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VT v6 II exec. hazard flasher switch is good. The multi wire connector that the hazard flasher plugs into. Where does this set of wires then plug into? How does it join up to the circuit. Another harness? or the main loom? Has anyone ever done this before, replaced the hazard flasher...

vt II V6 no Cruise Control. Everything seems good but stalk clicks and no turn signal. Guessing it must be wiring Has anyone encountered same/similar thing and how did you troubleshoot and fix?.

vt II v6. hazard flasher works fine. The plastic ( clip in) mounting area that is part of the rear ( internal side) of the dashboard fascia....the plastic has split so the hazard flasher unit does not fit securely. Still usable but not fully secure. Has anyone experienced such a problem and...

VT V6. Has anyone changed the globe in a hazard flasher switch? How did it go?

VT V6. 250,000kms Using the specified 10w30. In times of lower KMs used 15-40 in Summer and 10w-30 in winter. Oil is changed regularly every 4 months and KMs are maybe 15-16k per year.. As the cooler weather is coming along was thinking of going to a lighter oil say 5w-30. Has 10w-30 in it...

Vt V6 Engine would start pretty much on first crank. Lately it was been taking 4-6 cranks before igniting. cranking freely. not the end of the world but still. Leads, plugs, coils are relativity new and good quality. No fault codes. Any ideas as what to troubleshoot?

VTII V6 For those who have removed and re-connected the starter motor wiring did you find it easier to come in from the top through the engine bay or up from underneath?

VT II V6 Has anyone fixed or remedied this issue. Does not appear to be affecting performance. Drive train fault light flickered on briefly.

VT V6 Sedan. left rear light )This is weird. brake light work fine, rear park lights work fine BUT...when park lights are on if the brake pedal is depressed neither the brake or the park light work. How can I trouble shoot this one?

Does anyone have a step by step, screw by screw description( or know of a video) on how to remove the dashboard fascia ( VT II, V6 sedan)? Its thin fragile plastic and getting brittle with age so was trying to be extra gentle.

Not sure if referring to the sender unit or the actual oil pressure gauge. The "thing" is located at the front driver side of the engine just in front of the oil filter mounting. It has one wire which threads up past the alternator mounting. It is leaking oil ( occasional drips, no big...

Just interested to know the experience of drivers who have owned a vt or vx supercharged commodore sedan auto. issues such as; cost of ownership parts, maintenance, tuning etc. assuming non radical driver - is petrol consumption noticeably different from non supercharged? Would you own one again.?

vt ii, v6 sedan. Boot opens OK with physical key and with key button but NOt with glove box button. Does not anyone know which wiring circuits need to be checked ( and where the wires are located) or if any particular fuses are specific to boot button release.

A mechanic had the car up on the hoist and later commented one of the electrical connections to the starter was coming loose. Crawled underneath and had a look but saw nothing obvious. What could he be referring to and how can it be checked?

VT V6 II or turbo or s/charger engine cranks but current is not getting to the ignition coils. Coils are new and pass multi-meter test. all fuses and relays are good. all electricals function such as fan, lights instrument panels, wiper etc, battery is good. fuel pump and Fuel injectors are...

no turbo or s/charge Does anyone know what wiring/fuses, junctions etc are immediately behind the centre air vents area in the cabin dashboard fascia ( to the left of the steering wheel instrument cluster)? If electrical short circuit scented smoke was wafting through the air vents into the...

no turbo or scharge spare parts shop gave wrong relay. When relay was plugged in went to start car and smoke started coming out of switch mounting panel and into the cabin through the air vent.. Took incorrect relay out ( it had shorted) and inserted the previous fully working engine control...

VT II, V6 no turbo or scharge. Using tuner pro to read fault codes. Has anyone found the code reading to be accurate and useful?

Most of the panels are hair line scratched, swirled and otherwise marked. They all need some work. Has any one done (more or less) the entire car with scratch remover. How many bottles of remover did it take?

Has anyone removed a front bumper ( factory issue no oem skirts) and reinstalled? Big job? Did you use 3rd party mounting brackets?

scan(envyous customs) showed "quad driver" fault 1 &2 came up as text but no code. Does anyone know what a quad driver fault is what symptoms should be looked for. How can it be cross checked? Has anyone fixed this before?

Using the standard NGK plugs as stipulated in the owners manual. Noticed a wide range of compatible plugs are available with different design/technologies such as platinum this or iridium that. The price range is also wide from appx $6 per plug up to low $20's. Has anyone used the more expensive...

