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I just had a water pump replaced in VY Calais LS1, just took a trip up and back to Bris, I had to continually fill radiator with water, there are no visible leaks, at one stage water in reservoir was boiling temp gauge never moved , but low coolant alarm kept coming on. I got back home after...

Started my vy Calais this arv and noticed the headlights and interior lights were flickering any ideas

trying to solve an oil pressure issue in LS1, can anyone recommend a pump shouldnit be high flow whats included in the kit

Need a little of wisdom from you guys Thing is the check oil light comes on in Vy Calais LS1 I have installed oil pressure gauge and every now and then it has 0 oil pressure on the gauge as well as check oil light comes on at same time Just wondering if anyone else has had the same problem It’s...

Recently purchased a bow tie grill for Vy Calais Went to fit and bonnet won’t go down far enough, it appears as though the top chrome strip on the grill needs to be cut off Anyone else has the same problem

I recently fitted an oil pressure gauge and sandwich plate to oil filter, oil pressure reads around 40psi at 100klms/hr Whatsthe recommended oil pressure for LS1 all parts are SAAS

Just installed-sandwich plate on vy LS1 to fit oil pressure sensor, now sump guard doesnt fit should have thought about that prio to install has anyone else had the same problem and over come it was wondering if I could put spacers on sump mounting points

Has anyone fitted an SAAS oil pressure Adaptor to an L S 1, I purchased one but struggling to get it fit properly so aftermarket sender is in correct position apparently. You screw in the adaptor and have the outlet for the sender facing the firewall but things aren’t working out as they should...

Just thought I would get some idea on what coloured wheels any members have put on there silver commodore

Just changed the oil in LS1 and went for a drive to shop’s and check oil light came on over a distance of 1.5k light-never came on prior to oil change, oil level is correct and new filter installed

Just wondering if anyone has fired a Vz clubbie bumper to vy, was thinking of getting one tofit 2004 calais i Imagine that they would but I have been wrong plenty of times

Has anyone had to replace the starter on a cross8 or adventra If so give me some tips, it doesn't look like a 5 minute job

I realise this topic has been talked about, but I cannot not find anything that will help with my problem the issue is the engine light comes on under acceleration and stays on, if the ignition is turned of the engine light goes out and no codes shown on the scanner just normal driving seems...

Needs some advice, has anyone fitted 235 60 17's to a cross8/adventra

Can anyone tell me if the left and right shafts are the same length. I have ordered 1 for each side and only one has turned up, so mechanic went to replace the bad one on the right and the new shaft is about 30 ml to short Any ideas

Could someone tell me the size of the diff filler on a cross8 Don’t have any sockets big enough

guys I need s little advice Sometimes When I am driving the cross8 on bitumen it feels like I have driven over something on the road , when there isn’t anything visible It’s not really a clunk sound but a sound as though you have driven over a delineator The engine seems to drop a few revs at...

Does anyone on this site have a cross8 I am after the part number for the abs Pretty sure its92112629 Apparently all the parts of the abs have to have the same part number, 3 parts in total I have the above number on the alloy housing but a different number on the module itself Been wondering...

Just wondering if anyone has a pair of metal brackets that support the front bumper on a Vx Clubsport The Brackets are positioned under the front indicators

Hi guys, just having a little problem with my sons VT, I was in it yesterday and noticed that the fan only operates on the screen and intermittently on the feet. I read somewhere that its a vacuum problem, but I am unable to locate the affected hose Also its a stock V6 that's had a clubsport...

does anyone know if the red leather out of the international statesman is the same as the red in the cy8 monaro

a mate of mine has a vz with v6, he is very reluctant to drive it as it lets him down quite often The problem is it will not start after a short trip, its dead, ignition does not respond, however all elects work radio, elec windows etc If he leaves it for about 4 hrs its starts up again, this...

Hi Guys Just wondering if anyone has successfully painted there dash and console facias in a colour similar to the genuine HSV silver colour. I realise that the factory facias aren't painted.

My son says there is a girgling coming from the vt once turned of i searched the site and found a few suggestions but problem still persists i have bleed the system of air and replaced the thermostat I filled radiator with coolant and let run for a few minutes topping up as coolant went...

Is it easier to remove the ac compressor from an LS1 from the top or the bottom Whats the procedure

Hi guys, not sure if I asked this before but I have an auto cluvbsport that has a clunking sound when coming to a stop and a noise coming from the rear end when turning in car parks or right hand turns. I mate suggested that it maybe be the diff. I had a mech change the oil but apparently was...

just wondering if the compressor from ve 6.0l fit a vx 5.7

Ac wasn't working, so had it regassed. Doesn't appear to be leaking as its holding pressure Compressor appears to be functioning as it should, clutch is working Problem is its blowing warm air, not cold

Just curious, has anyone on the forum covered there (their) glove box lid in leather

Help please My son is having trouble with his v6 vt After idling for any length of time the water just pisses out the over flow We changed the thermostat today and bleed the system Still doing it, it basically empties the radiator

Hi guys I purchased a set of 8 way seats out of a VY Monaro for my VX clubsport and trying to figure out how to connect. As the Clubbie has only an earth and a positive and the other plug is massive has half a dozen different wires The passenger seat wires were all good and operational Any...

I have a question for you I want to replace seats from a VX Clubsport with seats from a VZ clubsport, my problem is the VX has 3 plugs under the drivers seats yellow orange and a white. The Vz seats only have the yellow and orange How do I go about fitting the seats so that all elecs and...

Just wondering if anyone on the forum has used or had anything to do with this company in Melbourne. they specialise in custom leather look seat covers, tailored to your car. Any info would be appreciated

I just fitted a full set of coulsons to my VX clubbie, they come from a Vt so I was told My problem is when I fitted the drivers seat the coulsons only had 2 plugs and the factory clubsport seats had 3 plugs The 3rd plug was evidently for the side airbags in the factory seats My problem is...

I was trying to sort out my heater problem yesterday and had the rodeo idling for about 30mins and took it for a drive and notice a lot of smoke coming from it on acceleration for about 10klms, seemed to be ok just general driving, but when you put your boot into it was just smoke Not sure on...

Hi guys, does anyone have a clue as to why the heater wouldn't be working in a 2007 commonrail rodeo, its just blows cold air on the hot setting. Need help I live in Glen Innes lol

Just been in my sons car and noticed that is appears to be revving quite high 4100rpm at 100klm/hr Obviously there is something a miss The car is the 3.8 but it has a have hsv instrument cluster fitted, would the tacho be reading right

Hi guys, having trouble pulling out back rest on a VX Clubsport Whats the secret, seat belt is cactus need to replace it

Hi guys I have a problem with the door on the passenger front on a VX Acclaim, it appears to be dead locked. Cannot unlock with a key as it doesn;t have a lock facility on the passenger side front Any help would be appreciated

Hi Guys I am considering changing my VX clubbie seats (not R8) to leather, just wondering if the Statesman seats fit, also are the CCalais seats as good as the Clubbie seats Cheers in advance