Fixed Overheating Issue for FREE! | VE Commodore Daily Part 1
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- A new car to the garage, this Alloytec V6 powered VE Commodore.
We start what will be a short series of videos on this car by trying to address the overheating and coolant temperature sensor fault issue that was initially though to be a bad thermostat and show a trick to bleed the system on these cars. This issue had put the car into a Engine Safety Mode and resulted in P0117 and P1258 codes on the scan tool.
More to come on this VE and next video we will look at fixing a misfire and Check Engine message issue before moving onto the Stability Control, Airbag and ABS issues - cause safety third right?
Hope this helps, thanks for watching and please consider subscribing for more if you enjoyed.
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For each warning light I laughed more and more cause that's exactly the sort of car I would of bought the only difference I wouldn't of known till after I paid
Glad I'm not the only one then! Cheers
Thank you for your video. I had been experiencing the same issues. This video certainly put me on the right to track to resolving my problem. I used a premixed coolant specific to the engine in my case and also turned the heater in the cabin to max. It took about 20 minutes for all the air bubbles to escape as I tapped the accelerator pedal several times during the process.
Works very well ,found my VE was overheating after 10-15 min drives and the climate control wasnt putting out hot air when requested. Tried this and fixed everything.
Commenting and subscribed, my car was overheating (VF Wagon 2014) and thought I needed a thermostat ... did this little beauty and she is running perfectly, and yes there was a a lot of air trapped and mine took 30 mins to get rid of it... used the coke bottle (no seal needed as per your instructions) thanks Browney, legend mate, thank you!
You legend, day before xmas eve, all mechanics are closed or fully booked, my VE is cooked and on the side of the road and this little trick saved my ass, liked and subscribed
That’s amazing, thanks for sharing mate. Glad it helped and all the best 👍
Hey man. Just bought me one of these. she needs a few things sorted so keep the vids coming. cheers bro . from NZ.
Your a bloody legend Browney. Keep making these vids...
You're the legend, thanks for the support mate. Will do, new video should be out Thursday morning
Just found this video after having a similar issue with my wife's SV6. Tried doing the bleed as per the video. Hopefully it's sorted it.
Cheers mate for a simple, informative video. Excellent.
Fingers crossed mate, at very least it should buy some time. Just be sure to keep an eye out for leaks but hoping it just needed some air bleed out like this one. Cheers for the kind words 👍
i can’t believe this actually worked.
cheers mate !!
I came across this issue in one of these cars !! , my solution was driving it off a cliff at the twelve apostles jumping before the edge . saved way more time
Michael Wilson 😂😂😂👌
Reckon the VE a bucket of sht or? I was thinking of buying one might just keep the old vx
@@alexanderstevens145 Yep Bro keep the vx.
@@darrylcampbell4411 won't die on me hey. I was meant to get a new car but she just keep going
@@alexanderstevens145 Glad to hear it Bro. Just finished a timing chain job on mine. Gonna wrap up a few small jobs tomorrow like oil change etc and fire her up . Really looking forward to taking her for a blast.
Hi Nice video, and the next one with the coil pack and plugs
Just a note for anyone loosing water, have a look next to the brake booster, you will see a set of braided hoses, they do leak over time and you need to replace them, some time in traffic you may see a small white cloud appear in that area between the end of the bonnet and the windscreen, if you have your window open you ca also smell the collant
Check the car while running and put a flashlight on those hoses, usually they leak and drip on to the exhaust - thus the small mist cloud.
If you are loosing water and this is not the problem, trace those hoses fro the firewall to the drivers side inner fender, there is a T junction there - they can also leak :(
Other side you need to crawl under the car with a flashlight and have a look at the thermostat at the back of the engine - totally horrible place to put it GMH !!
