What did you do to your VR/VS today?

[losh1971]

Sandblasting sucks anyway unless you have a cabinet. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to buy some from the shop near work. I've tried vinegar but it's terribly slow. Phosphoric acid works well but it's quite expensive.

 

[grey_hawk]

Changed the CAS and DFI module on the Eco smeg.
Didn't fix the no start scenario...so cleaned the DFI connector out and took the black plastic cover off the connector, seems to be fixed but I'm leaving the cover off just in case...

 

[woteva]

VS Ecotec - 11PM last night going home from work, I noticed steering got heavy when turning a corner.
Opened bonnet, serpentine belt came off and belt was still in engine bay, that saved me a walk back to find it.
Got the torch out and then noticed water gushing out of the water pump shaft area. Lots of shaft play, bearing has sh!t itself.
Refitted serpentine belt an drove slowly home. Lucky it is only 2kms from home to work.

Tried small auto parts store near home today and they could get me 1 in later today and same at Supercheap.
Repco had a Gates brand, made in China ?? Comes with 2 year warranty.
Took me about 1 hour to remove and replace, fill and bleed water. Will give it a flush in the next few days and refill with coolant.

The old water pump is a GMB brand made in Japan on the casting. I put it on this wagon just over 5 years ago.
There was no warning, no noise, no leaks. I have the old pump with me at work and will hopefully perform an autopsy later tonight.

 

[Skylarking]

I have the old pump with me at work and will hopefully perform an autopsy later tonight.

Annoying when stuff that should last much more than 5 years craps itself but lucky you weren't far from home

At least for us, your misfortune will mean an autopsy will be interesting to hear about

 

[NORTI]

VS Ecotec - 11PM last night going home from work, I noticed steering got heavy when turning a corner.
Opened bonnet, serpentine belt came off and belt was still in engine bay, that saved me a walk back to find it.
Got the torch out and then noticed water gushing out of the water pump shaft area. Lots of shaft play, bearing has sh!t itself.
Refitted serpentine belt an drove slowly home. Lucky it is only 2kms from home to work.

Tried small auto parts store near home today and they could get me 1 in later today and same at Supercheap.
Repco had a Gates brand, made in China ?? Comes with 2 year warranty.
Took me about 1 hour to remove and replace, fill and bleed water. Will give it a flush in the next few days and refill with coolant.

The old water pump is a GMB brand made in Japan on the casting. I put it on this wagon just over 5 years ago.
There was no warning, no noise, no leaks. I have the old pump with me at work and will hopefully perform an autopsy later tonight.

the GMB are the better ones. The local parts store & SCA likely use the same wholesaler. I know the place where we get our water pumps etc from is the same that SCA and others use.

 

[losh1971]

GMB Japan are good GMB China are not so good. I was getting about 6-8 months from a Chinese GMB sold through most stores. Got it down to about 30 mins to swap one over. I reckon I replaced up to six pumps in my time owning a VR.

In the end I thought it was possibly particles in the system causing them to fail, so I fitted a filter. Not sure if that fixed the issue or not as car was sold a few months later.

 

[Lacksballs]

Chinese “truetrac”, I had to grind the end of the pinion (it did advise that in the ad for “some” housings), but for $350 its a cost effective solution.

 

[Immortality]

Chinese “truetrac”, I had to grind the end of the pinion (it did advise that in the ad for “some” housings), but for $350 its a cost effective solution.

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From where? For that sort of coin, why not

 

[Lacksballs]

From where? For that sort of coin, why not

eBay

 

[Skylarking]

Chinese “truetrac”, I had to grind the end of the pinion (it did advise that in the ad for “some” housings), but for $350 its a cost effective solution.

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What sort of torque do they claim they support?
Can you trust any of what they say or the specs?