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I actually read about it from this site http://www.aa1car.com/library/sparkplugs_for_dis.htm and some others. Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2

I had a bit more of a look into it and I found that it may be caused by the engine having a wasted spark type system. I also read I may be able to avoid this added wear on the LHS plugs if u use double platinum plugs but can't seem to find any suitable. Plenty of platinum but not double...

Just yesterday i changed the plugs on my vy v6, they were the bosch platinum hr8dpv, and i noticed that on the plugs that were taken out of cylinders 1, 3 and 5 that the electrode had worn a considerable amount more than plugs from 2, 4 and 6. Im talking around 0.2 to 0.4mm more wear that the...

There should be a few screws on the side and bottom of the trim, one hidden behind the lock which you can get to by popping out the little red plastic cover and sliding it off the rod and another hidden behind the door handle. That should be all of them from memory. as to what the actual fault...

The other day a friend of mine went to go pick up a caravan from down south but ran into a few issues, the car started to overheat. It has a transcooler fitted and has always been serviced by the dealer. Before this overheat it happened once before because who ever worked on the car and...

ive only just gone through one tank with around 1/3 of the tank for slow city driving and the other 2/3 with highway driving. first calculation returned a result of 13.5L/100 but i have read that this should improve over time as the injectors have to wear in, something to do with seating and gas...

have a look into a JTG LPG system, i just had one installed and now is running pretty good. Im averaging around 12-13l/100km city/country driving 30%/70% but have been told that will get better once the injectors wear in. ive read plenty on the net about these systems being installed in ls1's...

15L/100Km sounds about right for a venturi system. back when i had a vp v6 and a vr v6 i was getting around 15-17L/100km with a combination of city and country driving. I did how ever have a big fuel consumption issue when i first bought the vp. Its best economy was only around 21l/100 but the...

Has anyone ever applied thermal paste to the base of their coils and base of the ignition module and if so how much cooler would the coils run? cheers

Just to let everyone know i took the car back to the installer and have had the issues fixed. it appears that the electronic valve on the tank was not opening fully thus causing insufficient lpg flow which caused the stuttering and check engine error. Additionally the engine bay was cleaned up...

Installed one of these a few years back in a mates AU 1 Tonner when he wanted a sub. i connected it to the rear channel from the stock headunit and then ran rca from the converter to a 4 channel amp, bridged two channel for the sub and the other two for the rear speakers. i did try running the...

Here is the foam between the tank and chassis, never seen this before the extra lengths of cable that weren't even zip tied away just shoved into the corners notice the fuel send and receive line looks quite tight with no slack, gonna be tight when i need to get the spark plugs out and...

I agree with nick, since my first car ive pretty much always used penrite, currently using hpr 10w50 in my vy. I bought a 20L drum for around 135 not so long ago as it worked out cheaper than 4 5L bottles but just the other day at I saw a 6L bottle for $39 so would be suitable for a vy with...

Hi all, i finally got a jtg liquid injection system installed on my vy v6 wagon and from all the research i had done i was looking forward to it. What a let down it was, so far. Picked it up today and all looked good, popped the hood to check out the work and first impression was "a bit of a...

i remember when this happened to me. the car had been sitting out the front for a few weeks, hopped in it, started it up, straight into drive and put my foot down. The throttle locked into position and i went screaming down the street. scared the s**t out of me but safely came to a halt. these...

Don't know about the coil overs but if you want some good bushes the nolathane sets are usually quite good but will make the ride alot stiffer but i have seen in some cases they wear out very quickly so make sure you grease them up. have a look on ebay for pricing.

i had the same problem but with the rear right door. The problem ended up being the outside windows seal that runs along the bottom of the window. water was leaking through there into the door and coming out between the steel door itself and the plastic trim. i went ahead and replaced all 4 and...

cheers for your input guys, i also asked some bloke from natrad round the corner and he said to run it from the trans to the cooler then the radiator so the oil has a little heat before it goes back into the trans, said something about it runs better this way cause its a little warmer. also what...

Hi all, im thinking of getting this trans cooler off ebay AUTO TRANSMISSION COOLERS - eBay V8, Performance Parts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 10-Sep-10 08:57:04 AEST) first off, does the trans pump fluid into the bottom of the tank and then out the top on the side of...

