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Ok have the new 52mm/triple core radiator, 30 row transcooler and new fans installed..... I have successfully wired one of the fans up through the Air conditioning as per standard. My question is ïs the other fan negatively switched like older pre-ecu cars? I've discovered one of the wires...

I am thinking there is a bit of an issue with the big current draw on these older fans and the drag they make on the circuit. My VZ cross8 was working fine, then last November we went to Rockhampton (12 hour trip) and along the way the A/c fan stopped working. was not noticeable until you came...

Thanks Mechanic... he bought this last set off a mate of a mate... was assured it was running. However you know how some people can be with selling stuff...so on that suggestion I'll tell him to check the codes and make sure... He is a bit more desperate today as his L67 ute developed a rod...

Ta Vs-lover, I'll check with him...Yep on the first one he bought the plugs were completely different. he now has one off another VR Berlina, plugs in but doesn't even turn over and the alarm stays on...

My Son is pretty good with diagnostics, however this one is a bit elusive. He bought a VR Berlina off a mate whose place had been burnt in last years mega-fires, the keys for the daily driver were dissolved in the heat, but the car and several others were spared. So he buys the car last month...

Dpepends on your determination... I know you are in Tassie, but take a holiday to the mainland and grab yourself a L67 and go from there... will be much more value in the medium/long run and reality you just need to change some wiring/Fuel pump and Memcal... and your smile will go for miles...

Post Script to this saga; I now understand way more than I ever wanted to about the VR commodore BCM and attached systems. To make it short, BCM got water in it again... exciting new hole in cowl, a downpour and in it came and it was like it funneled directly into the BCM and no-where else...

Sounds like it is immobliser related to me, if you have fuel, you have air but no spark and the ignition system is all ok not much else it can be.

I did see some Trevor, but was a bit dubious after buying a OBDII Scanner a few years ago for a rough running VY we had been scratching our heads with and it diagnosed fautly coils, so we replaced coils for the third time and the issue was still there, so we put it on another car... one that was...

No Losh I just checked them, they are definitely the switch, they haven't worked since I have owned it, so took it for a short drive... everything back in order as it was 2 weeks ago... had a quick look at the switch and it is not healthy...

So got the replacement mid level BCM (and a spare ute low) yesterday. So this morning put it in and yep it worked and then the battery in the mated key died... now being a soldered in battery i damn near cried...because my eyes are not up to that real close in fine work anymore and the son who...

I also would like to reiterate the Tech 1 question.. that GM Holdman re re raised...

Losh is right....VATS and key/BCM compatibility is a common issue in older cars, or newer ones too sometime, so the easiest and most reliable fix is to have them literally turned off by someone with the right interface and machine. I bought my VR off a young mate who had just given up on why it...

Too right Trevor earth tracing back was my first thought, used to be common on the old Kingy one tonners and panelvans, the brake lights would come on when cigarette lighter or the likes was used... I'm sorta thinking that all of the BCM basic functions playing up is either a big coincidence OR...

Thanks Guys... that info is great Trevor, really does all point to BCM, which controls (unnecessarily imo) these basic functions of the vehicle systems... It turns out i can get 2 from a bloke within my area with keyheads.....I'm changing drivelines this winter to a L67 which i built ages ago...

Good day all. Olde faithful (V6 auto VR S-Pac ute)has been playing up again (might have to rename her to contrary Mary). She has been running beautifully for a few months, a little issue with leaky injectors and starter motor but all in all for a ute with 26 years and...

Every shape, no longer every generation of commodore utes.. Obsession? really what makes you think that....L36s/L67s/LS1/L98.....all live here too.. oh and the odd ford as well. Wifes Focus ST derestricted... never get into a road race with one of these, and BF XR6 daily (those barras... the...

New Starter Motor... just plucked it from the parts shed, and seeing as it looked good and wasn't marked "bad"or "Suss"it was good to go... as for the ass dragging on the ground look... don't care as long as it handles better... my ole VR daily ute is dropped 2" at the rear stock on the front...

It's commonly found on little Toyota Engines from memory... sort a bit small for a 3.8 petrol engine... may give a little more in the low and middle... but not enough to justify the costs...L67 is far easier and straightfoward.

Ta Guys it's pretty sorted now... VR memcal redone with a custom tune... ta for the heads up, got the rest covered...

Am going to put an L67 into my old VR ute. So can I use a VS memcal into the ECU or do I need to get a reprogram done on a VR specific one?Ta in advance...

