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Hi all, got myself a '98 Barina thats a bit of a property flog-around easy form of transport and the aircon has shat the bed. I'm looking at removing the aircon off the motor entirely and was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to get a shorter belt or whether there are a/c delete idler...

Hi everyone, I've looked through previous posts and can't find a circumstance that lines up exactly with what I'm experiencing, at least in about half an hour of reading. Anyway, about 2 months ago my car started one time after about 100 km of highway driving and being left for 2 or so hours...

Hi everyone, Since I live in a town where there are dirt roads, and we've had a lot of rain in the past couple of weeks, my car has been copping it a bit, even driving slow over the washed out dirt roads/potholes. The car has done 203,000 km's for reference. I've known my shockers were on...

Hi all, My spoiler has seen better days with 2 of the studs broken off the internal fibreglass (I presume it's fibreglass, maybe plastic) of the spoiler. It wobbles like crazy when you shut the boot, so you have to hold it. Also, general 100 km/h driving the spoiler wobbles a slight bit in the...

Hi everyone, Just recently noticed a sort of clunk sound when turning lock to lock, or close to, when on pavement. It started not so bad, but a week later it got a bit worse. I've noticed the rubbers on my tie rod ends and sway bar links have kind of collapsed and there's a tiny bit of slop in...

Hi everyone, I'm about a month away from rolling over from red to green P plates and am looking at getting a tow bar for my SV6 sedan as I will be allowed to tow then (I'm in Victoria). How easy is the installation of a tow bar? Bumper off, re-bar off, bolt it on, plug in trailer lights cable...

Hey everyone, Sorry for the hogging of the forum asking all these questions, I just feel like the response is so quick and everyone knows their s**t about these cars. This is gonna be one of my last as I'm getting pretty familiar with the car now. I think during COVID it's spent more time with...

Hi everyone, I've purchased myself a cheap little OBD2 reader thing off eBay and downloaded the 'Torque' app for my Samsung to check/clear codes and monitor stuff with the car ('04 VZ SV6). Does anyone have any idea how to get oil pressure and auto trans. temps to show up on the 'dashboard' of...

Hi everyone, I've recently plasti-dipped my badges black on my VZ SV6 and now the clear/white looking side indicators look out of place above the, now black, V6 logo. I was looking on eBay for some smoked/tinted/black ones, but could only find a set that was like $240, which is ridiculous...

Hi everyone, I heard a rattle when pulling away from a light with the windows down today, and tried to replicate it when I parked (which I was able to). It sounds like an exhaust/metal-on-metal rattle when revving, but only occurs when on the throttle. After letting off, the sound goes away...

Hi everyone, A few weeks back I made a post asking about installing a transmission cooler on my SV6, and how to go about it. I finally got all the parts I needed and put it in the car on Tuesday. Right now it seems to be doing just fine with zero leaks and still getting up to temperature, so I...

Hi everyone, Gonna change the sump plug crush washer for this next service as I've noticed about a 1-drip-per-day leak on my driveway right under the plug's location where I park the car. Does anyone know the size of the crush washer I need? (Obviously can't measure it because it's still on...

Hi everyone, Looking at buying some rubber and making my own boot liner for cheap. Does anyone have the boot dimensions (length, width, etc.)? I can't measure mine right now as my Mum's driving it while her car gets some work done to it. Thanks guys

Hi, I've got an aftermarket head unit in my car (that I put in myself, works fine) but I didn't pay the extra 100 or so bucks for the steering wheel control function as I never really used them on the original one. Is there a way to remove the steering wheel controls altogether, or are they...

Hi everyone, Looking at installing a cooler on my car when I do a transmission fluid (& filter) change. What type of fittings/lines do I need to install the cooler in-line (after the radiator cooler tank thing)? Also, how do I go about it? Do I have to cut the 'out' oil line from the radiator...

Hi everyone, Been doing a couple of things to my VZ recently and was wondering if it would be too late to change the trans. fluid at 174,000 km? I bought the car at 161,000 and don't have any books pre-140,000 other than service stamps (no detailed descriptions of the services) so I'm unsure...

Hi everyone, I've been doing a couple of things with my '04 VZ (SV6) since I've had it, and have been seeing posts and hearing people talk about PCV clogging issues which ultimately lead to a higher risk of timing chain issues. Now, my car happens to have 170K km's on the clock and...

Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is the right spot to be posting this, so point me in the right direction if not! :) Anyway, I bought myself an '04 SV6 (Auto) a couple of months ago to replace my 1st car which was a very unreliable BMW 320i (Only thing I miss is that it was manual :(). I...