Recent content by havavb

I have a vy v6, have had the car roughly a month, ran spectacular until tonight. I was driving and flicked it over to LPG it felt like it stalled but rpm gauge showed around 2-300rpm still then all of sudden check alternator appeared and the car stalled. I tried starting it on both petrol and...

Thanks for the advice, but decided to not buy the car. I estimated it needed around $2000 spent in repairs (that was including a rebuilt auto) and rwc, so for the money it just wasn't worth it.

I've looked at a VY Calais II yesterday, im really wanting to buy the car however the transmission is putting me off. When test driving it, it shifts fine throughout the gears when driving normally, but when given some throttle from take off it holds first gear until the accelerator is released...

None of us are really interested in going overseas. More or less just an experience out on the open road with a few close friends. Yeah there would be a lot of driving, the plan currently was to rotate driving shifts. Van (make/model wise) we were leaning towards Toyota (Hiace) or Hyundai...

Hey guys so myself and a couple of mates are going to start planning a back packing trip around Aus get a van or 2 (depending how many of us go) will be a mixture of camping and staying at accommodation. More just looking for advice and places people recommend to visit that might not be on the...

If anyone knows who owns the car wouldn't mind seeing how its doing, really considering buying it back if I find it, even though its got no wheels/brakes/sound system anymore. Last known location was Rosebud a few months ago

So I spent my sunday morning/afternoon under the car and bonnet. Gave her a nice major service, oil/oil filter, plugs, fuel filter, air filter, cleaned throttle body, new battery terminals, replaced and sealed thermostat properly as whom ever did it previously did a wogjob and it was leaking...

I've yet to look at it, but ive dumped some injector cleaner in, also reset pcm as I had to change my battery terminals. ill go through a tank or 2 and if no improvement ill just do the whole shebang, o2's, injector filters, engine service as I don't know why oil the previous owner used, however...

on the sill champ, there's (I guess you can call them) cut outs on the plastic side skirts. that's where I always put them

haven't driven the car much or even looked at it since original post as my uncle has had his work car so been using his (auto vy getting 500-650k's depending on how its driven). ill look at it this weekend. may end pulling the plenum off and giving it a clean while im there

My vy ute (v6 5 speed manual) has done 101klms and almost used half a tank? I haven't been driving it hard, it normally gets around 350-450 (im still not happy with that either). What could be causing it? Ive done air/fuel filters, leads/plugs etc. Only thing I haven't changed is 02 sensors yet...

Better off doing an LS conversion (time and money wise). Alloytec's aren't the most reliable (I don't like them, and im sure a lot of others don't). They can be a good engine when maintained and serviced with quality oils every 5000-7000klms. But you would have to change engine, transmission...

Wrong section mate, but your speedo problem sounds like the cluster has been pulled apart and the needle not adjusted when put back in. My friend has a sticky temp gauge which doesn't drop below 1/4 as he didn't bother putting it back together correctly (he changed the red face cluster back to...

Well being on Probationary 2 for another 2 years I couldn't afford to be pulled over in the 8. I could of purchased a daily but I didn't want to pay two registrations. So I decided to sell it, but just got absolutely insulting offers. I saw the ute pop up and the bloke was after a manual 8 ute...

For those who wanted to see the SS I have a couple of pics in my new thread here: http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vy-vz-wk-wl-v2/245255-03-vy-manual-s-ute.html