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DJPilot
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Hi all, I have recently become an owner of my first commodore (exec 11/95 VS auto, 218K km, ABS) and I have a few questions that I hope I can get some advise on. First though, I have already spend many hours viewing many threads on this fantastic forum, and I look forward to spending many more hours (possibly hundreds!) in the future.
I have a few problems.
1. Brought the car about 2 weeks ago in Brisbane, and driving home (over the Gap) at 10PM on a very cool night (bout 15deg) the auto started slipping coming up the range then the car started getting very hot (the gauge got to about 3/4 before I pulled over) and let it idle for a few minutes until it cooled down a bit. I flushed the radiator on the weekend just gone, and done a 90K trip and the first 1/2 of the trip the car was ok, then started getting hot and was over 3/4 by the time I stopped.
I have bled the air from the cooling system and have topped up the auto with dextron III (was a bit low!). There are no cooling leaks and I had a local mechanic pressure test the cooling system last tuesday with no leaks found either. The thermo fan does come on when the temp gauge gets to a bit over half but when driving the car just seems to keep getting hotter. The water pump was recently replaced too.
2. There seems to be a front bearing noise that is louder when the car is not in a straight line. ie; when I am turning around a sweeping bend. It seems that I am NOT able to change the bearings (ABS!), but would like to know if anyone has done this because I cant afford $400 to fix each side.
3. There are quite a few suspension noises and squeaks and was wondering if anyone knows of a "recommended" set of bushes/rubbers that should be changed. I would just like to go buy all the needed bushes etc and do the whole lot over a weekend. There seems to be a bit of a clunk that comes from the rear passengers side, and the front just makes lots of clicks, clunks, groans etc.
4. The AC/Heater fan doesn't work on settings 1 and 2 but ok on 3 and high. Is this normally the switch, or is there a fan resistor somehwhere? If there is a resistor, where is it located?
5. The power steering seems to make a kind if buzzing/vibration when turning the wheel at low RPM. The mechanic put new seals in it last week as it was leaking, but this has not fixed the noise.
6. When I am driving the car on a level straight road, and I just touch the accelerator a tiny amount, the engine seems to surge. If I back off just that little bit it goes away, and if i accellerate a bit more it goes away. Anyone seen this problem before?
I must appologise for the length & quantity of my questions.
I am starting to get the feeling that I should never have brought a commodore, and hope that the problems are not as serious (or expensive) as I am starting to think.
Many thanks in advance...
I have a few problems.
1. Brought the car about 2 weeks ago in Brisbane, and driving home (over the Gap) at 10PM on a very cool night (bout 15deg) the auto started slipping coming up the range then the car started getting very hot (the gauge got to about 3/4 before I pulled over) and let it idle for a few minutes until it cooled down a bit. I flushed the radiator on the weekend just gone, and done a 90K trip and the first 1/2 of the trip the car was ok, then started getting hot and was over 3/4 by the time I stopped.
I have bled the air from the cooling system and have topped up the auto with dextron III (was a bit low!). There are no cooling leaks and I had a local mechanic pressure test the cooling system last tuesday with no leaks found either. The thermo fan does come on when the temp gauge gets to a bit over half but when driving the car just seems to keep getting hotter. The water pump was recently replaced too.
2. There seems to be a front bearing noise that is louder when the car is not in a straight line. ie; when I am turning around a sweeping bend. It seems that I am NOT able to change the bearings (ABS!), but would like to know if anyone has done this because I cant afford $400 to fix each side.
3. There are quite a few suspension noises and squeaks and was wondering if anyone knows of a "recommended" set of bushes/rubbers that should be changed. I would just like to go buy all the needed bushes etc and do the whole lot over a weekend. There seems to be a bit of a clunk that comes from the rear passengers side, and the front just makes lots of clicks, clunks, groans etc.
4. The AC/Heater fan doesn't work on settings 1 and 2 but ok on 3 and high. Is this normally the switch, or is there a fan resistor somehwhere? If there is a resistor, where is it located?
5. The power steering seems to make a kind if buzzing/vibration when turning the wheel at low RPM. The mechanic put new seals in it last week as it was leaking, but this has not fixed the noise.
6. When I am driving the car on a level straight road, and I just touch the accelerator a tiny amount, the engine seems to surge. If I back off just that little bit it goes away, and if i accellerate a bit more it goes away. Anyone seen this problem before?
I must appologise for the length & quantity of my questions.
I am starting to get the feeling that I should never have brought a commodore, and hope that the problems are not as serious (or expensive) as I am starting to think.
Many thanks in advance...