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Just a quick observation.......I was travelling towards pakenham on the monash freeway today (aprox 11am) and between wellington Road and Eastlink there was roadworks being performed with lots of relevant signage and a reduced speed limit of 60km/h. Now I dont have any issues per se with...

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You will need to remove the intake pipe from the throttle body, undo the three nuts holding the accelerator cable to the side of the throttle body, using a small flat blade screw driver, place end under the lip of the connector at the end of the accelerator cable and lever off. When you are...

So are you saying that as revs increase in either drive or idle the problem seems to disappear, if that is the case it may also be your harmonic balancer.

Another thing to check is the actual drive gear on the distributor shaft (at the bottom) These are usually made of bakelite in older commodores and plastic in some vh vk's. The distributor gear is known to fail. Three solutions........ 1. Replace with another plastic or bakelite gear (new or...

Well said and very fair from my point of view. As car enthusiasts we need to make sure we comply with the laws (inappropriate as some are) more so than the average road user. It is also unfair to pick on, bully, demean and degrade those that are trying to enforce the laws as best they can. If...

I'm helping my youngest with this as he gets (hopefully) his licence tomorrow. The cheapest I found was AAMI at $1360 for the first year full comp with windscreen insurance and free defensive driving course (doing this gives a 10% discount)

the question is can i still drive the car

I think you would find that by parking there he has broken numerous rules. Parking to close to a single solid white line parking to close to an intersection, vehicle left in a manner as to cause obstruction to other trafic. I could go on

I have pages upon pages of plans for a 4 door family sedan hybrid that would produce 300kw and 600nm torque through all four wheels when required yet produce virtually no emissions out of the exhaust pipe. Combining the hybrid aspect and regen braking the predictions are that the vehicle would...

Also even though you arent in victoria get a hold of rod hadfield as he imports quite a few cars every year for himself and customers and his information would be invaluable

Im running 275/40r17 rears and with a very minor amount of massaging I have managed to fit them in without any scrubbing on the rear including when I have 3 adults on the backseat

when you say fuel was getting to the plugs how did you determine this?

I build pcs for my close friends and the 3 Things you need to know (from my perspective anyway) is what do you want to use it for (ie anything really specific or just general use), how much are you wanting to spend and last but not least what components do you already have.

Nearly severed my wrist on an industrial foam cutting machine, broken tibula and fibula in left leg (along with multiple fractures in ankle), broken my left little finger nine or more times (have lost count), broken radius, broken neck (c5,c6,t1) three bulging discs, compression inbetween l4 and...

There is two different sizes for the oil ring, a 2mm and a 3mm so it is possible that you have the wrong ones https://www.americanautos.com.au/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=aap.control&session=161854929714681&formname=groups&newform=product&option=CR213 I beleive this is what you need Precision...

Not too hard to do yourself (the rears are really easy) the fronts are a bit more difficult and you will require a wheel alignment after it has been done. Most mechanics and tyre shops can do it and my advice would be to start ringing and pit a few against each other until you get a reasonable...

I have a vx series II with ssl all round and kyb excel g shocks and I diddnt need a camber kit.....I also run 275/40r17 tyres on the rear and only had to massage my outer guards a tiny bit........the biggest issue I had was not with scraping on the outside of the tyre but with rubbing on the...

Your welcome, just remember that If you change one or two things on your car (especially the suspension) then the parts you have added may not work effectively with the standard parts around it. This is what I love most about the whole car modifying scene. You learn so much and if done...

I have my running lights (they are not fog lights) set up to come on when i put my park lights on. I used aftermarket lights as I only have an executive model, ran power from the battery to a fuse then to a relay which I placed near the battery, then power from relay to lights and then lights...

dont forget to that just replacing shocks and springs is only part of the equation. I have lowered my vx II all round albeit with king springs (ssl) at each corner so not quite as low (will be going to sssl in the rear soon to get a flatter look) and used kyb excel g shorter stroke shocks...

