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Just a quick message about broken off fuel flaps. I broke mine off and I looked for ages to find a second hand one in the right colour for my VY wagon and had no luck, then I saw these repair kits on ebay for around $17. I didn't think much of it when I first looked at it, but I thought Id...

Hi, I just picked up a VX acclaim for $200, the engine runs like a clock,(V6) but the auto trans doest work at all. The people we bought it off thought that someone may have put something in their transmission, causing it to stuff up, it was way overfull when I looked the the fluid level, so...

Ive been having some problems with the taillights on the VY wagon over the last few days, and I finally found the problem.. When the park lights or headlights lights were turned on, the passenger side taillight was noticably brighter than the drivers side taillight, and when you put your foot on...

Hi, Ive got a bit of a problem with the rear door lock on my VY wagon. I always have to to unlock it with the ignition key to open it, its like its always locked, it doesnt even unlock with the rest of the doors when the remote is pressed. Has anyone had any similar problems with their rear...

Was driving along yesterday and the alternator light came on and the tacho and speedo all stopped working, I also got an ABS dashlight come on. Drove the car home, still seemed to run ok. The dash etc would come back to life with the engine idling, but it would all go off again once the engine...

Someone the other day posted up about recalibrating the speedos in VT/VX with the tech2 and I posted up in that thread that on VY models the tech 2 doesnt give you the option to change the speedo pulses, but instead it asks you to get the car up to 100 km/h on a dyno and then press enter on the...

I was reading through the techline instruction manuals that were supplied along with the VR and VS tech 1 cartridges to holden dealers at the time, and they say this - "The program remotes mode allows you to program BCM security codes into the key remote from the BCM. This is needed when a...

I have a yamaha 89 model TT350, these bikes were used mainly for enduro racing back in the day, they were a very similar bike in a lot of ways to the old 2 stroke IT's. I have been slowly replacing parts on it, and fixing it up for rego, as it wasnt in to bad a condition when I bought it, it...

I came across a post this morning that had a download link for workshop manuals for VT to VY V6 and V8, and I thought Id download it and take a look, as we all know,most of these types of downloads are illegal, but when I looked through the manual, it looks to be a legit copy made for download...

Some of you guys on here might remember a few months ago that I had an aftermarket front ball joint fail. Well it was the bolts and nuts that hold the ball joint to the control arm that failed, not the actual ball joint itself..(the 3 bolts snapped under heavy braking, causing me to slide into...

Does anyone have a full list of error codes for the VYV6. Ive been searching for a while, but I can only seem to find codes that are for USA GM vehicles, and Im not sure if theyre different to ours. Im getting codes P0332, P0113 and P0101. Any help would be appreciated, Thankyou.

I just had a friend of my missus ask me about putting a new engine in her VY wagon. I showed her some prices of fully reconditioned and second hand ecotecs that Id found online etc, and she ended up deciding just to sell the car instead. She rang the wreckers and asked them about it, they...

I just bought a new ignition key fob from ebay for my VS exec. I ordered the standard VS exec 2 button fob, but they ran out of that type, so they sent me a 3 button fob instead that also has a boot release button.. Ive programmed the new keyfob with the tech1, and it all worked like it should...

I can supply genuine Tech 2 software cards for aussie GM holden vehicles, does VT to VE commodore, and a heap of other australian holden cars. These cards are brand new "genuine" Tech 2 cards from the USA, not the cheap chinese "cloned" cards that are all over ebay. Just PM me for any more...

Had a mate just call me, his missus's Hyundai Sprite has broken down and they are stuck. They rang me wanting to know the location of the fuel filter on the Sprite, but i've no idea where it would be unless I could see the car for myself. So does anyone here know where they might find it? Any...

I just read on here where a guy has posted up asking a pretty common question,and one of the "so-called" moderators made a smart ass comment that was absolutely no help to this guy,and then he's closed the thread on him.This poor guys question was no different from the thousands of other...

Chock the rear wheels. Loosen the front roadwheel nuts and jack up the front of the car and support it on chassis stands. Remove the front wheels. Remove the swaybar link nuts,washers and bushes from the link,keeping them all in the order of removal.Once the link is removed from the...

My oldies VR is having problems with the auto transmission.Its heaps slow to engage gear when shifting from park or neutral to drive or reverse.It also shifts through the gears no worries under light throttle, until you try accelerate hard through the gears ,then instead of shifting up,it goes...

I had my balljoint bolts snap on me a while back and it put me into a gutter damaging a few things etc.Ive now got the parts together to rebuild the front end.Ive got all genuine holden parts where I could.Im gonna take heaps of pics and do a bit of a "how-to" as I fit these parts,it might help...

Does anyone know anything about the VP exec in these pics and the limited edition written on it...Its had the 4 doors and front guards replaced at some stage in the past,but both the rear quarters still have the original pin stipes with limited edition wrtten above it on each side at the...

