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    My Ford Focus ST = the new daily

    Glad you sorted it out and it was a relatively simple fix though I must say that changing batteries on some cars requires programming which takes it out of the simple fix ideology :oops: In a lot of ways I prefer older dumbarse cars because they match up more with us dumbarse diy owners ...
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    Magnum 224

    Weatherby's Varmintmaster .224 Magnum is loud when fired :p:p:p but I suspect yo7 want to discus cams or best of the last Utes :oops: I’ll see myself out :p
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    Installed LED lights, now throwing codes

    Not if I had a GTS as I’d be the only driver :p:p:p (and having a cool bum on that hot dash for fish and chips would be more useful to me than coping with the occasional mechanic moving my seat during a service :p:p:p)
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    Fuel injectors

    I call bullshite on Holden’s self fulfilling view of Australian Consumer Law. Remember that’s the same Holden that had to agree to an ACCC court enforceable undertaking to not misrepresent ACL and better train their staff and dealers on how to handle ACL claims. Guess once the enforcement...
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    The Random Thread

    Raise you this and this
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    Installed LED lights, now throwing codes

    I’m sure those living in our alpine region also like the seat warmers but it’s a no brainer to have included seat coolers as the preferred option for a larger group of individuals who hate enduring oppressive summers and dislike sweaty bums :oops: Really if I had a choice, and I didn’t as far...
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    Installed LED lights, now throwing codes

    Fixed it for you… Parts of the VE were rather good considering its price point. But the headlights were piss poor and I’m sure there was scope for improvement. The halogen reflector assemblies were stuck in the 70 design mindset and even the halogen project headlights are rather poor Y...
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    Self levelling

    Not familiar with self levelling on WH but if it’s the common air bladder around rear shocks with airlines to air tank and compressor with height sensor on rear arm and module handling control functions, I’d look for an air leak somewhere…
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    The Random Thread

    Sober workers looking forward to their Friday night drinks :p Better than drunk workers recovering from a hard weekend of drinking during their Monday shift :oops: ( jokes aside I thought the arrow on the fuel gauge was standard across all vehicles makes and pointed to the side where the fuel...
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    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Have patented widget made in China for a cost of $1. Do local market research and determine idiots will pay $1000 for said widget. Be shocked at how much tax you’d pay on such high margins so restructure your business. Sell patent to your subsidiary registered in Cayman Island. Develop a...
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    SpaceX Starship Launch (Attempt) #3

    if the comment was directed at me, I clarified my last post with some bold additions. I wasn’t implying they should have added tiles all around as it’s not needed, just that they had roll issues (maybe added to by faulty partially open door?). Basically if SapceX wanted the vehicle to...
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    Air con problem

    IIR, that’s not 100% correct as the high and low pressure side will stabilise to equal pressures if left alone. At that point the low pressure side can be checked and at a given ambient temperature and gas it does indicate whether the correct gas volume is within the system. The extra provided...
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    SpaceX Starship Launch (Attempt) #3

    Ah they were playing the old statistical game of life and death for us land dwellers :p If they didn’t want it to come down in one piece and preferred to have it burn up in the atmosphere, they’d not have put protective tiles all over it to help with its vaporisation :rolleyes: But I'm sure...
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    Air con problem

    As a general comment, If the ac system is fully charged, then the high (over) pressure and low (under) pressure sensors won’t see problems so will allow the compressor to kick in if it’s commanded to do so by the ac control (hvac?) module. Basically, ac pressure switches are used to protect the...
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    SpaceX Starship Launch (Attempt) #3

    Seems the rapid unscheduled disassembly of the worlds biggest spacecraft was a success :cool: Enjoyed watching the launch live but it was a pity to see what looked like a large amount of tile loss and then vehicle roll control problems during reentry. So not surprised the craft disintegrated @...
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    Why not to use cheap eBay parts.

    That's partly true about newer Holdens but it becomes more true as they get older :( Really, I was speaking more generally where relatively new cars still get customer support and parts availability via the manufacturers dealer network. I still think it's best to get good fault diagnosis...
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    Why not to use cheap eBay parts.

    I like such videos :cool: Guess the lesson is that a good diagnosis and the correct (overprised?) OEM parts can be more cost effective than using cheap aftermarket parts via a parts cannon repair strategy. Such is especially the case if/once things go pear shapped and then having to find some...
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    The Random Thread

    Good that you haven’t noticed all those adds for adult diapers :p:p:p
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    Engine balance question...

