Ask the EX-Holden Technician

[Doctor Bob]

thanks troy matie...what do you mean by "have you cooked the heads in it".And assuming that i have how much do you reckon it would cost replacing one.Could there be anything else that is causing the car to overheat.Its not like the stato has done heaps of k's its only done 145000ks.
BOB mate any suggestions?

if its overheating it could be a number of things, if you cant work it out you may need to take it to a professional , its very hard to diagnose without seeing it.

Rob

 

[mad.mike08]

VL door locks

hi my vl doors keep trying to lock over and over after installing keyless entry, i riped out keyless stuff and still locking. i just wont to no wre the control unit is or fuse to pull. its a 87 wogon 3L

 

[mad.mike08]

found the problem, water leek make short making door lock. no control unit just to relays in fuse box. fixd by cuting shorted wire and put a wire from door to relay (dont trust old shorted wire). stoped water leek. wasnt my install that did it.:thumbsup:

 

[Astro1234]

how to identify vl gearbox

Hi everybody i have a vl auto been reconditioned previous to me buying the car. i pulled it out and know longer have the car. Can anyone tell me how to identify if this gearbox is a turbo auto or a standard one?????????
the only code i can see on it is 4N71B japan

 

[VRcommondoor]

Hi all. I have a stock VR 3.8 with dual fuel. Recently my fuel pump stopped working. At the same time I was unable to even start with gas. I found the ignition fuse had blown, replaced it and presto, started (on gas). The fuse still blows every time i start the car and the fuel pump is not working. Some one mentioned to me to check the oil pressure switch? Is this necessary? Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.
Cheers

 

[CommodoreMan]

Hey Dr. Bob how you going mate,
Hope you can answer this for me, i drive a VR with the buick engine and theres this wierd tapping/clicking noise coming from under the car close to the engine itself, its hard to pin point but it taps at the same speed as you rev its not loud but you can defiantly hear it.

Thanks for the help...

 

[uNEEk]

hey mate am i able to change the battery in my 99 VT remote key head, mine is getting abit lousy and rarely unlocks the car, but i have also heard talk that they charge themselves in the ignition?? cheers mate

 

[Sabbath']

hey mate am i able to change the battery in my 99 VT remote key head, mine is getting abit lousy and rarely unlocks the car, but i have also heard talk that they charge themselves in the ignition?? cheers mate

No, the battery cannot be replaced.

 

[Doctor Bob]

hey mate am i able to change the battery in my 99 VT remote key head, mine is getting abit lousy and rarely unlocks the car, but i have also heard talk that they charge themselves in the ignition?? cheers mate

no they are not replaceable & no they dont charge
buy a new keyhead

 

[Doctor Bob]

Hi everybody i have a vl auto been reconditioned previous to me buying the car. i pulled it out and know longer have the car. Can anyone tell me how to identify if this gearbox is a turbo auto or a standard one?????????
the only code i can see on it is 4N71B japan

sorry it was too long ago, i cant remember, try asking in the VL section