For future references, it WAS the near new Crank angle sensor, still a bit slow on the start as we have also discovered it has leaking injectors. but as one of the lads said a few weeks back, a few winds and they start... L67 swap coming very soon as it sounds like cam bearings are a bit worn as...

Okay brand spanking new 600+ CCA battery this afternoon, and it started within 3 revolutions every time for around 12-15 goes bar once, where it did the "kick-back" and then coughed and caught and was fine otherwise... now more of a suck it and see thing now.

Ta they yep had that covered, but castor is my issue, so instead of mucking around with shims and so forth on the Z-bars, I just got the nolethane top mount plates with all the fruit.

Thanks lads, have already put an extra h/duty earth from the battery to the engine as I had this issue on a VZ I did up, sounds like I need to make a better charge lead as well. Will try one of our spare batteries as well, but this one SHOULD be Okay as it is a good century and only a couple of...

Been a week, started Okay everytime except once it was cranking real slow then coughed, caught a spark and ignited, leaning towards starter motor drawing too many amps as it also has that "Hemi starter motor"note to it, a real harsh nasty engagement. Car is 25 years old and totally a survivor as...

Old VR survivor ute of mine. Today besides the chasing electronic gremlins covered in another thread, changed the rear springs and shocks for pedders ultra lows and matching shocks, thieved from my project VS ute as it's getting some real soft rears and big sway bars for competition use later in...

Okay information update; Replaced DFI with a known working one, car started 4 times then refused to start. So bought a new Fuel miser brand CAS from Repco ($53) and a new front crankshaft seal. Took Harmonic Balancer off, noted a bit of oil and crud in there, cleaned reluctor plates...

Not sure Trevor, just took it to a highly recommended bloke on the Gold Coast asked him to switch that VATS off. Came back an hour later went home and put it in, started first pop, and up until two weeks ago was flawless.

Thanks again Guys, will change the DFI for another next weekend, I am going to assume the ECOtec one is the same and we have 4-5 of them here. And battery just died as well four cranks and it's slow as...

Okay it's now relegated to the shed until next weekend, ran it for 5 minutes drove 5 feet, turned it off, and then it did its'trick again. So nothing to do with relays. However another quick question to satisfy the logical part of me. The R9 V6 rodeos and several other cars have a system where...

Okay didn't get much time yesterday, but checked and cleaned major electrical junctions, fuses, cleaned and wiped things off, and found a 4 pin relay in the spot where a 5 pin switching circuit relay should be. So I put a decent 5 pin in and now the ute fires within 2 revolutions every single...

Thanks for the replies and suggestions Blokes. The reason Sam (the young Bloke, whom I bought it off) changed everything was because he was using outside advice from his mates(Mainly my son, who does know a bit about his commodores, but he is only just 18, so...). On the back of that he started...

Thanks lover of VS's. so the DFI's are prone to giving up even when they have just a few kays up? .. not arguing just putting it into perspective for myself. Must be a design error or something, like the soleniod issues in the BW 85e trans, they make the mistake then deny, deny, deny.... is...

Okay 1994 VR v6 auto ute. Bought it around 4 months ago with a VATs sometime start issue, had VATs removed and fixed a few things, got rego and ran faultlessly for three months. Then one day it stopped, just stopped dead as a doormat, all dashlights as I accelerated into 100 k zone.Pulled over...

Got the 2015 version with the restrictors removed and updated tune. Technically it's my wifes car we've owned it since new, (well 1500kays as dealer princples car for a few months) has 105k on it now and you know what? best drivers car ever, and apart from a small rear vision mirror glitch fixed...

My Vr S-Pac ute 2 owner odo stopped at 297K(first owner 24 years, second owner maybe 24 days)bought locally always been used locally and pretty well looked after, serviced religiously...may have had a reco'd/rebuilt engine in the last 50k, telltales like new gaskets, and very good comp and goes...

Little bit of a thread dig..however for anyone doing a search on this. VR/VS steering rods have at least 2 different threads. a standard metric and a fine metric. Caught myself and a large online supplier out. Luckily for me the local REPCO blokes had it covered. Only trouble was they were4 x...

too many commodore utes live at my place.

Okay thanks for that Losh1971, took the inhibitor switch apart, gave it a tweak and now I have reverse lights. As for the Fan, smartass 18 yr old son (member here has already owned 5 cars...) noticed the wrong relay was in the LP Chk spot, a 4 pin instead pf a 5 pin was there. Changed to 5 pin...