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Doing a bit of hunting on the shed ornament. Chasing a leak either sump gasket or rear main. I’ve attached a YouTube vid of what I recorded. Around 40-50secs oil can be seen seeping slowly from sump bolt before the bolts that holds sump to rear main seal plate. Towards the end of the vid, the...

Hey guys I’m very un knowledgeable about cars so I’m going to do my best to type out everything that’s happened, Brought my vx 2002 commodore lumnia from a dealership that now has me blocked and refuses to see me, After 2 days I noticed brown liquid with like copper flakes under my radiator...

Hi guys I have a 96 VS wagon 3.8 Coolant in my reservoir seems to be continuing to drop and I’m having to top it up every so often. there are no leaks of any sort that can be seen Not blowing any smoke out the exhaust Engine does not overheat No coolant mixed into the oil viseversa have...

Howdy guys, just a few questions as the ol vz likes to piss fluids and it’s starting to get annoying. 1. How hard is it to do the rear main seal (am mechanically minded and half decent on the tools) and any tips/tricks to make the job a bit easier 2. Basically the same as Question 1 but about...

Hi, First up a disclaimer: I've never been particularly mechanically minded, but I'm learning (mostly to try and avoid being scammed out of $$$ by unscrupulous mechanics...). I have a VZ SS 6.0L Ute which has a leak towards the back of the engine bay - I'm fairly certain it's just water and...

Yo so I have a 2009 sv6 ve commodore and this morning I drove to work and as I turned off my car I got out and there was a lot of antifreeze leaking from under the car right under the drivers side near the wheel after a while of leaving the car off it stops leaking and it also doesn’t leak when...

Hi, just checked under the car like I usually do every couple days, had oil stuck on this part under Neath the engine, it was just a drop and got rid of it seems to have gone, just wondering what it might be from?? It was leaking down from this part in picture below

There is a vacuum leak or gushing of air sound coming from the right side of the engine just behind the power steering fluid reservoir and somewhere around the oil filter housing. Ive Checked over all the hoses and haven't been able to find anything. I was thinking it could be the manifold...

Hi guys, I changed my master cylinder on my clutch today for my VY V6 and since then it is leaking fluid out from the hydraulic clutch line. No matter how tight i do the bolt it continues to leak like a siv. Any suggestions?

Hey guys I have a holden commodore 92 v6 3.8 automatic unleaded wagon. I replaced the water pump, Thermostat and fan belt 2 days ago and now my coolant is leaking below the water pump but not from it. I don't know if that part is the engine or something else, here are some pictures...

hey guys my series 2 ve ssv sedan is leaking a bit of power steering fluid, looking like its coming from the return line on the passenger side of the radiator (might just be the hose clamp that I can see) any chance this has happened for anyone else and what you did to fix it? cheers

So. I have a coolant leak somewhere in the system, the car goes through coolant fairly quick, all hoses have been replaced and radiator replaced a few years back, the car has 370,000 km on it Underneath my radiator cap there is a sort of blue and black coloured sludge that accumulates, (there’s...

I have a slight leak in my radiator that only leaks when it is driven, so I'm gathering it's only a pin hole in the radiator that pushes coolant out with the pressure build up. It's not a large leak, only enough for it to slightly leak on the radiator, and smell once the car is switched off, I...

G'day people of JustCommodores. I am thinking of purchasing a 2005 VZ Auto Executive Commodore, it is rather cheap and has some nice bodywork done to it. It is priced at $3500 (negotiable), and only has 97,000 kms. I was unable to determine the low price, and when questioned on the issues of...

Hey guys found a coolant leak just after what the part is called? Its to the left of the water pump and under the alternator with its hose connecting to the heat tap. Also would it be best to replace the part or just sealing it. Thanks heaps guys

Hi guys please see attached video of an oil leak after the front crank seal was replaced. Do you think the mechanic stuffed it up? It's pretty bad .There is always a puddle after a days driving. Is there anywhere else it can leak from?

Every time it rained hard, I was getting water filling in the rear left floor. Checked all the seals and couldn’t find the problem until I dug a little deeper. Bottom of the door was so filled with leaves that water would fill so high that it would come out under the door card. Keep an eye on...

Could anyone help me out, took my 2008 v6 ve to a mechanic shop because I have a bad idle, they looked over it and told me that my engine mounts a rooted and need replacing, while looking they reckon they also found I have a coolant leak coming from the 'filler housing' I have no idea what a...

Could anyone help me out, took my 2008 v6 ve to a mechanic shop because I have a bad idle, they looked over it and told me that my engine mounts a rooted and need replacing, while looking they reckon they also found I have a coolant leak coming from the 'filler housing' I have no idea what a...

Please can you read my post here: https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/heater-core-leak-replace-or-disconnect.266209/ I just posted it in the VE section by mistake and cannot move it back to VZ, sorry.