Silly mistake but is it a big deal? Will it cause problems??

VT II, v6 no turbo or scharge Trying to locate the electrical cabling going to/from the starter motor. Not sure exactly where it is. Can it be accessed from the top through the engine bay OR does car need to be jacked up and starter motor approached from underneath? Need to remove and clean...

Vt II, V6 no turbo or scharge General advice suggest if the battery amps drop below 10.0 amps during cranking that battery is on the way out. Just cold cranked and started the engine and multimeter recorded 9.5 amps for just a second but settled into a 10.2-10.6amps range during the cranking...

vt II v6 no turbo or scharge tested battery with multi meter on Friday morning first thing ( had been driven previous night) showed 12.69 volts. Tested again on Sunday afternoon after sitting idle since Thursday and voltage had dropped to 12.52 volts. Treating as no big deal but what is...

Downloaded the free Holden workshop manual(PDF) but it has no index page which makes any looking up or info referencing quite time consuming. It has contents pages which is only somewhat helpful as detail spec info is often spread across different sections. Using functions such as sticky notes...

vt ii v6 no turbo or scharge Got a diagnostics report and three readings seem to stand out. 1. EGR pintle position feedback, 32 2. Canister purge duty cycle, %7 3. Fuel injector voltage, 48Volts No fault codes are being thrown. Not sure how to interpret the first two and have no...

Vt V6, no turbo or scharge Five different scanners, all give different fault codes. No two scanners give all the same codes. even after code clearing. The scanners are; Vident I400. 3 codes holden workshop. 5 codes advanced engine diags. 0 codes EFI live 7 codes Tunerpro. 1 code I am a...

VT, clip V6 no turbo or scharge. The RH ( drivers side) sensor( where sensor connector attached to loom plug) The connector has a mounting lug or pin for fixing in place. Cannot find where this goes. Does anyone know? Please note, passenger side does not have same thing.

VT II V6, no turbo or scharge using a scan tool to read live engine data ( at idle) and looking to compare with the holden specified performance parameters. info from the scan such as "milligrams per second per cylinder" "injector pulse time" how is it possible to know if such data in within spec?

no turbo or scharge. Does anyone know which sensors and in what sequence the fans are triggered to operate. Coolant temp sensor? Oil temp sensor? other? Do different sensors trigger the different fans? getting a code 92 (lo speed fan no bcm response) but fan comes on ok during hot days/slow...

As it is not easy to find a VY seat in good condition and reupholstering is prohibitively expensive the search moves to seats from newer vehicles such as the VE/VF series. Just focusing in the seat rails fitment, has anyone pout a VE/VF front seat into a VY. Were any modifications required?

23 years and plenty of BUM miles the upholstery is worn and starting to tear. The padding is also flattened out and its a bit uncomfortable to sit on during the longer trips. Its fully understood getting a cloth pattern/colour match is not an option so is the best course of action to go to an...

vt ii, v6 no turbo or scharge. overheating has not really an issue in the past, although fans can blow like crazy on a hot day up a hill in slow traffic. Have been pondering going one better than the standard Holden radiator. Can anyone suggest brands or suppliers and an idea as to why they...

no turbo or scharge. Did the spark cross over test for the each of the coil packs. All seemed fine. Just did a multimeter OHMS resistance test on the coil packs and one of the coils showed zero resistance. Re-did the spark ( the arc between the poles) test and again all seemed OK. has...

Have ( not the first time) an option to buy a VYII V6. Has been garaged from day one (wow what a difference that makes to the paintwork) and the interior is quite good. However, the under bonnet maintenance has not been so good so will likely need to do a clean sweep and put in a recond V6...

VTII, V6, no supercharge or turbo. Have a kinked/cracked wire just near the connector side. It causes intermittent signal faults ( checked with multimeter). wreckers will only sell entire looms, jaycar do not have compatible connectors nor do any of the automotive chains. This creates a need...

Tried to replace the rubber o ring seal with an off the shelf repco generic seal(slightly thicker seal and different quality of rubber) but it would not seat fully in place. Only a few mm out but it was enough to cause coolant leaks. Tried to get the o ring that fully meets commodore spec...

2 wire Os2 sensors are getting harder to find. It seems the changeover from 2 to 4 wire happened in later 2000. Does anyone know if 2 wire commodore electrics can be upgraded to four wire and what it would take to do.