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I guess I get frustrated when questions are posted, then the OP disappears. Knowing the outcomes and fixes would help other forum users in shortening the fault finding process, myself included, as I may be chasing a similar fault. Working out if it is the transmission or ignition/injectors is...

What are your symptoms? I assume that you have a V8, so have the 6L80E. Most of what I have heard about in regard to VF torque converters is related to the auto on V6s.

The cheap **** OBD2 device I bought from Amazon and used once did exactly that. Flashed up "service power steering" etc etc. Tried to start car - nothing except comms messages on the dash. Removed device, car worked. Luckily my other scan tool (somewhat better device) cleared the multitude of...

A company I worked for installed a hidden switch for the power wire to the fuel pump, in all the company cars. It was wired to/from the cable run under the sill cover. (EL Falcons/Fairmonts). Made it hard for an opportunistic thief. It meant you had to push the hidden switch with one hand whilst...

Asking for a friend - how many pigs for 1 body?

Phew. I thought you were recalling experience.

I've got 2 Blue Faced Herons next to my pool at the moment. They must be finding the lagoon and sea not to their liking.

How about taking some of ours? Got a couple of dams about to spill. Just see it as another gift from the Eastern states. :eek:

Here we go in Sydney again! Rain and more rain. Fark - waiting for the Wakehurst Parkway to close. Surprisingly it's still open. Will be a long trip home.

Well, the car's been to Canberra now and there is the same shuddering when accelerating slighly and occasional miss (?) when acclerating hard, although the engine is happy to rev out. Seems to be getting worse. No DTCs, although my scanner is an Amazon low price special. I'm ready to check the...

I'm guessing corrosion of metal and salt on the paint etc parked near the beach (unless they are washed down often) and little rust in the desert? Although, wouldn't the plastics and rubbers dry out in the Western NSW location? Unless you are religiously coating them with goo.

Just back and forth to the dealer for warranty claims. :eek:

Oops forgot about the surface rust (hopefully that is all you have). Best passivate with rust coverter after cleaning off what rust you can see first e.g. Ranex at Bunnings, but there are plenty of other products on the market. Done the same with mine, since I live near the coast. Then paint...

Dont know how much to do the work in Auckland - I can advise on Sydney though, since I have replaced most of the front suspension bit by bit, as I found wear that didn't fit with my OCD. The ball joints in mine were wriggly. I noticed that good quality bushes/balljoints cost much the same as the...

Yeah - not quite the same as an STI Redline is it? (ask Mr Subaru)

Starting to look like JustChargers....

I have a similar issue on my 2014 SV6, which has just gone over 100k km. Given there are no other responses, I'll add my 0.2 cents worth (inflation adjusted). Doubt that I'm actually helping here, but more in commiseration. It only does it when the car gets warmer, i.e. been driven around Sydney...

Smaller and tighter tracks in NZ without long straights, so the cars couldn't "stretch" out (like at Mt Panorama with relatively huuge Conrod straight). Probably resulting in a shorter diff ratio, since the speeds didn't need to be as high and the cars were lighter. But I was too young so...

(Something something) just helping the sheep over a fence, officer.

This is the new world order of pricing of any asset, service or consumable. And supply is so limited. I don't know where the world is heading - at least I've had my free vaxs.

Thread dig but... I thought the Nulon squeeze pack would be a better idea. No pump and it would be just like rolling up toothpaste - all of the contents would be emptied into the diff. Amirite? Bought 3 packs to do 2 diffs and allowed extra for an OCD flush and my usual oil spillage across...

This made me have a look myself. The prices are still look very high to me by historical standards, for (minimum) 6.5 to up to 10 year old VFs. Some have bigger kms. I reckon they've got a long way $down to go.

Geez Louise - stop drinking the wrong Kool Aid. We all know the vax was implanted to boost all reception.

Hi - is there any update to this issue? Or have you learnt to ignore it?

The clips Holden used for the recall were much more brutal than these. They clip the seat cover down HARD to the frame and I was surprised the pleather on my SSV didn't get cut by them. Guess they knew what they were doing.

I couldn't see the actual plug hole (what is the technical term?) in #2 due to the exhaust manifold position. I had to start the thread once I'd memorised where it was, by sticking my finger in the hole. The rest of them were easy as. Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I cross threaded a...

Just changed the spark plugs on my L77. I don't remember the job being so difficult on my LS1 engines. Or is it just me getting older? Pleased to find there was grease on the plugs, would be exfactory. No difference before/afterthe plugs were change, but were getting very old. Trying to get...

I'll join in. Just changed the sparkplugs on my SV6, 100k km. The old plugs were only very slightly discoloured, much less than cars in the past e.g. the LS1s I have owned. Probably a good sign being so clean. Also noted zero oil anywhere around the coil packs. Doing the L77 next week at 70k km...

Could be the progressive state of NZ?

Oh and make sure you are using good quality batteries. I used ebay ones (maxxel, panosonic etc) for a while and they didn't last long as well as giving an intermittent warning of no key detected. New Energiser batteries from JB Hifi and the problems have gone away.

The state of NZ is even more relaxed. Just (allegedly) pick the right testing station/workshop and these mods will be OK.

Haven't school holidays ended and kids now have classes to attend and homework to do now?

Damn - hasn't been around for 4 years. Wonder if he/they resolved the mount issue?

Maybe that's why this combination was fitted at the Holden plant? Mind you why not stuff a nice car up by playing with a tyre igniting diff ratio and turning the gearbox into a 4 or 5 speed by having 22% more revs at the diff? /s A 3.7 diff, like the manual models, seems slightly smarter to me.

Or seceding (or proceeding, except for Lithium and Nickel).

Then the suction tube was used for refilling the chopper in a water supply dam, I've heard.

Does this look right to you guys? Right side looking way deeper than the left side. Not overly impressed to be honest

Was thinking the same thing. Then I wondered - is there a by-election that I hadn't paid attention to?

Nah - I reckon this stealthiness is on purpose. Surely they can't be that unobservant?

Cars in stealth mode. Dark colours with lights off, probably by manually turning off the auto "lights" on function. Particularly the tunnels around Sydney airport, when my eyes are adjusting to the dim light. Is it a social media trend?