Trev1958
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Had an issue with my 2007 VE commodore duel fuel, out of the blue it started to overheat and loose coolant also when it switched to gas it would cut out or start to shudder after reading a lot of posts on here I thought I would look at the basic things first rather than tear the car apart as I have had very little issues with this car.
It started with my car overheating it would loose coolant and shudder when gas came on (factory fitted Duel Fuel), engine warning coming all the time i was worried, what i did was the following, I bought a new radiator cap $25 from local Holden dealer because after a drive the radiator hose was soft i could squeeze it easy as there was no pressure 1st clue. Once i changed it topped up coolant. Still the engine check light came on so I thought I have checked everything fluid levels, spark plugs etc. but it engine warning kept coming on, so i decide I would take the car for a drive anyway to see if the overheating problem had gone away, it ran great no overheating, switched to gas and ran like a treat, so when i got home i though I need to rid of this alarm so I disconnected the earth lead on the battery and left it for 5 min, replaced the lead and alarm gone, took the misses to the shops no issues.
I have had no further issues since, so why would a radiator cap cause so many issues, it effected the gas, overheating, poor running, amazing something so simple can cause so many problems, I have friends who are forklift mechanics and they all said the gas issues are caused through coolant issues either low or lack of pressure and could possibly freeze the gas convertor, so my point check the simple things before you take it to some mechanic or Holden dealer who will charge you a fortune, if your car was ok before and started doing weird **** chances are its something small, not stretched timing chains , not o2 sensors not faulty injectors, the 2nd clue was apart from the overheating the car ran fine on petrol. hope this helps someone.
I'm no mechanic but it just didn't seem to add up the car had always been fine and suddenly developed overheating issues and loosing coolant, then the rest of the problem started all because of a radiator cap which by the way the old one looked fine.
It started with my car overheating it would loose coolant and shudder when gas came on (factory fitted Duel Fuel), engine warning coming all the time i was worried, what i did was the following, I bought a new radiator cap $25 from local Holden dealer because after a drive the radiator hose was soft i could squeeze it easy as there was no pressure 1st clue. Once i changed it topped up coolant. Still the engine check light came on so I thought I have checked everything fluid levels, spark plugs etc. but it engine warning kept coming on, so i decide I would take the car for a drive anyway to see if the overheating problem had gone away, it ran great no overheating, switched to gas and ran like a treat, so when i got home i though I need to rid of this alarm so I disconnected the earth lead on the battery and left it for 5 min, replaced the lead and alarm gone, took the misses to the shops no issues.
I have had no further issues since, so why would a radiator cap cause so many issues, it effected the gas, overheating, poor running, amazing something so simple can cause so many problems, I have friends who are forklift mechanics and they all said the gas issues are caused through coolant issues either low or lack of pressure and could possibly freeze the gas convertor, so my point check the simple things before you take it to some mechanic or Holden dealer who will charge you a fortune, if your car was ok before and started doing weird **** chances are its something small, not stretched timing chains , not o2 sensors not faulty injectors, the 2nd clue was apart from the overheating the car ran fine on petrol. hope this helps someone.
I'm no mechanic but it just didn't seem to add up the car had always been fine and suddenly developed overheating issues and loosing coolant, then the rest of the problem started all because of a radiator cap which by the way the old one looked fine.
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