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The LIM gaskets were replaced about 3-4 weeks ago by a garage who did another job on the car. Since then the car has started using water. About 400 ml per 100 km. There are no signs of a leak anywhere. I suspect the problem might be the LIM gaskets even though there is no evidence of water...

Background. 2003 VY 3.8 V6 manual Gearbox has just been out for overhaul. Previously had a water leak with water dripping from bellhousing. I concluded it was the rear blanking cover leaking. For the time being I had reduced/pretty well stopped the leak by backing the radiator cap off to the...

The Blind Side Alert warning symbol on my passenger door mirror isn't working as it used to. As far as I can tell the sensors are working OK as they are also used are used to detect nearby objects when parking and I get warnings from nearby objects on the DIC and audible alerts when parking the...

I've had this noise for a while now. I originally thought it was engine related as it sounded a bit like an exhaust manifold leak. It was only noticeable under acceleration. Trouble was I could never hear anything when I had a listen with the bonnet up. The gearbox has always been a bit growly...

My car stopped dead. I found the 12v connector on the DFI module plug showed signs of having been rather hot. See picture. I have scrapped clean both the pin on the DFI and the receptacle in the plug then re-seated the plug and the car now starts. However the receptacle has lost it's tension and...

I'm fitting some headlamp covers and the inner clip is proving difficult to clip onto the headlight. Can anyone who has the headlamp covers fitted post a photo of the inner clip fits to the headlamp. Thanks. See the attached photos to show what I am talking about.

I have problem where the park brake on my right rear wheel isn't working as well as the one on the left side. I've checked and set the adjustment. With both wheels jacked up both wheels, when turned by hand, lock at the same number of clicks when you pull the park brake handle. Yet if you apply...

Has anyone else had a leaking rear diff. There's been quite a bit of discussion about this issue on the Buick forum. Had my car in for a service the other day and was told the diff was leaking,..... again. At the previous service they noticed a leak. They fixed the breather which was apparently...

We're crossing the Cook Strait on the ferry. They have a requirement that the alarm be disabled. Is there anyway to lock the car without the alarm being armed? I'm guessing they're probably concerned about motion alarms as they also talk about disabling any towing alarms. Which leads me to...

I'm curious what experience other owners have had with the OEM Continental Conti Sport tyres with respect to punctures. In just over 30,000 km I've had 2 slow leak punctures. Perhaps it's just bad luck but I've never ever had this many punctures with other cars or brands of tyres.

Six months ago I had to replace the front screen due a crack from a stone. From the sound the stone made when it hit the screen it sounded like a small stone. The same thing happened the other day. It wasn't a loud noise but the screen has a crack that is too large to be repaired. Two...

I've noticed what I'd call unusual handling when I've made some overtaking manoeuvres. It's always been when I've used heavy acceleration. When I'm about halfway through the manoeuvre and have built up sufficient speed and ease off on the acceleration the backend seems move or squirrel around...

To get a comparison between my old VY 3.8 S and my ZB 3.6 RSV I've been tracking the the fuel consumption of both vehicles. The consumption figures shown on the car display for the ZB are consistently 0.4 to 0.5 L/100 km less than the calculated figures using the actual fuel bought. The VY is...

No matter what setting I choose the auto volume function doesn't seem to work. I have this function in my VY S and the volume increases as the speed (and ambient noise) increases but I cannot notice it working on the ZB. Has anyone else have noticed this too?

I had the windscreen replaced the other day, now the rain sense function no longer works. Genuine screen fitted. I'm taking it back on Monday for the repairer to sort out. In the meantime I'm curious to see if anyone else had this problem?

I had a towbar fitted today on my RSV liftback. The harness listed on the invoice was for non AWD yet the RSV is AWD. My question is why would there be a difference in the harness between the 2WD and AWD? If there are different harnesses why fit the non AWD to a AWD vehicle?

Has anyone fitted mudflaps to an RSV liftback? The genuine front ones don't fit out of the box due to the body mouldings between doors. I think they could be trimmed to fit, just wondering if anyone has done it?

I need to remove the plastic mounting for the PCM on my 3.8 VY S. That's the black plastic mounting which sits behind the kick panel on the left side of the passengers foot well. I was refitting the dash pad after replacing the heater core when I dropped the screwdriver bit behind the kick...

I went to order a new evaporator core for my manual 2003 VY 3.8 S (Series I). From memory built April 2003. I was told there are two different evaporator cores and the change over occurred about the time my car was built. The difference between the two cores apparently is where the pipes come...

Hi Guys, I'm in the middle of removing the instrument pad assembly to get at the HVAC to replace the heater core. All the info I've been able to find on here about removing the instrument pad assembly relates to the VT or VX. I had expected to be able to remove the instrument pad assembly...

I'm looking for a windscreen shade to fit my ZB. Most of the shades you can buy don't have a big enough cut out for the rear view mirror/rain detection unit. The Holden one doesn't appear to be available in NZ and even then it is a an eye watering $120AUD. What/where has anyone found that fits...

Has anyone on here any experience with 20" rims on an RS-V? What's the ride like? Are they worth the extra money you will spend on replacing the tyres?

I have a 2003 3.8 VY S manual. It's done about 380,000 km. It's just started dripping small amount of coolant when it's parked. Truth be known it's doing it while I'm driving as well. The drips are coming off the bottom of the bellhousing. I cannot see any wet areas above that, but it's hard to...

I have an alternator decoupler pulley fitted to my manual 3.8L 2003 VY S. It was fitted after I bought the car to stop the serpentine belt chirping when the car was started. Over the last week or so there has been an intermittent rumbling bearing type noise coming from the alternator. Its...

We have a Z series VE Commodore S. My wife's Nokia Lumia 920 connects to the car bluetooth system and you are able to make and receive calls via the car handsfree system. However the Nokia (Here) Drive app will not play turn by turn directions over the car stereo like it's supposed to. Our...

I need a new left front hub for my VY S. CarsRUs Australia have them for $71AUD on Ebay, Repco here in NZ are quoting $417. (about $328AUD) Here's a link to the CarsRUs item Commodore VT VX VU VY VZ ABS LH Front Wheel Bearing Hub | eBay I know the OZ dollar is stronger than the NZ dollar BUT...

I heard some very disturbing news yesterday. Some parts for the VZ are apparently no longer available. The part mentioned from memory was the bumber bar (the solid steel bar) that is situated behing the plastic bumper. The bit that takes the impact when you have more than just a flexing...

When I select CD I get an error message "CD ERROR" on the radio display and instead of the CD playing, the radio continues to play instead. The display shows CD IN. I am unable to eject the CD. Are there any tricks to getting the CD player working? Is it a software problem? and will...

I have a manual 2003 VY S. Every time I let the clutch out from a up hill standing start (i.e. when the engine revs get a bit lower than normal and the engine is under a bit of load) there is a knocking noise from the engine. Initially I thought it was the exhaust hitting the chassis. I...

I'm interested in buying a second hand a VX supercharged S. I want to know if there are any issues with the engine life etc with having supercharger installed? How does the supercharger affect the fuel consumption? Would you buy a auto or a manual? Thanks for your help. Alan

Hi Everyone, I have a VL Calais, done 248,000 km. The lockup on the torque convertor does not work any more. Used to get 2000 RPM @ 100 Kph but now its about 2250 RPM @ 100Kph. Otherwise the gearbox works fine. Yesterday I checked the lock up solenoid for operation, or rather the fact that...