Not sure if this is any good, run it past your mechanic, people who have had thermostat fail take it out, but use a aftermarket setup that is located on by cutting the lower radiator hose and installing it there in a new housing - like most toyota's
Regards
George
Hey George, thanks mate and cheers for some great info in there. Hopefully will help someone one day. Fingers crossed for no issues any time soon, the VE is still going strong as the daily now. Cheers mate 👍
Thanks heaps fore this video, saved me stacks of $$$$$ almost took it to a workshop thinking the problem was thermostat!!$$
Couldn't have been easier.
Cheers
@Anthony Burt Thanks mate, glad it helped. Probably a good idea to keep an eye out for any coolant leaks for a bit still to make sure that didn’t help cause the air in the system but hopefully it’s all sorted, pretty common it seems. Cheers
Just did this on my Sons VE - 1hr driving around later temps holding strong both driving and idling!!! Thanks a heap! Like for you!
Just tried this method, it worked!!!, thanks bro 😃
This issue has just popped up for my Holden today so will give this a try👍
@Liliu iati Good luck, hopefully it’s a simple fix.
thanks man, I just gave it a go, bloody needed 2.5 litres of coolant even though the dipstick showed it to be full.
Thanks I did have temp problems but after doing what you said regarding air in cooling system .all good thanks for the information from you and your brother
Thanks very much mate, glad it helped 👍
Gives me flashbacks of my old VE Wagon!
Glad it's not just me!
Cheers mate, much appreciated. I have an overheat issue with the young bloke's VE and at my age cannot not do the thermostat, very wary of having him do it unless absolutely necessary.
Good morning.
Great video.
I had similar experiences with the misfiring on my son's car.
Changed the sparkplugs and she drives like new.
Awesome, great when the simple fix works!
I love the coke bottle funnel thing. Never seen it applied to the cooling system, but used 1 to fill oil in my moke
Moke? Awesome!
Perfect, I had to fill oil with coke bottles too for a long time after being banned from using mum's kitchen funnels back in the day! It's not dodgy if it works.
Great video mate
Your video helped a lot. Fixed the issue! Thanks....
Hi, Also had overheating in our VS holden , changed temp sensors, had it flushed etc, nothing solved it, so went to Jaycar, bought a temp control kit, installed it, set it up to match the Aircon (when aircon running and fan started, never overheated) Problem solved. These days though you can get a premade off ebay with a temperature readout. Did not know about the air in system, but I presume the professionals I took it to would have as they were radiator specialists. Anyway have not had a problem since installed 15 years ago. Great video you made.
@wamperth That's interesting, makes me think maybe one of the fans wasn't working but I'm sure that would have been checked too. Regardless sounds like an awesome DIY fix, thanks for sharing mate. And cheers for watching!
Great vid bloke I used the same method to bleed mine. Quick Tip I used. The oval funnel you get from Supercheap without the elbow attachment and removed the mesh filter was a great watertight fit. ( Found out the mesh filter doesn't let water though I guess it is so you don't put a Jerry of water in your car 😮)
My 2006 VE Commodore had Engine light and stability control as well as ABS warning's my Autel 708 told me left back wheel and mass air flow sensor . I checked the left back wheel two wires came off in my hand so I replaced the harness aud$67 then ABS & stability control errors were gone .the mass air flow error was just plan the corrosion off the plug and that was gone then engine light was out now there are no errors and the vehicle runs very nice .
You absolute legend, i know nothing about cars and this just saved me bigtime stuck on the side of the road. thank you mate.
@Ben L2P Awesome to hear that my dumb video has helped people, thanks mate. Hope all is sorted 👍
Hey, how you doin? Just got a question. My ve was leaking like a water type of substance this morning and than overheated. Any ideas?
Fantastic mate
@Don Peel Legend, thanks mate.
You have a great demeanour dude. Very relaxing to watch. Burke's backyard vibes lol..
Coolant flush changes are a nightmare. They aren't always done right. mind you the facts out their are always mixed. And sometimes the correct process seems a bit illogical.
But essentially the air burp is crucial. Car cooling system has a few cycles/stages it runs through.