    I’ve understood that engine balancing was something done in engines of old because the manufacturing tolerances were a lot rougher back in the day. For example differences in piston e weights would be a big measurable difference. In comparison, modern engine components are much more accurate...
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    JC Political Thread - For all things political Part 2

    You do know that Trump lost his first systemic fraud case on summery judgements due to his own companies records showing that he was involved in systemic fraud. That fraud was indefensible in court based on the facts of the case, facts supported by his own company records showing his assets...
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    My HSV Clubsport

    Yeah that’s what I suspected but Paul’s is the best position to actually check that all bolts are installed and torqued correctly By looking through the bottom access hole, and making a paint mark to define a start point, rotating the crank one full turn allows you to count the number of...
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    My HSV Clubsport

    The following video shows installing TC bolts with the bottom plate removed (if that’s what it’s called). In the video they install more than 3 bolts so may be there are more than 3 so don’t hold me to that number.
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    Video of the day Thread - read the rules before posting

    Game footage surely :p:p:p
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    My HSV Clubsport

    Removing the starter gives you the ability to check that the bolts which attach the torque converter to the flex plate are nice and tight :p There should be 3 bolts holding the TC to the flex plate and I believe they are torqued to 50nm (but don’t take my word for it). And if one or more bolts...
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    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    Yeah I get that aspect of it but. I’m more inclined to buy a cheaper slightly car with more shake down kms where problems could have been discovered and resolved than some car which has sat unused in a garage and has no worthwhile warranty* * not sure how warranty is structured on such cars...
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    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    If they delete the rear seats, it’d be done on a pseudo performance model where you’ll get less gear within but you’ll pay handsomely for less :rolleyes: Porches are the masters at such de-featuring but it tends to be accompanied with a very steep price increase for these limited edition...
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    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/holden/commodore/motorsport-edition-badge/vf-series-ii-series/?sort=%7ePrice&offset=0 Yeah, the cheapest Motorsport edition commodore is $56k + orc for a 180,000kms old vehicle, and I’m sure there is room for negotiations. Then MSE’s jump up to $65k + orc for...
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    What next will they try to flog for stupid money ???

    The one I linked doesn’t say v8 but on a cursory look at the pics they looked identical to the pics in the v8 ad he posted. and AIUI, these were dumb clusters so same for i6 and v8? unlike todays programable clusters which are same hardware but different calibrations :rolleyes:
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    New headlights installed but struggling with running light adjusting

    ok it’s more like trying to reach behind a desktop pc to insert a usb2 plug Hopefully OP will clarify a few things about why he didn’t take it back to those that installed the globes :cool:
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    What next will they try to flog for stupid money ???

    And at the bottom of that page, where they show similar ads, Marchello the dreamer from Enfield SA has the same dash and same pictures in another one of his ads. This time he’s selling his cluster for $550 (which still seems high)…...
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    New headlights installed but struggling with running light adjusting

    OK, IIRC H7’s were fist used early 90’s so not quite 1/2 a century yet :p As is, H4’s have 3 offset prongs on its base and thus can only fit one way into the matching hole, which is by design. H7 has a one prong base that also can only fit into the matching hole in one orientation, again it’s...
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    New headlights installed but struggling with running light adjusting

    Halogen bulbs have been the same for 1/2 century, so the installation problem can't be bulb related or projector lense related. In my older cars I never had issues installing halogen bulbs correctly. Back then the car designs considered serviceability issues and thus left space for the average...
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    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Birds aren't too fussy as to colour as they shite on anything, but they seem to have a propensity for shitting on cars that have just been washed :mad:
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    2010 sv6 lsd 3.27 diff oil

    Holdens LSD oil should be ok.. Just make sure you always remove filler plug before removing drain plug. There is nothing worse or as frustrating as draining some component and then not being able to fill it up because the filler plug is stuck (and you can’t get it off)… As for where things...
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    Drain and filler plugs aisin 6 speed manual

    For things like location of filler and drain plugs on gearboxes and diffs that were common between the VE and VF, the later VF workshop manual should be helpful (though it’s not a complete workshop manual)…...
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    The Random Thread

    Yet people at large seem to love these rascals… those same rascal lovers were probably the ones that made death threats against experts like state chief medical officers during Covid (because these experts were in an unenviable position of knowing that a novel virus will overburden hospitals and...
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    VF Random chat thread

    My vaccine was 3G optimised so I’m left feeling that I'm not fully immunised now after the carriers shutdown 3G :mad: Oh the conspiracies :p
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    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    I’d expect the electricity authority could have something to say about homeowners modifying their power lead in line since it’s their property. Having said that, I’ve seen people install closely spaced small zip ties on stuff birds perch on. The length left pointing up on the zip tie depends on...
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    The Random Thread

    One is racist the other is ageist. The are be better ways to insult people than resorting to such racist, sexist or ageist language. And really, why do we hold sports people in such high regards Some of them are stupid as and can only kick, throw, hit or catch a ball. And some of these highly...
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