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Okay cool, bypassing I assume take lines off and join em up?

Simple answer is, poor man's fix in a tube

Would JB weld work in the meantime, or maybe a cheap aftermarket cooler?

Looks factory me, I'm only loosing power steering fluid filling up reservoir once a week so would say power steering cooler? Honestly no idea just and average Joe.

Hey all have discovered a power steering fluid leak there is no fluid around or under the pump so traced the line that goes to the AC condenser or radiator and it was drenched so I have degreased it and let it dry. Turned the car on for a few moments and right away there is a drip every couple...

Bugger Im not living in Aussie I'm in NZ and garages want around 3k mark

How long does this job take for the average Joe, I mean I was halfway there before when look at chains on cam shaft

Hi all, have a 2007 sv6 195kw Engine light P0008 Took of most of top of engine parts off to inspect chain and as I can see at TDC it is about 1/2 a chain tooth out from the circle timing mark on camshaft still runs good though Am I going to have to replace the whole timing kit or maybe some...

Hi all I recently sold my captiva and bought a 07 sv6 nice car issue I have is that it's on yellow lowering springs all round but when looking from the front of the car the passenger side wheel (camber) looks fairly normal however the drivers side has plenty of negative camber, and my steering...

Scrap my response, engine light back for P0017, SIGH

Yep I read up on cam sensors pulled them out and they were all caked to crap with hard crusty oil, have cleaned and replaced and reset DTC now I feel more response in the car in terms of acceleration, although can notice the solenoids lagging a bit for vvt, will give them a go but so far so...

Whats odd is I cleared these codes when I made this post and have driven ever since and now only have these codes here which keep appearing when cleared

I bought a Captiva 07 3.2v6 for $1300 and had engine light on I made sure there was no rattles on start up and all was okay are these codes in relation to timing chain failure, car still drives okay, cleared codes but waiting to see if they come back. Thanks

Bit concerned about the amount of oil in intake pipe, at least 100mls sitting there, should I invest in a catch can

Misfire is gone now, new ignition coils in, also intake hose from filter box to manifold has a small puddle of oil in it so cleaned it out, car goes good now

I do have a obd2 scanner Bluetooth one, and have scanned with no codes present on multiple apps

Unsure of replacement chains, but servicing every 5000ks, no check engine lights but have a misfire under light acceleration and sometimes idle, have new ignition coils on way

I'll get a video tomorrow for ya I hope it's not timing chain

Hi I have a 2004 sv6 vz commodore 270ks now I'm worried because the misfire is still present and now when in drive or reverse with brakes on there is a clunck/rattle from the front of the car but only when brakes are on fully (car is stationary) Any help appreciated

Battery replaced and is good now, car going again I decided to try some 100 octane fuel from npd here in NZ as it has cleaning additives blah blah and it seems to run a lot better but still the odd hiccup, so I've put it down to dirty injectors or something similar

Yes using multimeter, when I have reds on and turn lights on and heaters on I get traction lights flashing, abs, airbag fault. And volts go down to about 8.5 my understanding is that there isn't enough current in the battery and probably needs replaced?

I suspect the battery is buggered as in low amperage, also there was a lot of white powder acid like stuff underneath it so will need replaced could something like this affect how it's running in terms of misfire

Replaced all ignition coils and plugs are brand new, still had the miss on idle after about 20 seconds on cold starts and still misfired on light acceleration, car seems to be getting worse, mostly used to working on falcons

Switched with another one, no change

Yep cleaned with wire brush on terminals and connectors, no change, lots of weird electrical gremlins happening now

So today the car wouldn't start just has a slow wind then clicks, battery voltage was at 12.4v lots of corrosion at base of battery, and when I test amperage with headlights on and key on the abs light comes on and beeps and then it has trac off, am I right in suspecting the battery is toast...

Swapped with another coil from different cylinder, same result, on cold starts it idles great for about 5 minutes then the misfire and ticking begins, there is ticking from the evap solenoid however it's different to the issue I'm having, the tick is very loud at the passenger firewall back of...

I'll swap with another one tomorrow and see if the click follows the coil, thanks I'll touch base tomorrow

The ticking goes away when no. 6 coil is unplugged while the car is running

I just bought a 04 vz sv6 with the alloytec 3.6l It has a miss on idle and when using light to medium acceleration and it hesitates, when I plant my foot it comes right and flys off like a bat outta hell I've checked the ignition coils and all change to lower idle when unplugged, have also put...

Is a dirty 3.8 ecotec any good lol mostly used to 4l falcons, tried switching the relays I had left around got windows and dash working

Hi I recently purchased a El cheapo vy commodore god forbid I'm a falcon person myself but oh well. The speedo tachometer fuel and temp gauges don't work it shows me the KS but there's not even any light like battery etc when key switched to on. The headlights don't go only park lamps The...