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    service reminder wont turn off

    Hello, So yes ive trolled this forum and the internet on how to reset the service light on my vu ute. Ive tried it a dozen times and it still wont reset. Even disconnected the battery for 15 minutes and that didnt work. Any thoughts? Some say do this and do that then press the set button but...
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    emergency brake adjustment

    Greetings all, I have a vu storm ute and only one rear wheel is locking when the handbrake is on. Im going to adjust the offending wheel at the hub itself, question is when I lift one side at a time the wheels only move an inch or so and don't spin even with the handbrake off and gear in...
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    engine oil

    Hello all, So with development of engine oil seemingly moving at a rapid pace and changing all the time, ill ask the question which has been asked a thousand times, and perhaps get an up to date answer. Which is a good oil for my v6 vu ute with 290,000k on it. I don't do a lot of miles and...
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    which way pcv valve?

    Hello again, sorry to annoy everyone, im doing the inlet manifold gaskets on the vu v6 ute, pcv valve was covered in oil and sludge so I have a new one. Im sure I pulled it out with nozzle pointing up and the spring over that with the "can" part at the bottom . Is that correct? Many thanks ! "
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    low scale torque wrench

    hello All, So im doing the inlet manifold gaskets on the vu v6 ute, everything's off and cleaned then I realise my torque wrench wont go as low as the 12nm to 16nm setting I need to tighten down the manifold bolts. Any recommendations where to but a low scale torque wrench set to do the job? Im...
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    disconnect cruise control cable

    Hello all, Ive trawled the search engine engine here and on the web but can't find a definitive answer. How does one disconnect the cruise control cable from its connection at the throttle body. I can pry off the accelerator cable but the cruise control has me stumped. Its got the black shroud...
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    good brand tensioner pulley

    Hello, Any suggestions of which brand of tensioner pulley for vu v6 ute? Plenty cheap ones on eBay around $40, but im thinking gates might be the way to go. Any one had any experience with Machter pulleys? Thanks and cheers!
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    Aerial housing removal

    Hello all! Im going to paint the passenger front guard on the vu ute, can the black housing on the fender that the electric aerial retracts into be removed from the outside? If so how? Many thanks!
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    Compound recommendations

    Hello again, Ive resprayed the utes bonnet in acrylic and im after recommendations of a good compound. Previously ive used Mr Buff, yes thats its name, from super cheap. I find i need to do two or three applications of it and its messy as hell. Its cheap enough but you...
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    thinning ratio

    Hello, Whenever ive sprayed using acrylic whether primer or base, ive used a 1 1/2 to 1 ratio, or 3 to 2. That is if i wanted to have 500ml in the pot id use 300 thinner and 200 primer or base. So today Ive bought some primer/ filler and the can says thin up to 50%. Im confused lol does this...
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    torx bit size

    Hello all, Could anyone tell me the torx bit size i need to use to remove the torx screws off the tx valve on my vu ute? I have a T20 but theres too much play in it. Many thanks!
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    What do they use?

    So ive watched the car restoration shows on foxtel and what confuses me is when whoever strips a car back to bare metal then they do all the metal work and repairs, they go over the whole car with some sort of filler they mix then give it a good block sand then into the booth for primer etc. Now...
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    wh statesman dash into vu ute

    Wanting to jazz up the vu ute a bit so question is will the wh statesman dash fit in the vu ute BUT using the existing standard radio unit and heater controls? Ive studied both and just cant tell whether the heater control fascia will fit, thou ive seen the vx calais heater fascia is the same as...
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    Educate me

    Hello, Im going to remove the front seats in my vu storm ute to give the carpet a good vacuum and shampoo and ive read a few posts here on front seat removal saying you have to disconnect the battery and wait 15 minutes, something to do with the airbags. So what is the connection between the...
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    fuse box decal size

    Hello, Would anyone be kind enough to tell me the dimensions of the engine fuse box decal on the vx commodore. My vu ute hasn't got one under the fuse box lid so i thought id print one out and just need the size. many thanks
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    Stolen/Dumped vu ute

    Hello All, Thought here was as good a place as any. Has anyone had their vu ute stolen in the last couple of months? There has been one left in the street behind me for roughly that long, its locked up but has plenty spider webs hanging off it. I did a plate check and the plates...
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    reattach ute drain pipe

    Hello all, From what ive read here i have the usual water leak into the tub of my vu ute. Ive removed an access plate on the cargo area and have either knocked the drain pipe off the connection where it attaches in the corner behind the utes rear window or its fallen off. I cant see...
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