Hi, Today I noticed a water leak over my legs on the pedals, it was a red radiator water -of course- I found some water in front of the driver seat and the passenger seat either. I currently -still- don't have any engine heat problems and due to the red water I managed to decide it is a heater...

Hey Guys, First time posting here and looking for some advice. Let me start off by saying that I am not the most advanced person when it comes to cars, but I'm always willing to try and fix things myself. So I have a VS ute that i recently drove from The Gold Coast to Melbourne and the car...

I have an interesting one for you guys. 2000 VT commodore, 200k on the clock, started running rough once warm. Checked under filler cap, milky oil. Head gasket was my diagnosis. Pulled off the inlet manifold and the gaskets there were stuffed, however i already had a gasket kit and the...

Hello All! What a wet end to the week. Go to get in today, low and behold the floor is soaked. With a grimace I get in, twist my head and see that all the wiring, BCM etc whatever else is under there is also soaked and dripping. The car still starts and works fine but whew it's stressing me...

Hi guys, I recently purchased a 06 VE SSV and I noticed The other day I noticed that there was a seam not seam sealed in the factory, so we went to seam seal it and noticed a puddle of water sitting in the gap below and thought it was a leak some where as there had been some recent wet...

So my coolant is leaking from just below the alternator (3.8L ecotec) and I'm wondering if anyone has had this and knows how to fix it. I'm assuming it's coming from where those two heater hoses go into the left hand front side of the block from the heater tap. But are hidden behind the...

Everyone under the sun knows about the old ecotec and rear main seal leaks. I haven't heard anything about the sidi engines whether 3.0 or 3.6? Reason I ask is, I have a 2010 Berlina sportswagon with 104k. Oil a nice colour, excellent service history, is due for a service now. No abnormal oil...

Hey. so I bought this vr and the transmission was slipping very badly. I had to drive it home so about a 20 minute drive in. Then replaced the transmission with a second hand one i found for just $80 (i know they are usually worth around 300 and this is very cheap). I put it in myself. First...

Hey guy's, Just stumped after I hit a roo after it jumped out infront of me at 60km, all my coolant flush out on the spot. I've topped up the radiator to find the leak and now there is only a very very slow leak after maybe 5 days, now on further inspection I found the leak coming from around...

Hi guys, I've got a coolant leak coming from the what looks like behind the water pump. I've recently replaced all the gaskets and seals in the water pump and the gaskets where it connects to the block. Any recommendations? Would a pressure test shed some light or is that more for finding leaks...

Hi guys, my VX SS March 2001 build has the dreaded rear main seal oil leak. i was wondering if anyone could recommend a decent mechanic in the eastern suburbs of melbourne who can fix it for me. thanks.

I don't know much about cars but I bought a 2003 series two vy spac three days ago after driving it home there was a drip from the coolent it will need to be replaced my radiator guy said, Next day I noticed an oil leak it's small but I'm still worried it's coming from a metal pipe connecting...

Hi Guys, I got a VY SS series 2 with the LSD diff. My diff is leaking from in front of the pinion seal. under hard revs it sprays over the bottom of the chassis and onto the exhaust causing a burning smell. I've taken it to two mechanics for a look they both agree its not the pinion seal...

okay so had a vac leak so I changed the manifold gaskets, car drives okay a little rough, but not too bad. ..but when in park or neutral it idles at about 1800, could this be from the manifold cleaner I sprayed out the tb with? or do I have another problem?? I was gunna see what it does...

hey all my car (vs 304, duel fuel) has a flat spot when accelerating harsh and runs rough when accelerating normaly, the idle also changes between 600-800 every 10 or so seconds. I tried the wd40 trick around the manifold/injectors and the idle did change, either dropping 100 or raising 100...

Hey lads, Recently bought a 2005 VZ S ute and have a few little issues with it. Leak - If I'm driving around and then return home to park in the garage, there is a leak coming from the center of the engine which leaks for about 30mins and then stops. It is only water and I'm guessing...

I thought my VS had a leaky rocker gasket seal as i saw oil dripping off it. I replaced that now but theres still a leak, i just turned the usual big puddle into a small puddle so at least i got one of the leaks. My question is? What are some common leak locations near the rear of the engine...

Howdy. I'm rapt to have a project to toy with but hate the fact that my budget means I have to spend the start of the project fixing crap that should have been done by previous owners. I've just scraped out and chucked all the underlay in the boot because it's soaking wet and completely...

Hey people, Got this vt series 1 commodore last year, goin great. About January I was driving along, then overheating etc radiator bone dry. Filled it up with just water, drive for about 2 months just fillin with water EVERYTIME it overheated. It sounded like boiling noises in the overflow...

Hi I have a 2000 VT and am unable to stop a petrol leak. Whenever I drive the car further than 15kms petrol starts leaking out the pressure vent hose that comes from the chaircoal canister. I have tried replacing the fuel pump, changing the charcoal canister and have blown the fuel lines out. I...