love to get the sv6 but the engine is like $3300 second hand no way! May as well get an engine rebuild with the cost of labour and parts
  7. Hannah B

    Putting SV6 engine into Equipe Ve series II 2011 ?

    Oh!!!!! I get it now Okay so today I found a 2012 omega engine for me at JJ auto parts for $2500 but on 101,000k and 12 months warranty Hope fully all should be good + $1000 labour fee and $500 to change oil, water hoses etc etc
  8. Hannah B

    Putting SV6 engine into Equipe Ve series II 2011 ?

    Hey need some help here, basically i know basics about cars but when it comes to engines i have no idea what i'm talking/reading about. Long story short, my Equipe ve series II 2011 has developed an engine knock and i've got a good mechanic who's been trying to find an engine to swap for me and...
  9. Hannah B

    Engine Swap - Bottom Knock End Ve commodore Equipe 2011

    Yeah I'm not sure how much the cold air intake or the exhaust actually makes it that much more powerful... but in general I guess Commodores are more powerful than the normal car
  10. Hannah B

    Engine Swap - Bottom Knock End Ve commodore Equipe 2011

    I understand, I just don't want to sell it and on the way the buyers drive home and it's broken down because they haven't driven it properly and they comeback to me wanting the money back I was thinking I'd rather sell something in better condition and atleast it'll have a year warranty on the...
  11. Hannah B

    Engine Swap - Bottom Knock End Ve commodore Equipe 2011

    I thought that it's better to get it all modded then buying the mods after myself But I realised with the previous owners it was obvious the cars exterior was more important than the interior
  12. Hannah B

    Engine Swap - Bottom Knock End Ve commodore Equipe 2011

    Yes I completely agree I believe it wasn't looked after at well, when I inspected it I inspected it at night time as the guy was only available after work hours so I had no chance; and when I saw the multiple scratches on the rims and lack of papers in the log book I thought ... no ones being...
  13. Hannah B

    Engine Swap - Bottom Knock End Ve commodore Equipe 2011

    The car is on 162000km and yes I have the log book but there's not much records in it The guy who owned it before put a cold air intake in it and after market exhaust The mechanic said because the engine has more power the owner/s would have thrashed it and it's also using the engine more so...
  14. Hannah B

    Engine Swap - Bottom Knock End Ve commodore Equipe 2011

    Hey thanks guys I ended up getting a second opinion today the other mechanic said it's a bottom end knock and today I could actually hear the knocking sound, I think I will most probably be selling the car as lovely as it is/was while it's still driveable and I'll just resort to a corolla or...
  15. Hannah B

    Engine Swap - Bottom Knock End Ve commodore Equipe 2011

    I'm just posting this for more information about engine swap, Basically, one month ago i bought a VE commodore Equipe 2011 privately from this guy and when i bought it the car was in perfect condition and one month in and we started to hear rattling sounds and the engine was shaking, Took it...
  16. Hannah B

    Engine replacement.

    New engine would be amazing, your starting from 0km !! It's a brand new car haha
  17. Hannah B

    VE commodore 2011 Engine Mount/Bad Fluids?

    Hey thanks for the reply I took it to the mechanic today, turns out the bottom part of my engine not sure what it's called I think the bottom end knock is apparently gone So I need to get an engine replacement but the mechanics not sure yet He said it could be to do with the car running low on...
  18. Hannah B

    loving jesus !

    loving jesus !
  19. Hannah B

    Shark fin solutions!!!

    in all seriousness it just gives like a sharper look to your car rather than the toy car look if you have the long antenna
  20. Hannah B

    Shark fin solutions!!!

    would look better ;D
  21. Hannah B

    VE series II Equipe Auto

    VE series II Equipe Auto
  22. Hannah B

    VE commodore 2011 Engine Mount/Bad Fluids?

    Hi guys I've kind of had a dilemma and (kind of really upset about it) I bought a second hand VE commodore 2011 a couple of months ago and didn't leave enough back up money incase something went wrong.. and just recently about 2 days ago it started to have strange rattling sounds and the cars...
  23. Hannah B

    Coolant leak?

    Hi guys I have the same problem a few days ago I thought the exhaust smelt a bit off and too strong for my liking and it was blowing off a little bit of smoke that looked like steam And today it just started to heavily leak red coolant But I haven't checked where it's from, would it be the heat...
  24. Hannah B

    Shark fin solutions!!!

    Yeah I think the shark fin adds a sharper look to the car but if you don't really want this bee sting is the way to go !
  25. Hannah B

    Shark fin solutions!!!

    before and after
  26. Hannah B

    Shark fin solutions!!!

    Hey guys if you don't want to pay a huge amount for just an antenna I got one on eBay for $13 a universal one for my 2011 commdoore equipe VE series ll it looks pretty good I thought the previous antenna made my car look like those remote toy cars.. thought an eBay one would be bad but it turned...
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