hi, just wondering, my vp has done about 265,000kms now and its running pretty good has some grunt, tempereature gauge doesnt go more than about quarter normally, and it doesnt get too hot anymore. as im selling it before long im wondering how much longer trouble free ill get out of the vp before something major goes wrong it because im gettting a ED Fairmont sedan 4.0L Auto, and im hoping i dont have to keep fixing this one as im trying to save up and get the fairmont and i want as much money as possible to go towards the next car and i want this vp im selling to be trouble free atleast until i get my ed fairmont and im wondering how much longer ill get out of it trouble free. what can i do without spending much money to make it last longer until i sold the car. will it last another 12 months-3 years until it gives trouble or not. boot has a small water leek when you wash it in the car wash and the water pump went and power steering has been fixed but still has a slow leek in it and im wondering if i bought a magna or ford power steering cooler and dropped the fluid and put type f fluid in it if it would last longer because i thought of that. i tried type f fluid in the vp pump instead of dx3 fluid and it was easy when i had that trouble that time and once it ran out it was hard again and was grinding but once the type f fluid was replaced it was good again.
ive driven a ED Futura and it was reliable and a fairmont specs no different whys that i want to know how much longer ill get trouble free out of the 265000km vp.
The boot leak is probably coming from the rear quarter panel window. There is a cheap and easy fix to the problem in this How To: http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/holden-commodore-how-s/35199-how-fix-vn-vs-boot-water-leak.html
thanks for the sugestion how long before the mechanics will give me trouble if i look after it and change the oil/filter at 270000kms coolants been changed, water pumps been replaced and it has had work done even throttle body and isc clean and its now done 265000kms and im selling it oneday and wondering how trouble free long ill get out of it.
Who knows man, it could be a freak and live till 1,000,000kms. Then again it may spin a bearing tmr morning. I would say it depends on its past life, how its been serviced etc. Who knows man, who knows.
theres a little noise sometimes not all times in the morning but its gone once its warmed up and stays gone
run some engine flush through it next time your changing your oil. maybe a bottle of inector cleaner also when you fill up. keep checking all your oils. dont be hard on the girl. and she should be fine for another year. "should" being key word as no1 can give you a definite awnser
well we cannot diagnos every sensor and item on your car, but i guess if its hoing smoothly for noe.. the engine itself,,they are good for 4 - 500,000k