I did ask about the vapour systems and they were only around $1000 less so i did my research and alot of people were saying the liquid was worth the extra dosh and better for your valves because its being sprayed as a liquid form (cooler) not as a vapour (hotter) so in a way it would be...

i ended up calling the lpg warehouse and having a chat to a guy there about the tanks and he said that the biggest donut tank for a vy wagon is 50L fillable for the jtg liquid injection but if you were to go a mixer or vapour system i believe a 60L fillable is the max. ive decided to go ahead...

thanks for your input guy's. i got a call from the installer today and he said that i can book it in but im trying to decide on what tank to get, the 50l fillable or the 60l fillable. does anyone know which one will fit in the spare wheel bay without having to modify the floor in the back of the...

Picked up a VY v6 series 2 wagon about a month ago and have noticed that its got the steering shudder at low revs and its idle'n a bit rough. its only done 75000k and the RAA report came back all pretty good with each cylinder within 8% of each other, they said anything under 20% is ok. i also...

Just got a vy wagon series II with 74k on the clock and im looking to get LPG on it but im unsure of what type of system i should get, Mixer, Vapour Injection or Liquid Injection? I will be keeping the car for quite a while so id rather invest in a good system which will give me great economy...

just an update, today i went to repco to get a replacement fuel hose, same one as "woteva" purchased, and gave my girlfriend a call to see if she could try squeeze her hand into the tank and guess what she could plus we found out that the venturi actually pops out of the swirl pot. after we got...

ok so if i do need to get a second hand tank and mine cannot be repaired would i have to get one out of another vr series 1 wagon or would a tank from say a series 2 or even a vs series 1, 2 or 3 work?

i was thinking of that but wouldn't the fuel line in a second hand one be stuffed as well? especially if its the same age as the tank ive got now.

very strange, im having the same issue with mine this same weekend. all i could think of is that the return line may be blocked or possibly your fuel pressure regulator is leaking through the vacuum line and going into the throttle body thus not having any fuel going back to you swirl pot. Also...

started to get the stalls when turning right and the car won't start when parked on the side of the road left hand side lower than the right so hopped on here and it seems like my return fuel line inside the tank has come off. so to clarify it i removed the tank then the pump with the stalk its...

hmm sounds like you've gotten urself into a little bit of a pickle. first off i would take the coils and the dfi module off and make sure there is no water and they are all nice and dry, give em a spray with your air compressor, second unplug your leads and do the same, check for any moisture...

this happened to my brothers vr v6 the other week, he would be sitting at the light waiting for the green then all of a sudden it would start to run a little ruff and then stall. a couple of times i managed to get it going by jiggling the wire going to the crank angle sensor and giving it a few...

Hi all, about a year ago i got a couple of hubs off ebay, brand new, which at the time sounded like a good buy. Just the other day i went to get a wheel balance and got told that the two front hubs were stuffed and needed to be replaced but hang on i just got new ones less than 10,000k ago. so i...

any ideas where i would get some Silicone based synthetic water-proof grease from in adelaide, south side?

pretty much whats in the title, got an adjustable pan hard rod with polyurethane bushes but came with no grease, what type should i use? cheers

i agree with brett jjj, i had the same problem in my vr, soon as you gave it a little bit it would miss and backfire real bad, went through a few air box's and filters too. i borrowed my mates 3 coil packs and fixed the problem straight away. also i noticed that if the cars on gas i had to make...

thanks for the input everyone, all your different views have been great. if i were to go ahead and do the front end what bushes would i need excluding the swaybar link bushes (already done with them with the bent rods and new bushes)? combination or all rubber, i still wouldn't mind a smooth ride

Been doing a bit of research and some people say rubber bushes and others say go nolathane. i want to do all the bushes at the front end of my vr but don't know what to get, rubber, nolathane or a combination. anyone done this and what would you recommend? cheers

well its kinda got a seal but its just a metal plate that would apply pressure to the top of the radiator. the cap is rated at the same pressure but do commodore caps differ?

the other day i bought a new radiator cap because the one i had was a little old and the spring tension was a bit weak. when i went to install it i noticed the new one only had one rubber seal not two like the old one, one for sealing the cooling system and the other just under the shell of the...

im looking to rebuild the top end of the block and have a vp v6 engine laying around. will the top end of that be ok to install on my vr or will it be incompatible?