Search results

Im pretty certain the centre driveshaft bearing/rubber in my SS wagon is worn, but thought I'd just double check with you guys on here. There has been a slight vibration at speeds above 120km/h so I decided to have a look at the centre bearing. It has quite a lot of movement when I pry the...

Here’s a little trick I did which made my wiper blades work like new again. I just slid out the rubber blade, then reinserted it the other way around. Works amazing now. Previously it wasn’t wiping in the centre section. Good temporary fix anyway.

As a temporary fix I put some thumbtacks along the very front edge (near windscreen). Found tacks a similar colour to the lining and you don’t even see them that far forward. Adhesive won’t work as the foam will all be falling apart behind the lining.

According to the King Springs catalogue, if you wanted to evenly lower a V8 Wagon the front KHFL-150SL is usually paired with the KHRL-152HD rears, which lowers the car by around 20+mm lower than FE2. Called “lowered” by King Springs. But since you have KHRL-152SSLHD rear “Ultra Low” they...

Ok a bit of a thread dig sorry... I’m in the same boat as the OP here. There seems to be contradicting advice here. It’s stated that to lower a wagon evenly you need to lower the rear more than the front, since they sit arse up from factory. BUT people fit SL in the rear and SSL in the...

Have seen VY rims advertised as fitting VE, but generally come with wheel spacers 8mm or so. I’m guessing wheel offset is different VY to VE also?

So just a check engine light? But does it also not start? Or does it have issues starting? I have a mate who is getting intermittent starting issues, like it’s starved of fuel but eventually starts. We’re fhinking fuel pump. Was yours like this at all?

Is it coming from the fan when set to the window demist setting? Maybe foam seal from the vents?

Yep that’s it! I just checked and I had them in right way round. I must have realised at the time there were inner and outer but just totally forgot. For anyone else concerned they may have installed them wrong way round, you can easily look through your rim at the caliper and pad and see two...

Hmm ok I’ll have to check this too then. I’m sure when replacing them I would have checked if there was inner and outer but now I’m second guessing myself. What are the differences and which pad goes inner and which goes outer?

I could be wrong, but from memory I thought front pads were the same inner and outer on the VE?

Same thing has happened to me. My rotors had a very light skim machined off but not a proper full machine because the machinist didn’t want to take them undersized. I’d rather he didn’t machine them all, but he did and he charged me (reduced rate) so I fit them and it has just a very slight...

I occasionally hear this noise also. What a jerk Captain Commodore is.

Where are you located and who did the tune?

Does anyone with the dodgy racks have a picture of how they secure to the roof? I have Holden racks and they seem quite solid to me like theyd not come off too easily.

My 08' VE SS is approaching the 200,000km mark and I was thinking at 200k to give it a bit of a birthday and replace some servicable items. So apart from engine and transmission oils and filters, What are some parts I should change? Or what are some out of the ordinary checks I should carry...

Speedometer should always be zero when filling up. Odometer on the other hand... But no need to take note, just reset the odometer trip meter. For those that don’t know, if you hold down the scroll wheel to reset the trip meter, it won’t also reset everything else and will just reset the...

Thanks, but I’ve already now purchased this kit, will see how it goes! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F231668447730

I’m looking to replace my plugs and leads soon on my 08 VE L98. Currently it has NGK Iridium IZTR5B11 and red leads with heat shields. Looking on eBay, I can buy genuine plug and lead kits which include AC Delco Iridium plugs. Is this the best way to go? Any difference at all between Ac...

Blocked fuel filter? Though I’d assume that’d throw up low fuel pressure codes.

The 20 technical posts part is difficult. No posts in this section count I believe.

Ok i have to ask, if a tune gives performance, driveability and fuel economy, what is the compromise? Surely you must give something up. Is reliability reduced? If not, why are these things not already ‘tuned’ from factory for optimum power and fuel economy? Since doing it from factory would...

I’d tell you you’re missing at least 1 litre. And still not smile at you at traffic lights.

Had my tailgate randomly unlatch a few times and as said it was moisture in the switch. I dried mine out and sealed it up but it leaked in again months later. I ended up putting a push button in its place instead of replacing the switch. A bit of a crude fix, but it’s solid now and unlikely...

V6 drivers probably look friendlier, because I feel in general women have friendlier faces than men.

When I installed a dash cam to the rear window of my wagon, it lasted about 2 days before I couldn't deal with the poor radio quality. Having the rear camera cables coming close to the aerial is what killed the reception for me.

Have you done it, or is that just super generic advice?

Did you just buy the car? Or have you owned it a while and it’s only just recently made the smell?

I have a few camaro pans, deep wide mouth filters, gaskets and new filler plugs. PM me for details!

Lowered the seat down and the noise is all gone, thanks!! Didn’t realise it wasn’t all the way down already, wife must have adjusted it.

I have a couple of minor issues in my VE I’d like to see if you experts out there have simple fixes for! I don’t notice these issues when I’m alone in the car because the stereo is always up, but when I have passengers in the car I always receive feedback that: 1) My drivers seat is squeaky...

For those interested, standard VE SS pan on left, B&M in the middle, and Camaro on the right. If anyone is interested in a Camaro pan, plus wide mouth filter and gaskets feel free to contact me for a forum member discount. Also, I have a barely used, as new, B&M pan. Better suited to a car...

No that’s quite normal to have no metal bash plates on normal road cars! It’s possible you’re missing the plastic air dam underneath the front though?

Mine had a similar knock noise to what you are describing when it was at standard height. Best I could isolate it to was the left rear spring. The way I was able to check this easiest was with the rear up on car ramps, then I had a 1m length of 50x50 RHS which I fitted in place of the towball...

This is the B&M next to the stock SS Pan. the B&M has no taper at all

Well I have a Camaro pan on the way. Actually... I have 3 on the way. I plan to sell off the other 2 pans (with filters and gaskets) to recoup some costs. I’ll sell them cheap, but enough to make it worthwhile for me. And certainly much cheaper than locally available options. I’ll also...

Unfortunately I am already having second thoughts. This thing seems to just sit way too low, I'm worried a decent hump in the road or a driveway is going to take it out. Think I may have to go the stock Camaro pan after all. At its lowest point its roughly 85mm from the ground, on a stock SS...

Fitted up the B&M pan today, all went reasonably smoothly. Cost a total of $568.23, Thats: $384.95 For the B&M Pan $36.55 for the deeper wide mouth filter with rubber gasket $146.73 For 3 x 4L bottles of AC Delco Dexron VI from Holden The only very minor issues I had were that it was a little...

Finally went ahead and ordered the B&M trans pan. Will see how it goes!

The thing that gets me is “up to 70kw”. So even if it’s a 5kw gain, technically saying ‘up to 70kw’ is a correct statement. I’d prefer to read “minimum 50kw gain over stock”. Or 40kw. Or even 30kw. Seems a bit optimistic to think an exhaust, intake and tune gives you 10-20kw more than an SS