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  1. daniel VR

    help!!! what is this noise?

    thanks mate il check that out. its at its loudest between those speeds, mainly when slowing down. Can anyone else help me or have any suggestions.....
  2. daniel VR

    help!!! what is this noise?

    hey guys, i hope you can help me out with this one! my vr in the last week has been making a clicking/clacking sound, it seems to be coming from the engine bay. it happens while driving between 40kmh and 60kmh. Anything below or above the noise dies away. Also it only happens when the engine has...
  3. daniel VR

    plz help coolant problem

    I had a look around the welsh plugs but i couldnt see a leak. il take a look again. Are the welsh plugs situated on one side of the motor only, or are they on both sides.
  4. daniel VR

    plz help coolant problem

    hi guys, recently my car has been loosing alot of coolant from the reserve tank and when i checked it out today and i started the car, coolant was pissing out from under the motor(NO WHERE NEAR THE FRONT RADIATOR, WATER PUMP OR HOSES.) it seems to be leaking down from the right side of the...
  5. daniel VR

    Speedo transducer???

    hi guys!!! Just wondering if anyone has had a leaking Speedo transducer? If so, how much to buy a new one? Cheers.....
  6. daniel VR

    power steering

    hey guys, for a while now iv been toping up my powersteering fluid cos it just keeps leaking from somewhere, more like everywhere. From the front near the oil sump and from the rear of the motor where the rack is. Can someone please tell me what the price of a new rack will cost? Cheers
  7. daniel VR

    auto trans leak!

    hi guys! Yesterday after parking my car infront of my mates place, i notaced trans fluid leaking a far bit from where it looks like the front of the sump. This morning i poped my head under there with a socket set and the front few nuts of the sump were a little loose!!! I got my trans...
  8. daniel VR

    head lights!

    thanks mate! any one else know?????????????
  9. daniel VR

    head lights!

    Hi guys, just a quick questions. A mate of mine gave me a pair of Halogen H4 12v 90/100W. Are these suitable for my vr? Or are the watts to high? cheers.
  10. daniel VR

    fuel pump questions

    the weird thing is, i never run it under 1/4. and it still makes that stupid annoying noise. i just dont wana get stuck on the road again!!!
  11. daniel VR

    fuel pump questions

    thanks for that info. do you guys think i should change it cos its still under warrenty and just say its to noisy. Or should i just stick it out and wait for it to **** itself?
  12. daniel VR

    fuel pump questions

    hi guys!!! I just want to ask whether any of you guys get that real anoiying noise from the fuel pump? and if it means its on the way out? Iv been through 2 pumps in the last 2 years is that normal? hope you can help cheers Daniel...
  13. daniel VR

    plz help

    hi guys, im going to change my thermostat this weekend, i was wanting to know the correct procedure on bleeding the air out of the cooling sysem afterwards.... Do i let the car run with the cap off then top it up, close it and open the bleeder nipple? or other way around? and when do i just...
  14. daniel VR

    what type?

    hey guys!!!! Im in need of getting some bushes changed on the front suspension of my VR. I want to know what is better. normal rubber bushes or that nurathane stuff. I have heard mixed opinions from other people. what do you think??????
  15. daniel VR

    what to do?

    hey guys, yesterday i decided id change and take my car for a service to a different mechanic. He told me that my radiator needs attention because it has some corosion on 1 side, the coolent looks to strong and it could start to leak! the funny thing is that my radiator was changed 6 months a...
  16. daniel VR

    brakes

    oh ok well i am getting a rough idle if thats got to do with anything.
  17. daniel VR

    brakes

    hi guys the other night i was sitting at a set of lights and i was just pumping the brakes a few times and as i was doing that the revs would climb up and wen id stop they would drop down to a point where it wanted to stall. iv tried it a few times in the last few days and it still does it. is...
  18. daniel VR

    Wacky steering!!!

    hey mate mine does that too! iv got a Vr and a while ago the suspension joint told me a need new sway bar links... i haven't bothered fixing it yet, im only guessing but it might be them. ;)
  19. daniel VR