But it's about an hour process itself sometimes.
Can I ask you. At what level does your coolant resovoir mark sit at when checked at cold. First thing in the morning?
Thanks for the video.
The car said HELP I've never been serviced 🤣
Impressive video! Quietly spoken amd well produced, and man, do I know about this issue. I had to limp my 2008 HFV6 out of Perth city a few weeks ago: the cooling system chucked an absolute spaz. I had to stop three times to top up with bloody tap water just to make it to the city limits. I crossed my fingers and headed out on the highway, hoping that an extended highway run would help to "burp" the air out of the system; it did. It has run fine ever since, but is still filled with tap water. When money affords, I'll get the system evacuated under vacuum and refill with a glycol / water coolant. The VE HFV6 is a great engine, but it has its issues, this has been one of them.
@Beau Gunn Thanks mate! Glad I'm not the only one, wish I had of tried it first before ordering parts but I'll have this car for some time hopefully so sure they'll get used. You did get somewhat lucky that it sorted itself, the previous owner did a little driving with the issue (not a great deal mind you) and it refused to bleed the air out. Besides that I agree, I've been pretty happy with the car overall.
@@BrowneysGarage ....... Cheers Browney, and you are most welcome. I have decades of amateur engine building under my belt, and a fairly high level of general mechanical aptitude, but as I age, I am getting slack, and simply prefer to turn the *bloody* key, and drive the *bloody* car . Herein lies the root of the problem ( I think ). I had totally neglected the fact that the auxiliary fans were running when the temperature gauge was reading normal. Stupidly, I trusted the gauge, and did not so much as check the coolant level! When this system "chucked a spaz", the gauge went from normal to overheat in a few seconds, so, in my opinion, the temperature gauge does not necessarily give an accurate indication of the actual temperature within the system when their is air entrapment present at all. When air gets trapped in these cars cooling systems, bad things happen, so "burping" it ( as you have shown ) on a regular basis should become as routine as checking tyre pressure. Call it an engineering issue if one may, but we bought it, and we choose to live with it. I remain more than happy with the vehicle. Given the engines displacement, and it's power output, I would say that it is a fairly high performance engine, and high performance requires high maintenance. Neglect that at your peril folks.
Good going mate.
Many of us will have do be doing this sort of simple car work as the economy tanks and we struggle to pay off our overwhelming housing debts, leaving precious little to spend on servicing the ol daily driver.
A penny saved is a penny earned and the good ol local mechanic charges at least 140 bucks an hours, most of which going to overheads and our large tax burden, we all carry.
Many thanks again and keep up the hard work.
PS
Could you please list the tools needed and any scan tools you use, so that we may be able to start our collections.
Ta
Hi mate and thanks. It's great to get the satisfaction of fixing something yourself and you're right, saving money along the way is definitely a big bonus!
Regarding the tools I do try to mention them in the video as I use them but perhaps I could look at listing them. I did however neglect to mention the scan tool I have been using - it's a Autel DiagLink MD802 I picked up from eBay and it's been great (ebay.to/2ocr3OA).
Further on the tools, I've just this morning put up a intro for a series I hope to do covering some great tools I use and have found along the way, perhaps this series will also be something you'll be interested in. More coming on that so keep an eye out if you're interested.
Thanks again mate and best of luck.
@@BrowneysGarage Yup a tool series would be ripper mate. I've heard to Autel stuff is good. By getting into scan tools and the black box stuff, you really help us that are a bit frightened of the hi tech side. You show us that it's ok to look up codes and do routine and straight forward fixes.
Ta mate
Just found your channel. I can use the info here to repair my Pontiac G8 V6. Ray from the USA
Keep making videos there awesome
@RedzeAuto Will do, thanks for watching mate!
If you have bleeding and coolant issues, check the radiator cap. Some aftermarket ones give problems. I had this and once I replaced mine with a new genuine one, I only needed to bleed it once more and problem was solved.
