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    NEED HELP....Problem with my vx!!

    My ls1 was running crap like that for months, changed the O2 sensors on the exhausts, problem solved it was a different car. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk
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    car wont start at random

    Did you get the starter thing sorted mate? My vt was doing exactly that for ages i couldnt figure it out, jump in turn the key and absolutely nothing, i could hear the starter solenoid click so thought it was ok, but it turned out the starter contacts inside the solenoid were worn out, the...
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    stuck

    its weird as soon as i put trans fluid in its all ok, except its not cos trans fluid is just pouring out when the motors running. i can't be bothered jacking it up and crawling underneath today im over it im going to the pub. Does anyone know though, if you disconnect a battery terminal with...
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    stuck

    blown seal or broken oil line and lost all the fluid, then must be a sensor shutting the bcu/ecu down? i grabbed a litre of fluid from the garage and tipped the lot in fired it up and cruised home didn't miss a beat, but fluid pissin out.
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    stuck

    had some fun with it last night, i just disconnected a battery terminal reconnected it and it all came back to life as normal. so went for a spin and washed it was about to.head home it died again, started it and it died again, every time i put my foot down i could hear a horrible clunk...
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    VT V8 5L direction?

    they giving you grief too? friggin things they can be the worst things to get right
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    stuck

    yeah im about to go try sort it now, no it doesn't do anything its got no electrics whatsoever, but it was fine when i started 10 minutes beforehand, then it just cut out as i was driving,,
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    stuck

    yeah but i knew at the time it wouldn't be 300 but i had a spare ecu thought it was worth a try just to see, i fitted pacemaker 4 into 1's and changed the induction as well, it has a lot more than it did, i dunno i maybe getting 270. gettin 0 right now but.
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    VT V8 5L direction?

    maybe because of the fan? i was just speaking electrically, it does the same thing in either direction. it would just make an ac current with the sine wave inverted or phase shifted half a wavelength which the rectifier would turn into dc the same as in the other direction.
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    stuck

    if it is the ecu i still have the stock one, although im not sure i still have the stock induction hose to put the airflow sensor back
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    stuck

    yep, now either your psychic or you have seen other ebay tuned ecu's do this too?
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    VT V8 5L direction?

    Just a bit of useless info i know you got it sorted now, but an alternator works the same spinning in either direction, it makes an ac current so polarity isn't an issue, the ac is made into dc current by the rectifier diode plate so its the same either way, the only issue is the internal...
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    stuck

    its Just way too hot a day here in Perth today to have something like this happen
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    stuck

    yeah but im pretty sure the battery is fine, id only been driving it 10 minutes when this happened it cranked fine when i started, if the alternator had died i would have got a light on the dash and then as the battery was drained running the ignition system it would have started coughing and...
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    VT Commodore - Oily / Cruddy / Dirty Coolant

    mine looked very much like that and it was trans fluid, often with a hairline crack in the trans fluid gallery in the radiator there will be enough pressure in the trans fluid to force it through the crack into the radiator but not enough pressure in the water to force water into the trans fluid...
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    stuck

    hey anyone seen a series 2 gen 3 VT SS just die suddenly and loose all electrics? it just cut out dead as i went round a corner the dash is dead cant wind up the windows etc it's like it has no battery, checked all fuses and relays all look fine. could it be ecu? its been retuned 300kw maffless...
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    Series II SS Gen 3 sump gasket

    Ok so after spending just under a $1000 getting the rear main seal replaced in my Gen III I've still got oil dripping from the rear of the engine, only a fraction of what it was, but now it seems even more annoying, "almost fixed but not quite" kind of thing, So it's looking like its the sump...
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    Vt2 ss ls1

    My series 2 VT SS. Gen 3 with 170000 on the clock, bought it stock standard 18 months ago and the mods I've done so far are: Pacemaker 4 into 1's. Xforce twin 2.5" exhaust. Modified air intake. High performance mafless tune. Lowered on Lovells. 19"x8.5" Stance rims with 245/35/19...
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    GenIII missing after extractors fitted

    Replaced the O2 sensors with new bosch ones, what a difference the car is running sweet now! I suspect the oxy sensors were shot long before I fitted the headers.
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    GenIII missing after extractors fitted

    I'm sending my pcm off to get reflashed with a mafless tune tomorrow just waiting to hear back from the tuner as to whether the new tune uses the O2 sensor inputs or not, if it doesnt then problem solved, if it does I suppose I'll just have to replace them.
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    GenIII missing after extractors fitted

    Yeah I got my mates scanner and checked the codes, its the O2 sensors alright, low heat on both, suppose they need replacing??
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    GenIII missing after extractors fitted

