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Drove past their Ipswich store the other day...Closed Down, looks like I got my hopes up for nothing, I thought the whole lot had gone...Oh Well Here's hoping...Cheers

No going back now... the world is full of freaks

There is a tool/lead available on Fleabay for around $70, hook it to your laptop and you can reset youor own fault codes

If it doesnt start, check the fusible links.

Pulling back a gear is fine until you break something or decide you no longer want that feature. Once you have filed the gate away, there is no changing back, without replacing the entire shifter mechanism. I would be opting for the kick down or lifting the lever like normal.

Have given up....bought a new one.

I can only think of one word...sacrilidge. VL's are a good looking functional car as are most models in the range. If you are looking for comfort buy a late model and just drive it, and maybe pick up a VL to rebuild it back to it's glory days look and feel. It is just my opinion but customizing...

Always ensure the stands are placed in an appropriate ans secure location, and that the wheels on the ground are chocked to prevent little accidents. Starting on stands will be fine, is the best way to find drivetrain faults and noises that are not able to be found when the car is not running.

How do you get free tyres for life? is this some kind of incentive program?

Anyone got any suggestions?

What was wrong with the boot spoiler that you needed it gone? The yellowing may need to be polished out with a stronger cutting polish, and if you are not sure how to do it properly, I would advise against playing the trial and error game, as you could easily polish the paint away to the...

I can see how this technology would work...not....remember some years ago, a group of car thieves were reversing sling trucks up the the rear end of cars, slipping J hooks around the diff and taking off with the cars being pulled backwards, the steering locks made it easier for them, because the...

Update... So far we have removed the intake completly, and refitted with all new gaskets and seals, fired it up and the miss was still there. Figured there may be an electrical problem that was still undetected, so tried plugs, coils, DFI module, still the miss was there, hooked up the exhaust...

Good luck with it....let us know the results.

You are forgetting the amount of extra unemployment caused by closing the Aussie Plant, and the onflow effect, from the plant workers, sales, and so on. I would rather see the Govt plough money into keeping the plant here than paying it out in Dole Money. There is of course another...

Would you like some cheese what that whine? That sounds pretty terminal for your gearbox/transmission. It sounds like the output shaft has lost connection to the main drive in the box, either with something having stripped out or just clean snapped, either way, it sounds like an expensive...

Update... Finally my mechanic is back from holidays, so after trying a few more options on the week-end and still no luck, I took it down to him this morning to receive the bad news. The intake manifold gaskets have blown, not what I was wanting to hear and of course the standard warranty has...

For a 19 year old car the K's are sounding a lot better than I first thought, I would still be getting an independant mechanical assessment on the car. His mechanic has a fiduciary responsibility to his client, so he is unlikely to offer up any known problems, whereas an independant mechanic is...

Been a long time since my days at Summernats, maybe it is time to break the drought and headback next year for a little looksee. My daughter and her friends went the year before last with their VL on the car trailer, had an amazing time, bought back lots of pickies, and of course lots of...

I have used Fastway Couriers before with good sucess. I had them move a box of plastics 45cm x 45cm x 50cm weighing around 3 kg and it cost me $8 from Sydney to Brisbane. The only downfall was having to drop it to their depot because I wasnt an account holder.

You dont say how old the Vitara is, if it has hone 320 000 and it is only 5 years old, that is a lot of milage, it it is 10 years old, the milage is still high but a lot more acceptable. In most cases, 15 000 to 20 000 k's per year is the accepted average, but you might want to get a mechanical...

As the title suggest...I am interested in doing a T-Bar conversion on my VS III Ute. Currently it is Column Auto, and I am wondering what is needed, and if anyone else has done this conversion and knows of any pitfalls or things that will be a PITA when doing the job. I have already worked...

I was Lucky...lol. I was with AAMI, what made it worse, I was a contractor for them as well, moving their VALET Cars from Assessing to repairer. Had I known at the time what was about to happen, I would have shopped around and found another policy. I had a small accident a short time later...

I had a similar incident in 2000, my car at the time was a Mazda 626 with an FE 2 litre motor. I had spent quite a lot on tweaking including a full rebuild of the engine, 2 1/2 stainless exhaust throughout, suspension fully rebuilt and re-speced and all electric controls replaced and re-aligned...

How about HVZ 55 That should only cost you the basic $500 ish

Pm received and replied too. Cheers

It does sound like a faulty sender unit, something for the auto electrician I would think.

Bugger...that theory has been blown out the window Good luck with that idea. Out my way they just culled a Mobil and rebuilt it as a 7 Eleven, total refurbish, but they did not touch the tanks. I was under the impression, the tanks were required to be changed every so many years becvause of...

Most car washes will burr up if they catch you changing oil, it is because they are under the control of the Environmental Agencies and required to keep strict control over the amount of oil/grease that goes through their cleaning plant. Even if you are not dumping the oil they will likely fire...

Bunnings at Stafford are generally pretty good, the security and staff are pretty lenient and will generally allow pretty much anything as long as you are not doing any damage, dont make a mess and not disturbing the neighbours. I use their carpark for testing RC Trucks and have had no...

Car has done 150 000 klm's, I am going to let this tank run through and when down to 1/4 tank refill with fresh Hi-Octane Fuel, I didnt want to go overboard with additives I have only had the car 3 weeks so I cant be sure about the fuel prior to that, My first tank was regular unleaded, and...

Years ago I had a VR sedan with the same problem, I used Bear Brand Contact Cement, applied to both items after a good clean with wax and grease remover, allow both parts to dry and then press together for a good bond. Allow several hours with the doors closed to provide adequate pressure for a...

One of my least favorite past-times is loaning things to friends....one of the easiest ways to screw up a perfectly good friendship is to loan or borrow, money, cars and wives.

Hi, Interested in the following items, could you please quote me on postage to Brisbane Post code 4030, and details of how you would like payment. *Back of headlight caps. $10 *Indicator stalk, no cruise control. Perfect working order. $20 *1 set of DFI and coils. All work perfectly. $50...

Update... I located the Fuel Filter, it is mounted on the Drivers Side Chassis just in fron of the rear axle and in line with the bush in the lower control arm, this is near the rear of the tank and the fuel lines exit the tank to the rear. I have run the motho through and taken the car for a...

Bump...I am guessing all the ute owners that have one of these are on holidays? Still Looking

Thanks for the heads up, I will begin the search from the tank area where it leaves it's little confined space. The tank cover in the floor of the ute is still in place, I tried lifting it after removing the 15 odd screws by to no avail, it is stuck there good and proper, and I didnt want to...

I laughed my butt off, Thanks, just cheered up my day.

Grab a multi-meter and check the battery's voltage, you may find that the alternator has dropped a diode or blown out the rectifier, when they do this they go open circuit and drain the battery completely flat in around 6~12 hours. Good Luck with it, I have had a blown rectifier on my second...