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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...

So, the car's fixed now. Turns out it had to do with when the coil pack cooked itself. The head of the spark plug had gunky stuff on it and it wasn't contacting as nice as it could've been, so I replaced all 6 plugs while I was there, even though they were only about 25,000 km's old. That...

Still having issues. Does anyone have any idea at all?

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...

Finally got parts shipped yesterday, new mounts (bearings, bump stops & dust boots). Drives so much nicer, the front end feels much more predictable compared to what it was. No clunks etc. Thanks for the help :)

Alright. Thanks heaps for the replies, I put in new tie rods and sway bar links about 3 months ago, that solved the issue of a little bit of steering slop and maybe a couple mm of play when rocking wheel back and forth by hand when jacked up. As for the gap in the shock tower, it's definitely...

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...

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I know this has been mentioned before on these forums, and I've searched myself, but none of them seem to have a final answer. Can you actually just scrape the black detailing off? Etc. Any help is appreciated. Cheers

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...

Yeah righto, I'm just gonna get a shop to do it haha. I thought that'd be the case. 4 wheel alignment sounds good too. Thanks for your help!

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...

Sweet as. Exactly what I wanted to hear. Cheers

Loose terminals/connections? Just run over every important connector (starter, fuse box main, etc.) and make sure they aren't corroded or loose. Otherwise I don't know.

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...

Do you happen to know where to get these? A link or a search term would be awesome (like, are they the same for all GM vehicles, or are the different for VZ's?) Cheers

No I haven't, but that's not really the problem. The thread pitch is different between the funnel kit's cap attachment and the actual motor's threads. Thanks heaps Fu, I'll have a read.

Haha that was one idea, I was just curious if there was a different fix. Cheers

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...

Yeah, they are different things. The idler pulley is a fixed pulley that the belt spins on, and the tensioner is a pulley that is spring-loaded to keep the belt tight with engine load and stretching over time. I'd say that a pulley and a tensioner are like 50 bucks each, and you could either do...

I think you mean buy the 'pro' version. Which yes, I did buy it as it was only like 5 bucks - but it still isn't showing exactly all of the parameters/values that I'd like it to. Thanks for the suggestion though.

I'll have a go. Thanks heaps for the suggestion

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...

Well I'm as stumped as you!

Maybe an unhappy fuel pump building pressure again after it revved? Might also be dependent on the fuel level - how full was the tank? Sounds very strange though.

Oh the ZB... Makes me angry too

Haha yeah I actually did know that about the tail gates. One of my mates had a VS and told everyone that it was technically a Ford (but didn't specify only 1 or 2 parts were Ford). He thought he was hilarious

Hahaha, well I don't drink or like Macca's so I'm already in front. They're on the way, I ordered them last night. I didn't know about the Saab cup holders though haha. The more you know

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...

Big thread dig here, but I think it's better than making whole new one: How do you get rid of the orange glow in the headlight housing like you've shown in the photo? I've looked for a while and can't find a chrome globe that lights up amber, only ones that are permanently amber. I even looked...

I don't know if I can be bothered to do all that considering I might buy the control unit in the future, and like Fu Manchu said, there will be 2 holes. Thanks for the picture, I'll keep it in mind and see what I decide on soon. Cheers

Thanks heaps for the feedback and info. I'll have a look over the weekend as I'm away for the week now us regional Victorians are allowed to leave the house a bit more. In the car, it sounds much quieter, and I only heard it because the song changed over and there was no real interior sound and...

Hey guys, thanks for the help and suggestions. I tried moving the hangers by hand, and the exhaust moves a little bit, but not what I would've thought to be excessive. It certainly doesn't hit anything in the couple mm I can move it, but maybe it's different with the engine revving. I tried to...

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...

Yes, I will definitely be keeping a close eye on them. I don't exactly want to be wasting oil or dumping it on the road lol

Sorry, I probably didn't explain quite as good as I could've. I didn't tap into the quick connect fitting but rather the threaded connection(s) to the radiator/factory cooler. Just got barb to male thread and barb to female thread adapters.

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...

Already got a set, but thanks anyway. There's been a couple of times I wouldn't know what to do without them.

Cheers mate, just ordered a pack.

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...