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    VZ 05 Calais - current leak - electric seats HELP

    Amazing coincidence thread mate. I have just returned from my mechanic with the exact same problem. My VYII is drawing 1.8 and when we trouble shooted we got it down to the drivers seat. It too has drained my battery to which I got a new one and now it is getting drained too, so I have removed...
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    Blaupunkt 6 CD Stacker! "CD ERROR MECH"

    Mine used to do it all the time, after trying the fuses and then disconnecting the battery and then trying the eject all thing by holding down the eject button I really cracked it and tried to force another cd into it. The cd then nudged the one that was stuck in there (I assume in the mouth of...
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    VY Indicator

    also check the rear and side indicator and make sure they are fully functional, the whole side will flash faster if one of the bulbs is gone on the whole side
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    Climate Control Vacuum Probs VY Calais

    Mines the same, havent got around to changing the valves and stuff either, Ive learnt to live with it too but I will eventually get onto it. But the local Holden dealer told me it was a normal design issue to help stop power drop or something where as my mechanic said thats incorrect and they...
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    boot stuck closed - help needed (I'm not inside)

    As per above, the actuator rod will be broken, its like coathanger wire bend into a rod about 3 inches, it will be obvious once you take the boot liner off, I actually replaced mine with coathanger wire as it was stronger, just model it exactly on the broken one, mine was broken at the end where...
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    timing chain

    yep, ive asked my mechanic a number of times and he assures me the timing chain on my VYII v6 isn't really a item that needs changing or maintainance. The timing belt on the other hand in my other 4cyl car needs changing every 90-100,000ks.
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    tyres for VYII Calais 225/50/17" ... recommendations?

    I got your exact rims on the VYII Calais, we got the Bridgestone ER300 and they have been pretty good. Low road noise, pretty good in the wet and pretty good wear too. I just made sure I got a premium on car balance and full wheel alignment every 10-15000kms, they havent scrubbed the inside out...
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    Transmission Leaks

    My VYII Calais had a similar problem. Went in for a few drops of trans oil leaking out, was told it was from the bell housing and some seal needed to be replaced which required the transmission to basically be dropped from the car. Was also told apparantly there is some pump componant in there...
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    Installing a new head unit

    Yeah you can do it yourself easily, I am useless with this sort of stuff but I bought the $55 dollar fascia kit to convert to single din, got a real nice sony headunit with all the features and clipped the wires in easy, and then if you wanna sell it its a 5 sec job to get it back to factory...
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    Holden S SERIES 2 04 vy front lights never turn on / right side broken

    if they are the park lights they should be real simple and cheap to replace, and I reckon if you take the car to a good auto elec they should be able to sort out the constant wired lights for you, my neighbour got his done for only about $50.
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    Question re Check Engine icon and Trac Off

    Ive read on here that the fuel gauges are not as accurate as we think and they can be a little misleading, maybe it stalled through a starve of fuel just conveniently when the power steering was loaded as well in the car park (mine shudders and the idle can mess up a bit) then panicked and threw...
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    Holden S SERIES 2 04 vy front lights never turn on / right side broken

    sounds like either it has a dash mat which is over the sensor which turns the auto lights off and they wont, or in the case of a neighbour he bought a ex govt car which had the lights modified to be on all the time, the one that doesnt work just sounds like the parking bulb is blown as the low...
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    Climate control unit losing vacuum ?

    can anyone tell me where the engine check valve, vacumn tank and vacumn valve are in the VYII, everyone tells me that there is a black valve in the engine bay between the engine and the firewall but I can't find it, sorry to be a pain.
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    VY II calais electrical issue

    sounds like battery or alternator, there was a post on here a while ago about random alarms and warning chimes and ghostly moving seats. My car has done it twice now, both times before the battery was about to go and failed 2 days later.
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    WK; somethings draining my battery. Need advise please.

    check there is nothing jammed under the power seats and its constantly on the go, if you feel the silver capacitor thing in the fuse box and its really hot then it could be that?
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    VY11 Calais mystery.

    Yeah, I had a similar thing with my VYII Calais, when the battery is low its like it prioritises the electrics and then some random stuff will happen like the sunroof etc, with mine it was the seat position was different everyday then 2 days later....flat battery. Definately get a new battery...
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    my vy commodore has conked out...and won't restart..help i need to pick the kids up..

    put a few litres of good fuel in it, those sensors and levels aren't totally trustworthy all the time, it really might be empty?
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    Car to purchase

    same engine, should be the same note (and price), unless its the VZ alloytech?, dunno much about them though. I am biased, do have a VYII, only gripe is I woulda loved the v8 or at least the charged 6 but you dont get that choice. Make sure you get a mechanically good one, RACV checked etc if...
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    Car to purchase

    i'd say calais, they are just better and series 2 already has basic sideskirts and front lip etc, so then lowering, rims and debadging with dark tint and they look very smooth for not much effort, if the budget stretches then a VZ will give you the alloytech 190kw V6 which should be legal...
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    Climate control issues in VY Calais

    Yep, mine has the exact same problem, has always done it. The 'dealer" said it was a design thing, but there is a few other posts on here that say otherwise, there is a few things it could be apparantly, I have tried 2 of them and now only have the "actuator" to replace up in the dash, cant be...
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    More BCM Problems?