Legend! Good tip, thanks very much for sharing mate 👍
Can I do this with just water to see if I have a leak?
Nice one👍🏻
@col Thanks mate 👍
Gday mate, thanks for the info. Bloody helpful. Once the coke bottle is on and levels topped off, on idle notice a bubble coming up every few minutes, just one single bubble then wait a while then another one. This a sign of air making into the system? Cheers
I'm far from an expert here but it could be a sign of air getting into the system somewhere as you say. Could also just be a small bit of stubborn air that won't completely bleed out and will sort itself eventually with normal driving, or may even be something minor like an imperfect seal around the funnel/coke bottle?
May just be one of those ones that you have to drive it and see if any further issues arise? Good luck mate 👍
Just found this video after having another overheating episode on my VE & I'll definitely give this a go. What's the name of the scanner & where can I get one?
Thanks for this vid mate I’m going to try this exact same thing on mine I started by by putting a brand new cap on the radiator resivoir today at super cheap auto and drove it home and temp stayed normal but I’ll go and do your trick to just coz it might help but I do think the new cap on its own has fixed it already
hey mate just a question after you fix the overheating issues did you have any problems after that
Those warning lights, man I've lived that
I still hear those damn chimes in nightmares I think! 😂
Thanks for highlighting this issue and mentioning the solution however did the radiator fan coolers kicked on during driving the car after bleeding the system? You mentioned the temperature was between 90 and 105 what was keeping it below 105 ?
Airflow through radiator when driving and thermo's kick in at 108 if needed
Hi I had the overheating issue too I replaced WP belt hoses ..( no to mention hours wasted researching blogs so many different solutions blah blah.All I needed was plastic soft drink bottle.i had no options needed my car to be going not pulling up early 25mis letting cool down.I did what u said once started driving it wow it was running so smooth with nothing else but the Bootle and top up
Not quite free, the cost of some coolant. Thanks it helped me sort another VE , Concentrate to make 5L was $47 , Much easier than replacing the Thermostat and the coolant, Eight Year Red Coolant , not cheap but necessary ... Thanks again. You helped a little old Indigenous Lady get home to Norseman from Kalgoorlie in this instance, be blessed and keep it up ...
Hi what's the pink liquid?
Awesome video mate! Very clear, lots of information. What does it mean if the fan is blowing hot air? Brother heard a gurgling sound coming from the car when turned off, sure enough it was low on coolant, and nothing on the dip stick. Spend ages topping it up but still couldn’t get a reading on the dipstick. Car doesn’t over heat though. Gonna try your coolant trick with the coke bottle thanks. Any extra info would be mint. Your comment about blowing hot air really stuck because he’s been having that issue amongst this. There was also coolant pissed around his radiator cap.
New cap? And just air in the system?
@Tyler Clement Depends what car it is, if it’s a VE the fill cap shouldn’t matter, cap where I bleed it from would be unlikely to fail I’d think but possible.
The heater not blowing hot air is to test if coolant is getting to the heater core, no hot air could mean a few things like the coolant isn’t getting that far (thermostat not opening due to air pocket possibly) or it’s not being directed that way when turned on (bad heater tap in earlier car or some other signal issue possibly, less likely).
Good luck mate
Browney's Garage yea it’s the same model, Ve but a ute, okay cheers! Keep up good work. Cheers for the response. Subscribed!
What does the air bag sign mean?
Hi, great video! Could you please tell me the the pressure that is printed on the radiator cap? I live in Brazil and have a GM Omega v6 wich uses the same engine, and lately i've noticed sound of bubbling water coming from the cooling system after running the engine for a 30min+ riding... I think the radiator cap that is on my car is the one made for the v8 engines, wich i think uses a different pressure than the indicated for the v6's... Thank you!
Hey Eduardo, the pressure cap I have on is rated to 20PSI (140kPa). Hope that helps and its a nice easy fix for you and mate, and thanks for watching - Very cool to have you watching all the way from Brazil!