About a month or two ago I fitted new lower front control arm ball joints.The original ball joints are riveted to the arm,the replacement ones come with nuts and bolts.I originally bought these ball joints about 3 years ago when I fitted new struts and front springs etc,I didnt need to use them...

Check out the size of this wasp nest under my VR I have in my back yard for spares,I can say that it really does have 200 killerwasps under the bonnet,I had someone help themselves to a few spares from it a few months ago,Ive left the wasps there just in case they decide to come back again...

Just a reminder to everyone of how easy it is to die under a car thats jacked up and not supported properly. A guy here was found crushed to death under his car he was working on the other day.His missus found him.It fell off a jack,this guy apparently was a heavy vehicle mechanic.NEVER get...

Yesterday I replaced the front and back brake pads,I removed the calipers to clean up and grease the slide pins, and to generally make sure the caliper seals etc were all ok...I completely drained the old brake fluid and bled the system.The pedal feel was nice and firm like it should be,I drove...

Hi,my mate just called me,his VR broke down at the local servo in town here,I went over there to check it out,it starts and splutters and farts and barely runs,then after a few seconds it stalls completely.It wont rev up either,just splutters and then stalls.Theres no error codes set,it has good...

Does anyone know of a way to change the interior light delay time.Its a VS executive with low BCM..Id prefer to have the interior light turn straight off when the doors are shut,but theres a 30 second delay.

I just bought my young bloke a VNV6.These pics are of the paperwork that was in the glovebox with the owners handbook.Ive never seen anything like these before..We purchased the car from old people who had purchased it from some police auctions somewhere .The car is one of the best original...

Tech1 and the VN/VP ALDL connector. GM Tech 1 mating connector TA02329A. Pin Function ................................................................... Tech 1 connector - 1 +12 volts ....................................................................pin H...

I have a willem GQ4X chip reader/burner and Ive copied my bin file from my VSV6 ECU chip to my computer.I can open the bin file with tunerpro,but Im not exactly sure where the ignition advance tables and mixture tables are found.Theres main spark advance vs RPM's vs load,and a few other ones...

I am trying to find out if I fit a VN long range fuel tank to a VS V6, can I run the one single internal fuel pump .The VN's with the long range tank fitted had two electric fuel pumps.One internal and one external.So I thought Id find out if anyone has done this and used just the single...

Heres some pics of the inside of the fuel tank with the pump assembly fitted. My swirl pot (not the one in the pic) was loose and floating around on the bottom of the tank so I cut open another old tank to see how it is meant to go.Ive never had fuel pickup problems either.I thought these might...

I have been chasing down a buzzing/whirring type noise in one of the pulley bearings of my V6 and Ive tracked it down to the AC compressor bearing.Can this bearing be replaced by the home mechanic and does anyone know what type of bearing it is,the part number for it would be good.I just...

Hi,I posted about this ages ago and have still not found the answer to my problem.When my car(VS-V6) sits for more than 24 hours or so it gets a miss on a couple of cylinders for a few seconds when first started up.If it has been sitting for say 10 - 15 hours it starts perfectly,but longer than...

Has anyone worked out why some speed alerts will set to a permanent digital speedo and some wont.My 95 VS wont stay on the digital speedo permanently.It only comes on with the flashing orange light and switches back to speed alert mode once the key is turned off.A mates 96 VS wagon will set...

Just looking through a VN-VS V6 and V8 Haynes workshop manual and it talks about when the SRS system gets an error it will set the SRS light on or an audible chime can be heard.I know about the light obviously but Ive never heard anyone mention an audible chime for the SRS(probably similar to...

Can someone tell me if the VS level 2 dash beeps (similar to the handbrake/low fuel warnings) when the engine temp gauge goes up to the hot position? (engine overheat condition).And also did the VS have a power radio aerial fitted to all models? Thankyou.

My Hi speed circuit on the cooling fan wont work,the low speed one works though.It comes on with the AC,it comes on at half way like usual when sitting idling,but when I unplug the temp sensor wiring from the temp sensor it wont go from lo speed to high speed like it should,it just stays on low...

Hi,I just wanted to find out if the VS was available with the boot release from the key.I think they are 3 button keyhead.Thankyou.

I've been looking at vin numbers and what they mean. Like the tenth(10th) vin digit is year of manufacture. H=1987 J=1988 K=1989 L=1990 M=1991 N=1992 P=1993 R=1994 S=1995 T=1996 Now what I want to know is why my car is a 1995 VS sedan,made in October 95.The 10th vin digit shows it...

Hi,I just won a tech1 diagnostic scanner on ebay.I got it for $150 It comes with a heap of manuals etc,and about 14 cartridges.I was just wanting to know if I will need different cartridges for Aussie Cars, or are they all the same. Ive tried to put up a link to the item,but I cant get it to...