VYMillsy
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- Townsville
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- 2003 VY
Hi All - my son is very keen on a VY for his first car - won't look at anything that's not RWD, and I figure this is better than a BMW . I've just had a look at it for him, as he can't get to it. It's a cheapy with serious sunburn, but looks nice otherwise - 170k on the clock. I know nothing about commodores, have never owned anything other than Jap 4 pots, but have done a fair bit of work on them, so know a bit
1) The VY when running, oil cap is under pressure. If you remove it, the car just about stalls out, but then adjusts/recovers. This would sound alarm bells in the little engines I am used to. Is this normal? There is no milky residue under the oil cap, but the car has been cleaned up nicely for sale, so the seller knows enough to clean this out. Is the head gasket blown?
2) ABS light is on. Is this going to be a tricky fix (seller just said 'code needs clearing' - but obviously it could be more than this!)
Thanks in advance for any help
1) The VY when running, oil cap is under pressure. If you remove it, the car just about stalls out, but then adjusts/recovers. This would sound alarm bells in the little engines I am used to. Is this normal? There is no milky residue under the oil cap, but the car has been cleaned up nicely for sale, so the seller knows enough to clean this out. Is the head gasket blown?
2) ABS light is on. Is this going to be a tricky fix (seller just said 'code needs clearing' - but obviously it could be more than this!)
Thanks in advance for any help