parko89
New Member
Hey lads,
Recently bought a 2005 VZ S ute and have a few little issues with it.
Leak - If I'm driving around and then return home to park in the garage, there is a leak coming from the center of the engine which leaks for about 30mins and then stops. It is only water and I'm guessing it's got something to do with the AirCon. Is this normal?
Horn - Doesn't work... I've taken a look and there is no horn relay in the Fuses and Relays box in the engine bay. I tried testing it with some spare relays I had in the glove box and a relay for something else (which works), but the horn still won't work. It just makes a clicking noise which sounds like it's coming from the relay box. There are also these little white plastic inserts which act as an adapter for the relays which is missing so I tested it with one that worked. Also, when putting a relay into the horn relay slot, it fits but is really loose and doesn't feel like it's in properly. It looks like it's missing the metal thing inside the relay socket which holds the relay in. Here's a pic -
Antenna - I want to be able to stop the antenna motor from working so I can set the antenna at a manual height. I've read on posts here that you need to remove the wheel and the plastics in the wheel arch to access the motor. Is there another way which would be easier? I tried removing the fuse which also works the hazard lights and the hazards stop working but the antenna motor still works. Any other ideas?
Wheels - I bought the car with 20" chrome rims which I really don't like. I've found a guy online that will swap me the wheels and tyres for a set of VE II wheels with new tyres. He has the center hole bored out so it will fit a VZ and the stu pattern is the same. The VE II wheels are only 18x8. Will I have any issues with these like rubbing at full lock?
Sorry for such a large post but I thought I'd keep it to one so I'm not posting everywhere.
Thanks in advance to anyone who may be able to point me in the right direction.
Cheers,
Ben
Recently bought a 2005 VZ S ute and have a few little issues with it.
Leak - If I'm driving around and then return home to park in the garage, there is a leak coming from the center of the engine which leaks for about 30mins and then stops. It is only water and I'm guessing it's got something to do with the AirCon. Is this normal?
Horn - Doesn't work... I've taken a look and there is no horn relay in the Fuses and Relays box in the engine bay. I tried testing it with some spare relays I had in the glove box and a relay for something else (which works), but the horn still won't work. It just makes a clicking noise which sounds like it's coming from the relay box. There are also these little white plastic inserts which act as an adapter for the relays which is missing so I tested it with one that worked. Also, when putting a relay into the horn relay slot, it fits but is really loose and doesn't feel like it's in properly. It looks like it's missing the metal thing inside the relay socket which holds the relay in. Here's a pic -
Antenna - I want to be able to stop the antenna motor from working so I can set the antenna at a manual height. I've read on posts here that you need to remove the wheel and the plastics in the wheel arch to access the motor. Is there another way which would be easier? I tried removing the fuse which also works the hazard lights and the hazards stop working but the antenna motor still works. Any other ideas?
Wheels - I bought the car with 20" chrome rims which I really don't like. I've found a guy online that will swap me the wheels and tyres for a set of VE II wheels with new tyres. He has the center hole bored out so it will fit a VZ and the stu pattern is the same. The VE II wheels are only 18x8. Will I have any issues with these like rubbing at full lock?
Sorry for such a large post but I thought I'd keep it to one so I'm not posting everywhere.
Thanks in advance to anyone who may be able to point me in the right direction.
Cheers,
Ben