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cool nice, much appreciated. thank you. bye the way, is a dirty throttle body and idle air control valve likely to make the car stall when I chuck on the air-con?

stalling belt doesn't squeal. I cleaned the throttle body as it was really dirty. I don't know what the idle air control valve looks like. does anyone have a photo of it and its location under the hood. I did hear its near the throttle body. thanks.

well this is a strange one but my VT stalls when I turn on the air-con. the car has been running fine and then all of a sudden this happens. the air-con compressor was replaced less than a year ago, so it's in good condition. any advice would be much appreciated. thanks

HI, I have a 1998 VT V6 with red paint. the paint code under the bonnet is F112. I have searched for this paint but can not find it. Does anyone know where I can get this paint as I want to do some touch up work. Mark

HI, I have had my VT V6 sitting around on a slight incline for about 6 months and used it only a few times. I started it the other day and it ran smoothly for about 1 minute then started running rough. Any ideas as to what it might be? I have a thought that maybe it sucked up some sediment from...

I am trying to do the job with an alan key which is a little too small, and found the bolts are really stuck. Does anyone have a good method for getting these things loose? thank you. Mark

Does anyone know what size alan key is needed for the 3 bolts that hold the front wheel bearing assembly on a VT? I tried 10mm (too small), and 12mm (too big). I tried 7/16 imperial and that was too big. thank you Mark

Well, I have started removing the bearings and I am up to the alan key bolts. Does anyone know what size alan key is needed for the bolt? I tried 10mm (too small), and 12mm (too big). I am guessing either 11mm or some imperial size.

Thank you for all your advice. I got some new SKF's for half price at Repco as they were dropping this brand. My car has done 170,000k's and makes a rough noise from the wheel constantly when I am driving. I had been putting it off but sounds like its a pretty straight forward job. Another...

HI, I am about to take on the task of replacing front wheel bearings on my VT. Does anyone have advice on how to do this or a link to step by step instructions? thank you Mark

HI, thank you for that. looks like a pretty good price. much appreciated. Do you know if its a straight forward job to throw the new one in?

Hi, does anyone know where I can get a new reasonably priced air con compressor? I live in Brisbane. I found that my compressor was hanging by one bolt ( I suspect the last time it was regassed that the other bolts were over tightened) I spoke with an air con place and they reckon it would...

Hi, It cranks over slowly, I will check out the battery and starter motor connections. thanks

Thanks for the tips. I forgot to mention I replaced the battery terminals when the problem first started. But I haven't had the battery checked out so I will get that sorted and see how things go. HI mickvandamage, the car almost starts without a fuss when it cools down or from a cold start. Is...

HI, I have a V6 VT which seems to have a delay in starting when I turn the key. There is a bit of a pause then it struggles to turn over. Bit better from a cold start. I find it starts better if I have the air-con turned off. I had the fuel pump replaced and some other thing (in the fuel pump...

Is there a way to test if the solenoid is faulty? Do I need to take the starter motor out to get to the solenoid? Any advise would be much appreciated. Thank you

I read a website that lists all the faults with a VT and they say that one problem with hard starting could be a faulty battery harness. Does anyone know what the battery harness is? Also they suggest that a solenoid on the starter motor might have loose connections which are crimped anc...

Thank you, I will have a look. I have a Haynes manual but the strange thing is that It shows a picture of a starter motor and gives instructions on uninstalling it etc, but does not show where it is located on the car. Thank you Mark

HI, Could someone please let me know the location of the starter motor in a V6 VT? Does anyone have a photo or have really good instructions on where it is? When I start the car there is a bit of delay then the car struggles to turn over. Seems to start better when its warm. I have replaced...

Thank you to you all for your advise. Very much appreciated.

Hi, I know this sounds lame but this is my 1st time changing oil on a commodore. I was wanting to know where the sump plug was. I think I found it but wanted to be sure before undoing it. Is it on the side of the sump (on the passenger side), kind of opposite the oil filter? Thanks Mark

The problem is probably pretty obvious but I wanted to make sure..................When I start the car there is a bit of delay and a feeling that the starter motor is struggling to turn over. Sometimes I turn the key and the starter motor will turn over then pause then it kicks into life again...