I'm having the same issue with my vx v6 auto and I've managed to narrow it down to a problem with the rings in number 2 cylinder. Are any of your plugs fouled when you pull out. Do they all look the same or is one completely different?

yeah well after checking the plugs and doing the final tests today i am sure it has to be the ring(s) on number 2 cylinder. The cylinder is not marked at all so I actually suspect that either the ring gaps have lined up (rare but have heard of it) or lucky enough to bust a ring and cause no...

It cam to my attention this morning that in the last few years mercedes benz branded cars have become over represented in statistics for hit and run drivers with three mercedes being involved with this type of incident in the last two years that I found within the .3 seconds i could be bothered...

yeah I know lot of money and I am sure if I shopped around I could have got a cheaper quote but the reality is I pulled both heads off had a captain cook replaced all the gaskets and seals and put the heads back on for $261.00 and that included buying a torque wrench. So for me it was a cheap...

Thanks for the feedback and advice so far guys and yes if it comes to it I will put a second hand engine ($660 with 6 month warranty) in instead of getting this one rebuilt........Progress so far though is swapped coil packs around....still number 2 plug getting fouled up. Last roll of the dice...

ok so today is the big day after all the work and frustration so far I am just waiting on the missus to get back so I can check the plugs and see whats going on..........I'm hoping beyond hope it is a simple thing like a lead or coil pack

Is she overheating whilst there is coolant in her?..........any sign of smoke out the exhaust?.............sounds like it could be a welsh plug. Ive tested welsh plugs before by putting a radiator pressure tester on the radiator.......pump pressure into the system and you should see it...

thanks guys I have a suspicion that it is the fuel injectors.....the fuel pump and filter were changed about 6 months ago as well however I did notice when I pulled the heads off that all the injectors were black on the bottom, cleaned them in solvent and now I get a high pitch wine from around...

have just taken it for a drive after replacing the fouled plug and the pcv hose from throttle body to solenoid........improved but stilll chugging when you push the throttle more than a couple of millimetres at idle.......as the revs increase so can the throttle be pushed down a little further...

sorry for the double post but yes about 6 months ago

This is what I first thought when the problem started initially. I replaced the dfi and coil packs at the same time about 4 months ago. I have just changed my pcv vac line, tightened up all the hoses and swapped the coil p acks around to see if another plug will fail. Will keep u guys updated...

This is what I first thought when the problem started initially. I replaced the dfi and coil packs at the same time about 4 months ago. I have just changed my pcv vac line, tightened up all the hoses and swapped the coil p acks around to see if another plug will fail. Will keep u guys updated...

ok so after many hours and much heartache and what feels like a load of B.S from a mechanic I am still having major issues. The car starts fine though idles a little rough (especially when cold). When driving the car anything more than just light throttle and the car sounds like a chaff...

do you have a sunroof

true true will give it a try. Just resetting computer at the moment and intend to double check the coil packs and leads (even though only replaced 6 months ago). The oil usage has gotten a lot better since changing valve stem seals and plug doesnt seem to be fouling so once checked then its...

Yeah I am able to get a low km ecotec for $660 from the wreckers with a warranty and this may ultimately be what I have to do. We only have the one car so very difficult for it to be out of action for more than 24 hours and once again the car does not constantly blow smoke which I would have...

I am leaning towards the same opinion the only thing that concerns me about this diagnosis is that the car doesnt really blow any smoke. The symptonms again are: slight miss at idle, runs perfectly on very light throttle, car misfires and chugs (as if running on 5 or less cylinders) under any...

I have just replaced two valve stem seals ($2.12+ each) and purchased the rocker bolts from a bolt and fastner joint. The bolts you need are 5/16 unc allen key head 2" long in either 8.8 or 12.9. I chose 12.9 as it was only 30cents more per bolt.

I have had a compression test on the cylinders and number 2 cylinder is reading lower......when oil is p[ut in the cyclinder the compression rises back to nearly normal. I ended up purchasing a valve spring compressor and replaced the two valve stem seals on number 2 and this has made an...