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hey guys, for about 12 months after my stato was converted I had a massive backfire problem. tried everything then I finally read on these forums that the plugs are best gapped at 0.8mm which is a fairly big change from the 1.3m that i had the plugs on at the time. anyway my ecotec stato hasn't...

hahahaha. Thats so funny, my stato was previously owned by a very big boy and is on a slant that is even noticable when you're sitting in it. feel a little bit silly now because it was only the other week that I was in the back seat kicking the sh!t out of the drivers seat trying to get the...

and thats why i wouldn't by a brand new car unless it was a ferrari. The after sale service especially from holden is absolutely sickening. seriously for $40k and up I think any noise that isn't produced bu the running engine is simply unacceptable and turning customers away with their strange...

hey dunno if im too late to render any assistance but by the sounds of your problem it sounds like ur TPS(Throttle Position Sensor) might be cactus. My VS did a TPS and had the same symptoms as you're describing. Don't bother going out and getting another TPS for it like I did because it needs...

Hey guys, this thread got me thinking about the shocks in my stato. They are KYB's and feel like they're made of stone. Me being pretty inexperienced with suspension I was wondering if that might mean that the shocks are worn or are they just crap?

don't quote me on this but I have been told by a mate that when the electronicly controlled trannys came out, Holden tried to flog a story to the customers that these magical new designed transmissions are infact maintenance free. I suppose therefore come 150,000km's the tranny is cactus and...

don't quote me on this but I have been told by a mate that when the electronicly controlled trannys came out, Holden tried to flog a story to the customers that these magical new designed transmissions are infact maintenance free. I suppose therefore come 150,000km's the tranny is cactus and...

I wouldn't be worried about the fan turning on half way up the guage. I have a VS and the thermo fan never kicks in until half way unless I have the air-con on which then it goes almost all the time. it seems to keep it at half way too so i'm not worried about it.

great post on understanding forced induction mate!!!! It's funny really how everyone including my dog knows what a turbo/supercharger is, ofcourse it's a little thing that bolts onto your smaller engine and magicly makes it go like a big one but only a handfull of those people have an actual...

gday guys. I have a set of pirelli P600's on my stato. Well I have spun off the road once, going around a tight bend up a hill as the car kicked down gear the ass end whiped straight out was able to control that one and keep from going into the gutter. both events were in the wet so when I...

Just a quick question. my vs stato v6 doesn't want to start sometimes when it's hot. I do feel like it doesn't have as much grunt on take-off than when I got it 10 months ago. anyway it is throwing up a code 47(No 18X reference signal from ignition module) and also a code 46(No reference from...

A couple of weeks after I bought my statesman I had the 10 stacker going and decided to put my pioneer cd player in there due to better sound. anyway I've lost 10 of my fav cd's(all legit copys ofcourse:whistling) now because the stacker needs the eurovox to power it unfortunantly.

gday. This might seem a little dumb at this stage but have you checked every fuse and relay in the car. even the ones under the dash. also those 2 little relays under the bonnet for the fuel pump might be shot too. But then again I'm no expert and can't explain why they would blow just from...

well I have a 1995 vs series 1 v6 statesman. It has just clocked 391,000km's on the clock. I admit I have a couple of teething problems with it now and then mainly with sensors. a couple of things have been replaced like: shocks all round, diff, CV shafts, rebuilt gearbox & transmission...

I think the engine managment system in the vz seems to be a little bit rushed and unfinished myself, same as the fly-by-wire throttle. apparently they have fixed it with the ve commodore but all I know is that the 5sp sv6 that I drove seemed to have next to no low down torque and only started...

wow thats pretty convenient. They have a distributor about 2 suburbs away from where I live. I might give him a call tomoz. Thanks bradcad:thumbsup:

apparently there is a little vacuum unit behind the stereo part of the dash that controlls the air flow direction on the auto climate control. If thats stuffed or has a vacuum leak it will change from face to feet or window when the engine is under high load. was told a new part is about $160...

Just curious but I have noticed that the vr/vs lexcen has the same shape corner light as the statesman. Is it possible that they might have the same fenders?

