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Hi guys. My 2008 VE Berlina cuts out randomly as you come to a stop. We've been chasing fault codes and have replaced O2 left bank sensors, park/neutral transmission switch. Still doing it so Holden mechanics advised to replace fuel pump. Problem Returned 2 months later. Do my symptoms sound...

Yes, he's reset the codes many times. The blokes across the road from the Holden dealership came across to scan it with their scan tool today. Between them all they came to the conclusion that the fuel pump might be on the way out. The car was hard to start a few weeks back. Since replacing...

It's a 2008 Berlina. Would I have this access panel??

Mechanic thinks the fuel pump is on the way out. $600 to replace. God, I've spent $700 on O2 sensors and the park neutral switch so far. Devastated.

The bearing was replaced. The springs are FE2s. Did have King Lows but the ride was too harsh. The FE2 springs were fine prior to fitting the King Lows.

Car has cut out twice while driving since replacing the park/neutral switch. Mechanic scanned again. Same error codes. Left bank O2 sensors and park/neutral switch!!! Mechanic looking at the car again tomorrow. Hope he figures it out!!!

The mechanic is certain the bearing was put together properly. When someone's in the car turning the steering wheel from side to side, crouching down looking at the spring you can see the spring juddering across, as if it's being caught on something. What could be holding onto the spring?

Mechanic replaced the bearing. Put everything back together. The creaking when you turn the steering wheel is still there!! The spring kinda jumps when the steering is turned. It's as if the spring is catching on something. He didn't have time to disassemble the strut and I have to go back...

My KHRL46 sat 330mm from centre hub to guard.

I'm going through the same issue. Front left strut. Issue presented itself after putting FE2 springs back in after King Lows. Cursing. My mechanic rekkins he'll take a look at the next service in a week or two. Strange thing is, it's intermittent! One day I'll drive to work and...

180k on mine. Radiator replaced about 20k back. Inlet manifold gasket leaking a tiny amount of oil into the water but I've lived with that for years. Mechanic said there's no rush to replace the gasket. That's it. Nothing else. Still runs super smooth. The VY is such a great model.

Yep! Totally agree! Had to rip out the Lows in my sedan. I felt every bump on the road. Speedbumps had to be taken at 5kph. Got annoying after 1 day!

Stay the hell away from Pedders. They charge an arm and a leg. What exactly do you want to do? Raise the height with new springs in order to maintain roadworthiness?

Technically Lows are illegal. I had Lows in my VY. Sat 340mm front and rear. However the ground clearance was 105mm from the lowest point.

In Victoria, according to VicRoads not only do you have to meet 100mm ground clearance, you also have to maintain 2/3rds of the vehicles original suspension travel. For a VY sedan: 350mm from centre hub to guard - front 355mm from centre hub to guard - rear. King Lows sit lower than...

Well I couldn't handle the bone jarring, breast jiggling ride. FE2s back in the front. King lows in the rear. Sits even, well above the legal ride height. Super smooth ride. No more clanging or rattles. Looked great being so low, but the firm ride got the better of me!

Hi guys, hoping someone can help! A week ago my mechanic replaced both O2 sensors on the left bank. For the last few weeks, on occasions the car was hard to start and his scan generated error codes indicating that there was a problem with O2 sensors, left bank. Therefore, sensors replaced...

I use the MOS2 anti friction additive with every 5000k oil change. I'm not convinced it does anything but I'm looking for longetivity from my ecotec. The yanks on the BITOG forums claim its some kind or miracle. Whatever. It's not that expensive. I'll keep using it. Yes, my oil is grey...

Thanks guys. I found the King Lows dropped the ride height from FE2 by 20mm. I'll look into new struts.

So I've got King Lows (KHRL-47) in the front of the VY V6. Stock front struts. Super firm ride. I feel every bump. Have even lowered tire pressure to 29psi. There's a whole heap of rattling and clanking going on when I drive over a speedbump, extremely slow of course. Everyone says " you...

When I had FE2 springs fitted it sat 365mm front and rear. I tried to drop my ride height to 350mm. I rang King Springs to obtain the right spring codes. Below is my story. King advised I use KHFL47 (low) front and KHFL46 (low) rear to obtain a ride height of 350mm all around. Fitted...

Believe it or not I had a brand new genuine thermostat straight out of a Holden dealership stick. Would get to max temp before opening. Fitted another, no probs.

- Replace air filter. - Replace fuel filter. - Clean throttle body with Nulon foaming air intake cleaner. - Clean the MAF sensor. - Pump your tires up to 40psi to increase rolling resistance. The rough ride would drive you insane. - Take off from lights gently. Never rev above 2000rpm if it...

I average 11.8/100km in suburban/city traffic. Stock V6. As soon as I hit the freeways it drops.

Hey guys. Is anyone running King spring "sport low" KHRL-45HD in the rear of your VY? I've got a set but I'm hearing conflicting stories. I've been told they'll lower my hub to guard from the current FE2 height of 365mm to 340mm, 355mm, and even higher than what I've got now! So, does anyone...

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Ok I shall wait another 5000k's until the next oil change before using this stuff again. I'm really surprised with the improvement in power and will do this at every service.

4 month thread dig here but I didn't wanna start a new thread. I used Nulon Foaming Air Intake cleaner on the weekend before an oil change. I only used a small amount through the throttle body. I cannot believe the positive impact this has had on performance. It has improved idling and power...

I use Valvoline 10w30 every 5000ks in my VY. 6 litres of this stuff is on special at Repco this week for $33 but I'm not due for an oil change for another 3000k's so I'll grab a bottle this weekend in my travels.

I average 11.6. Mostly city traffic. I haven't hit the reset button in 1000 k's so it's a decent overall average indication of fuel usage.

Handbook says 10W30.......not that it makes much difference.

Thanks for the tips guys! Will definitely try them out.

I experienced this issue yesterday. Fill up the tank. Only registers half a tank. Dunno what to do.

Ex Telstra car?

What an awesome car, can't believe no ones snapped this up yet....

King Lows and FE2 are exactly the same height.

Yep, sounds about right. I get the same on the highway in my VY. In standstill bumper to bumper city traffic however, the figure starts to creep up to about 12-13 L/100km.

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Yep, flat battery. Try jump start it to confirm this.