    Interesting ideas here, My VYII Calais was doing the same thing with the flattening battery and it was the same as farlig's mate who had a dicky electric seat and it was constantly trying to adjust hence draining the battery, the way I knew this is when I checked the fuses internal the seat...
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    Can't play CD's

    Any luck.....in the end I got rid of it and got a sony bluetooth mp3 unit which is much better, it used to do it all the time.....mine used to say CD Error and then return to the radio, the forcing another one in the mouth trick used to like reset it or something and it would just spit them all...
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    Can't play CD's

    I used to have varying problems like this with my 6 stacker blaupunkt. Try this: 1) Remove the radio fuse and leave for 5 minutes, then re try 2) Or try removing the battery again for 5 minutes or so, should have the same effect 3) when mine used to jam i would try the eject all disc trick...
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    Boot Wont Open. Aberrantly valet Locked.

    I had the same problem, when I pressed the boot release on the remote the noise worked (i.e the actuator) but the wire was broken and wouldn't release. Then when I pulled the rip cord (the yellow) it opened fine, so I just made another wire out of a coathanger and its been fine since. Its a bit...
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    what wire harness will i need

    nah mate should be easy, there is some posts on here about it but you just need the ISO male plug which will plug straight in, but I had a Calais and i had to snip the loop that the ISO plug had made for the power aerial to get it to work properly and also the acc and constant power red and...
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    Apparant common VY transmission issue

    yeah jacko84 thats what he was getting at, he said the reco shouldnt be necessary as the current fluid whilst leaking is in good nick with no krud in it, he also stated that he wouldnt want the front seal to blow out while driving either, it is our family car so I need it to be trustworthy for a...
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    Apparant common VY transmission issue

    Thanks for your quick replies guys, I do trust this mechanic as he is a brother of a good friend and I have known him for a while. He had it 3 weeks ago and degreased it then and said watch the levels of the fluid and he will have a good look next time I drop it in, which I did tonight and he...
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    Heres how 2 remove jammed cd's from Blaupunkt sterio.

    The other thing that worked when the fuse removal thing didn't work was trying to put another cd in and it would "dislodge" the jammed one from basically the mouth of the cd player then it would eject the jammed one properly
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    Apparant common VY transmission issue

    Hi all, thanks for your time, I have had some nice bright red drops dripping onto my garage floor for about a month now, at a recent service I asked my mechanic (not a dealer and someone I trust) about finding it and hopefully it was just a power steering pump etc. He said it was coming from...
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    Have you sorted your problem with the HU cutting out yet. I just installed mine this wkend and...

    Have you sorted your problem with the HU cutting out yet. I just installed mine this wkend and used the aerpro loom with the universal Male plug, plugged straight in ok but had the same problem. Powered up fine but then when I turned the ignition off the power was fully cut to the HU. When I...
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    Aerpro FP9046

    Mine was ok I have just put mine in and I have the Aerpro FP9046 the new one, not the FP9045 which I think is very the same but the new one is easier to snap in and install I think. I also have a Sony head unit but its a MEX-BT7500 which would be quite similar to your BT2500 I would imagine...
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    power steering stiff?

    Hey guys I posted a thread on this a little while ago, I've got a VYII Calais with exactly the same feel, it's not real bad but its just not quite right either, I thought I was going mad and also a little pedantic as when I drove the car after driving my other (Mazda) I was thinking there is...
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    Both power seats not working

    Just for interest, the auto elec said the drivers seat switch (with the memory settings and stuff) had a fault in it and was constantly on hence draining the battery and shorting the circuit breaker so he just dismantled it and blew the dust etc out of it, it now works fine and no more shorting out.
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    Both power seats not working

    i stuffed around with mine last night and it turns out the fuses (silver circuit breakers were really hot!!!!) all the time so i assume there is a constant drain somewhere in that circuit god knows what from, it then drained my battery overnight so the car wouldnt start. Then someone told me (...
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    Both power seats not working

    Guys, I read a similar post about a WH caprice with a similar problem but this is a bit different. Just today the power seats have stopped working in my VYII Calais, both seats have stopped, not just the drivers. To add to it the power mirrors are also not working. Sounds like a simple fuse...
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    rear door wont unlock???

    yeah massive, and like everyone on here has said when you then go to lock the car cause sometimes it stays unlocked the "alarm warning" things goes off, nice and embarassing.
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    rear door wont unlock???

    Yeah have to agree with cpbait. My brother had a (WH? 2004) caprice which had the same rear passenger door trouble, it was jamming on lock and unlock then stopped altogether. Turns out it was the (actuator?) which controls that particular lock, about $300 fitted, but if you got the door trim off...
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    Heres how 2 remove jammed cd's from Blaupunkt sterio.

    My VY calais has the 6 stack BP CD player and did the same not long ago, I really got the sours up and turned it off and went inside for a while, when I came out I pressed and held Eject for 3 seconds and it switched to eject all and they all came out one at a time. My wife then informed me that...
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    Speed sensitive power steering- Not the shuddering

    Hey, Sorry if this is repeated but I have tried looking for it. I have a VYII Calais which has "stiffening" power steering, it's still o.k but not "power" as it should be and compared to my other cars. My Mechanic (not a dealer, as I was very disappointed with their previous fixing attempts...
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    Vy Air Conditioning

    Guys, I have been reading this thread and I'm a little confused. I have a VYII Calais that is doing all of the above. On heavy acceleration load it sometimes will flick from cabin to screen setting and it feels like it "dumps" full air on the screen for a few seconds then when i ease off the...
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