Hi. Just today I was having a look at my IAC after pulling it off the throttlebody. I started moving the pin in and out to see if it was seized then it came straight out. I put it back in then got my mate to turn the ignition on so as to see if it still worked then the little pin thing shot...

hey guys, I use to have a VR Calais that used to have that exact same problem. I know that the engine light is there for a reason but I did just leave it, turned out to be the o2 sensor whch it also known as the oxygen sensor. Anyway I did just leave it and the problem ended up out lasting the...

hey guys, I have recently had my vs statesman v6 converted and I can safely say that it has been nothing but trouble. It is a mixer carb set up and has been back to the shop about 8 times in the past few weeks for re tuning. I have done the leads and plugs then re done the plugs using a 1.3mm...

gday. I get a similar problem in my series 1 vs statesman v6. comed up with code 57. if I fiddle around with the realays for a while then 9 times out of 10 it'll start. the car was perfect until I got it converted to gas. strange though

I know this has nothing to do with the commodore but when i worked for a ford dealership I learned that all you do to re program those remotes is turn the ignition on, push and hold the rear demister button on the dash for 10sec then hold the unlock button on the remote for 10sec then you're all...

gday. I have a Series 1 vs statesman and since yesterday it has been real strange. when I go to start it when it has been sitting for a couple of hours it starts ok same as when I go to start it immediately after I turn it off but if I leave it off for a couple of mins to an hour it won't start...

hi guys good thread. I have a vs statesman that did that a while back. still haven't pulled off the trim to have a look yet. worried me when it happened because i leave my car at the train station all day when i go to work, only noticed the problem when i was walking back to the car and noticed...

Hey I just gave holden a call. They quoted me $210 for the auto climate control resistor. ****ing hell!!! I hope the thing's made outta solid gold:whistling thinking I might go to the wreckers or something. My aircon works still but only if I set it manualy to 3(max).

hey guys on this climate control subject. I was just driving home today and my climate control just packed it in. after a little bit of fiddling with the buttons i have worked out that if i use aircon in manual mode the fan will only work on level 3. all the other levels are dead. any help on...

hello The diff is IRS by the way non lsd. decided on taking my chances with a 2nd handy. Just wondering if the VX IRS diff would be interchangable with the vs commodore(statesman)?

yeah i think i might go back to my 1st idea with changing the diff all together. a lot of people have said that it isn't too hard. by the way i did think it was the wheel bearings at first but then i thought it couldn't be because although the whine is always there (possibly from being almost...

Hi I have a 95 vs statesman and the drive shaft diff seal is stuffed and i think most of the diff oil has run out. I got a price at repco on the seal and it costs $7.95 so I really want to replace it myself if it's that price. the diff is whining like a wounded dog and I'm not 100% sure if...

hello. Just wanna say that the 1 wheel spin in your commo is 100% normal and you will find that the only standard commodores that will rip up both wheels are ones with the LSD fitted.

Thanks for that. wasn't too sure about it but i was heading in that direction with the X because when i run the a/c it simply blasts freezing air the whole time even when i have it set to 22 degrees so i'm thinking internal air temp sensor. Thanks heaps for the help.

Hi guys I have a 95 vs statesman that makes that exact problem in the driver side rear door. Dont have a clue what it could be but i wound it down this arvo and the ****'ing thing got stuck about 3 quarters of the way up. no noise when i repeatedly pressed the button hoping it would do...

Hi I got a vs statesman about 7 months ago and ever since i have owned it there has been a little X in a black box on the climate control screen but now it sometimes flashes on and off every now and then. The heater is also very ineffective on face mode on any temp setting below H but when you...

ok well the springs aren't lowered but I checked them out and they dont look like too much trouble. Thanks again for the advice, it's put my mind at ease thats for sure.

Awsome. Thought I was in for a fun time with special tools and all that crap but the way you put it there seems a lot more straight foward. The book said something about renewing the exhaust support brackets or something. Thought that was a little bit full on. hope I don't go snaping anything...

Hi I own a vs statesman and have had plenty of diff whine ever since I bought it 7 months ago. Within the last couple of weeks it has turned to chronic diff whine so I look under the car and find that the diff has a nice big oil leak just behind where the drive shaft connects. I assumed it has...

Hey i have the exact same problem with my vs statesman. pulled into the driveway once and it started happening and kept going for about 15sec after i turned the engine off. unno what causes it but i will find out as much as i can. tell e if u ind any info.

have no idea mate but I have a VS Statesman that does the exact same thing. thought it was in the aircon but wasn't sure. atleast i know now. happened to me once when i pulled into the driveway and it kept going for about 15sec after i turned the car off. hehe. Good luck with it. i'll find...

Anyone here know the paint code for the lower colour on an alaskan white vr calais? any help will be much appreciated thanx