@@BrowneysGarage This information helps me a lot! Thank you!!
Thanks
Thank you so much, my first ever super thanks! Really appreciate it.
Thanks heaps
Your a top guy you just saved me 800$ worked a treat
All good mate, glad it helped. Just keep an eye out for any leaks/other issues that may have caused it initially but fingers crossed that’s all it needed 👍
Do the thick A pillars bother you? It didn't when I rented one for a day.
Previously I'd driven a lot of E-series Falcons so going from that to the BA it had bothered me a little. But now with the BA Falcon and this VE it doesn't bother me at all.
The rear visibility in the VE does still bother me slightly though, especially with the spoiler taking up a good part of the little that I can see. Overall I'm really happy with it however.
@@BrowneysGarage I normally detest spoilers but in this case along with the mags, helps to set it apart from the fleet special look.
The four speed gets criticised a lot being crude but it's a tough unit and works perfectly well. I had the same box in my 1995 Toyota Lexcen and it shifted nice and smooth throughout. I'm, frankly, frightened of the ZF six speed in the Falcon. It was made for expensive cars, not more bread and butter vehicles large vehicles.
Agree with all the above, and for a daily the 4 speeds are great and need so little attention.
They are incredibly sluggish, seem to be comparably poor for fuel economy and 'dumb' compared to the ZF though - expensive as they are when it goes wrong I'd gladly risk it in more of a weekender car if the price was right.
Hey Mate, nice video
I have abs and stability control lights everytime I start driving the car. The mechanic tried reprogramming the abs module, changing the abs sensor, the hub and even changing the rims but nothing worked!!! What could be the issue cause I see u have the lights. Thanks
Sorry mate, I don't have anything to add that your mechanic hasn't tried. Maybe try posting in an owner's group page/forum and see if any other responses come up?
I covered sorting mine in this video - ua-cam.com/video/HrSVRZWuDH0/v-deo.html
Good luck mate.
Mate if changing sensor didn't work buy the wheel sensor wiring harness for about 75 dollars and change it, I'm sure that will fix all your faults on the dash screen, happened to me changed the sensors didn't work changed wiring harness all was gone
@@62martin-Bozkurt Hey Martin, as you said it turned out that wiring harness needed to be changed. I remember I changed it couple of months ago at the electrician shop for 300$
@@aliyehya5521 Ali that's expensive i changed it my self it was easy fix, could have done it for 200 😂
Nicee... i have 2006, commodore vz alloy tec v6. It does drinks lots of water in a week or so. I’m not sure where the problem is.
@MUHAM If it’s going through coolant then it’s best to get on it ASAP, it certainly won’t get any better. It has to be going somewhere so look for traces of coolant and check your oil for any coolant or milkiness. May also be a head gasket which wouldn’t show up there if it is leaking into a cylinder and being burnt/send out the exhaust.
Good luck mate 👍
Browney's Garage thank you brother, i noticed my car’s previous owner bypassed its heater core, could be the leakage from there? Actually my car drinks up coolant/water from years, so if it was gasket, i could still run it from years without the issue worsening over the time?
Browney's Garage what do you mean send out to exhaust? The water/coolant ? Is there any way i could verify head gasket being blown up? Without opening the head? I truly don’t want to open the engine without being sure about it. And no traces are found in the engine oil (milkiness).
Was it bypassed when you got it and you have not plumbed it back it? Would likely notice coolant leaking or leaking into the cabin and carpet if it was that.
If it’s coolant leak it’ll eventually get worse, how long it takes depends on too many factors.
Can get a better if it’s a head gasket idea before doing anything major by checking a few things, white smoke out of the exhaust (after running for a while to clear any normal moisture that may build up in exhaust when sitting), bubbles in the coolant overflow, few other tests that you’re best googling.
Do your best to check for leaks before jumping to that though.