    Engine temp

    hey garfa, i just remembered the brand of the thermostat! im almost 100% sure its a "Dayco". it was a bout $15. do you know if that brand runs at the same operating temp?
  20. daniel VR

    Engine temp

    yeah attaboy. its located where the top radiator hose goes into the engine. there is a housing with two nuts, undo them and its just sitting in there! sorry got no pic.
  21. daniel VR

    Engine temp

    thanks garfa for your help, il give it a go! the thermostat i put in was an aftermarket one. do they open at the same temp as say a holden 1? or do they vary when you buy different brands? do you have a good brand or type in mind? as for the fan, thats a really good idea about the mannual...
  22. daniel VR

    fuel consumption?

    yeah my VR gets 12lt per 100km.
  23. daniel VR

    Engine temp

    hey garfa thanks for the reply! the radiator is only 12 months old and i changed the thermostat 2 months ago. and yesterday i changed the radiator cap. its just weird that it was fine for the first two weeks after installing the new thermostat then it just got worse. its frustrating :b: if i...
  24. daniel VR

    Engine temp

    ok then maybe im being a little paranoid. thanks for your help guys!!! :thumbsup:
  25. daniel VR

    Strange noise

    maybe your tensioner pulley?
  26. daniel VR

    Engine temp

    i changed my thermostat only a month ago! unless its a dud or just a **** brand i wouldn't think its the thermostat. its takes proberbly 5 min to warm up.soon as i stop it shoots off from the 1/4 mark. for eg. i was at hungry jacks drive through and from the start of the drive through to the...
  27. daniel VR

    Engine temp

    hey guess just a quick 1 on engine temp. my vr temp is great when driving (sits on 1/4) but soon as i stop it just shoots up so quick to just over half then the fan kicks in. the thing im worried about is the rapid increase in temperature! soon as i slow down or in traffic the fan comes on...
  28. daniel VR

    Flushing Engine Coolant?

    :) lol... true that vt29c1, i wouldn't like that to happen!!!
  29. daniel VR

    base idle

    wow!!! thats some great information!!! thanks!!! the thing is iv cleaned the throttle body and iac valve like you said. the idle was great for a 5 days or so then it went back to a rough idle that would miss every so often. i just dont know what else it could be? could it be the stop screw out...
  30. daniel VR

    Flushing Engine Coolant?

    hey guys stupid question. how does it **** up the engine?
  31. daniel VR

    base idle

    is it the throttle stop screw? im looking at a diagram and thats all i can see.
  32. daniel VR

    VS "Normal" Temperature Range

    i changed my coolant sensor and now the fan will kick in on half and wont allow it to go over...
  33. daniel VR

    base idle

    sorry im a bit confused about the "plastic cover from the idle screw"!!! i know there is the conection to the iac valve and the valve itself, but i dont know about the idle screw and plastic cover......
  34. daniel VR

    base idle

    sweet il give it a go, but sorry whats the plastic cover from the idle screw?
  35. daniel VR

    radiator hose

    hi guys, just a quick question iv tryed bleeding the cooling system for any air using the the bleeder nipple on the top of the engine. but evey time i do it, the bottom hose that runs from radiator to the engine sucks in, and stays a funny flat shape???? why does it do that? or what am i doing...
  36. daniel VR

    Stalling when changing gears

    how you doing mate! i cleaned my throttle body and iac (idle air control) valve and so far so good.
  37. daniel VR

    base idle

    is there anyway to reset the base idle? without taking it to the mechanics?
  38. daniel VR

    cleaning throttle body

    how do you clean them? what with and how? i do have the gregories book il give it a read
  39. daniel VR

    vp ticking at low revs

    how you doing vn88!!! i have a vr and i get a tapping sound coming from the back of the motor near the firewall but towards the bottom of the motor. i just dont no where it is coming from..... :b:
  40. daniel VR

    cleaning throttle body

    ok well il look into that 1! how much does it cost to do the proper injector clean????
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