motor swap

We have a 96 VS Commodore that a motor swap was done on and now the auto trans won’t go into 4th gear plus the engine light is on. Has this happened to anyone else or do you have an idea of what it could be.

Before everyone jumps to tell me "Don't do it, It's cheaper to buy a full VZ SS blah blah blah" I know. I know it's cheaper, but my VZ SS Ute was written off the other day (Smashed in the entire rear end courtesy of rain and a telegraph pole...) I am curious as to how hard it is to just throw...

Ok so what I want to know, I need a new ecotec to go into a vu ute and I'd like to know can I put one out of an older model commodore like a vs or something and whatever I get a motor out of what would need to be done if it comes out of an auto as I have a 5 speed manual, is it just the spigot...

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone has thrown a commy V6 into an X-trail or something similar? Mine shat itself recently and i thought, hey why not throw a commy 6 in it... as an X-trail engine is gonna cost me my kidney. Any info or suggestions would be appreciated. cheers, Kolby

I had a vt sedan that was amazing on petrol for a 12 hour trip it would cost $140...i ended up buying a vt wagon with a stuffed motor so i did a motor swap. the motor out of the sedan into the wagon with the wagons preformance chip and it ran bad of fuel, so we put the sedans standard chip into...

I had a vt sedan that was amazing on petrol for a 12 hour trip it would cost $140...i ended up buying a vt wagon with a stuffed motor so i did a motor swap. the motor out of the sedan into the wagon with the wagons preformance chip and it ran bad of fuel, so we put the sedans standard chip into...

I had a vt sedan that was amazing on petrol for a 12 hour trip it would cost $140...i ended up buying a vt wagon with a stuffed motor so i did a motor swap. the motor out of the sedan into the wagon with the wagons preformance chip and it ran bad of fuel, so we put the sedans standard chip into...

Im not sure if I'm in the right section but anyway. I am currently on my L's and I'm driving a 1994 Holden VR Calais. The car is currently a V6 stock as a rock. I was reading today and with the new P plate laws i will be able to drive the v8 version of this car. My question is when the time...

Hey there i have recently swapped my vt ls1 for a vu ute ls1, now my my vt stalls after half a second everytime after ignition. What could be causing this? ive been told the computers are interchangable as far as im aware the wireing is complete New motor + Boltons old trans, old...

hey there i have recently swapped over my ls1 as it developed a knock, and now it wont start, not even try kicking over =*[ i labelled everything, undid electrical connectors, pulled out the trans with the motor. *note, the 2 plugs going into the trans gear selector were put in...