    The extractors and cats were just fitted (professionally) the other day, the cat back exhaust has been on for ages, yeah have checked the plugs, but the miss isnt contant, it doesnt sound like its missing at low revs or idle, mainly during acceleration, i think, as i said im still getting used...
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    GenIII missing after extractors fitted

    Yeah checked the leads, actually took the coil packs off today to change leaky valve cover gaskets so gave them a good check all seem ok, you never know though maybe even a coil, just found out a bloke I know has a fault code scanner he is dropping it around later tonight hopefully that'll shed...
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    GenIII missing after extractors fitted

    Hi all, Got a problem wondering if its common, I have a VT SS gen 3, I've fitted a twin 2.5 inch Xforce system then 4 into 1 pacemakers with custom made highflow cats, after fitting the extractors and cats I get an engine warning light not always but very often, and in spite of the fact the...
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    Changing the battrty in a VT commodore key - help

    You can solder it but its not easy, they are actually spot welded in originally, to do it you gotta scratch some of the shiny surface off first but even then its difficult to get solder to take, and you have to be real quick if you heat the guts of the battery too much it stuffs it, hold the...
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    Replacing the front left guard?

    I just changed the same guard its easy mate just take the wheel off then take out the liner then reach in the back and undo the power antenna then its a couple of bolts down the back you get to with the passenger door open, two at the rear bottom behind the skirt, a few along the top under the...
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    VT SS Starter

    Ah the old smack it with a mallet trick! Wish i could mate but you cant even see the starter on a gen 3 its tucked under the right hand exhaust manifold and steering rack, with a heat shield over it as well, absolute b#@$^d to get at,,
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    VT Gen 3 intermittent low idle

    Yeah I'm thinking tranny, due to the fact I can actually hear the load come off the engine when I put the trans into neutral, I guess I was wondering if its a known symptom of something (serious or not) that im unfamiliar with, I'll service the trans hopefully that'll help. Cheers.
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    VT SS Starter

    Yeah it has got worse, it used to just happen once in a blue moon but now it happens heaps, pretty sure its not the battery because I just keep turning the key and all of a sudden it just cranks as normal and starts. I've listened under the hood while turning the key when it happens I can hear...
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    VT Gen 3 intermittent low idle

    Sometimes when I pull up to a stop my engine sounds like its about to stall, it almost sounds like when you slow a manual right down with the brakes without pushing the clutch in (but its an auto), if i slip it into neutral the idle pops up to normal. It never actually stalls, and it only does...
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    sludge in the radiator/not on dipstick though

    One other thing it can be, if its an auto, trans fluid, I got a crack in one of the trans coolers in my radiator and all my trans fluid ended up in my cooling system, took me ages to flush it all out, thankfully no water ended up in trans but,,
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    VT SS Starter

    Anyone know anything about VT Gen 3 starter motors? my SS has had this intermittent problem for a year now where every now and then the starter just clicks once when you turn the key but wont turn, after checking everything else I decided to take the starter out, and what a s#$t job that is...
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    Vt ss oil leak

    Power steering i'd say too, mine does the same, although is it an auto? there's a trans fluid line that runs across the bottom of the radiator that connects the two transmission coolers in which are in each radiator tank, could have a crack or a loose fitting there too.
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    [WA] WTB VT Gen 3 Extractors

    DESCRIPTION: Wanted to buy ITEM: VT SS 5.7 Extractors (with or without hi flow cats) LOCATION: WA Perth CONDITION: New or Used DELIVERY/PICK UP INFORMATION: will negotiate PAYMENT OPTIONS: Cash or bank transfer CONTACT DETAILS: PM, reply to this post, 0448995785 OTHER INFO...
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    Gen III aircon belt idler pulley

    Anyone know what tool you use to get the aircon belt idler pulley off on a Gen III, looks like some kind of star drive, and is it right or left hand thread??
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    VT Sunroof

    Aha sweet, cheers for that.
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    LS1 oil seal

    I reckon it works better if ya put it in with fresh oil when you do an oil change, and if yur car is using sht loads of oil use two bottles instead of one, ive seen mixed results over the years from it makin fk all difference (on really rooted engines with fkd oil rings) to massive improvement...
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    LS1 oil seal

    Yeah it does bug me too, but if im gonna drop the trans and/or lift the motor out to do the main seals there's a heap of other things id like to do at the same time (rings and bearings, new gearbox, etc) so I'm putting it off for now, it doesnt leak too much I just have to watch dripping oil on...
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    Belt and pulleys for Gen III

    Sorted, just went and got the lot for $102 at repco
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    VT Sunroof

    Does anyone know of or have a diagram for a wiring mod to allow you to leave the sunroof open with the ignition off? Its kind of annoying sometimes that you cant by default.
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