Browney's Garage its a huge mystery bro, from years the condition is same not getting worse nor improving. But thanks mate for your support, do you suggest me to buy OBD ? And what’s best for holden commodore vz.
Hi
I got caprice 2005 6 cylinders the engine is very similar to Commodore
I always get a message light "check powertrain"
do you have idea what it refers to???
Thanks
The light is too broad and could be many things. Pick up a scan tool or get a mechanic to scan it for codes to narrow it down and go from there mate. Good luck
@@BrowneysGarage many thanks for your reply and advice
How are you doing sir ? Do you know where the is the traction control fuse located ?
@Stanley Storcas Sorry mate I don't and a quick Google search didn't turn it up either. Perhaps you'll have more luck searching or if not try one of the VE Commodore Facebook groups/JustCommodores forums?
How do you know when all the air is out? What do you do with the excess coolant.
Hard to know when 100% is out but you'll see air bubbles coming up while there's air in there (easiest to see at idle). Once the bubbles stop you can be pretty certain that you've removed the air. If you have to keep topping it up with water/coolant then there will still be air bleeding out - or coolant leaking somewhere!
With the coke bottle you'll need a large syringe or similar to remove the excess or just remove the bottle and wash off where the excess spills.
Cheers for watching 👍
@@BrowneysGarage I usually wrap a cloth around the handle or end of a long screw driver and push it down the bottle or the funnel to block the coolant from spilling out while you removing it. Works every time for me. @ scaredyet
@hlmnhnsn That is amazing, it's the last piece to making one of those purpose made funnel and stopper sets but from things laying around - I love those sorts of tricks! Thanks heaps for dropping that in, you're a legend, I have to remember that trick.
I have a vz and the temp gauge goes to high but engine is just warm to touch could that be a faulty coolant sensor
Touching the engine won't tell you anything, try a coolant hose. As far as I'm aware though those sensor are pretty reliable, good chance it's correct.
Might give it a shot, think i hot air in the system this morning adding water
I’m guessing an hope you’ll reply? That would probably be the reason to get air on system whilst adding water
Adding water won't necessarily put air in the system, but if it was low then of course this can leave air in the system if not bled. If you're using just water instead of coolant mix this could also cause issues/air because it boils at a lower temp.
I'd add some coolant, give it a bleed as shown and see how it goes from there, being sure to watch for leaks that may have caused that initial low level. (But I'm also just some hack on the internet who could be wrong so bear that in mind)
Good luck mate👍
Cheers browney. Id been reading up about the VE's having overheating issues. I was thinking my commodore had a cracked radiator hose or something. But after watching this video it went to show what I knew about cars and over heating lol... I done this and the bottle was bubbling alot. None the less it solved.
Question - are the top heater hoses supposed to leak like a civ?
@Ryan Bakker Glad it helped mate, but I’m certainly no expert myself!
Are they supposed to leak? No, I’d be getting into that mate! Good luck
Let me know if you’ve done a thermostat replacement video please because I currently need to😢🥲
I don't have a video on this sorry, and I honestly hope I never have to! Part 2 of this series will get you some of the early disassembly you need but stops a long way short.
Good luck, it can be done at home for sure but just in a very awkward spot.
@@BrowneysGarage done at home is all I needed to hear😎😂
Whats it mean when my ve commodore has the engine light always stays on
Too broad mate, engine light could be on for a huge range of things sorry. Grab yourself a scan tool (I use this one but there's plenty out there ebay.us/g6bbbg) or get a mechanic to scan the codes and use this to start searching VE Commodore forums or owners groups, hopefully will turn up some answers for you.
All the warning lights remind me of my ve ute 🤣🤣
Worth noting it says to do this under the "Engine Overheating" section in the manual that comes with the car
Interesting, thanks mate 👍
@@BrowneysGarage Also, a month later, it totally did the trick
@@RossDCurrie You beauty! Glad it worked out for you mate and thanks for the update, hope it serves you well for a long time to come 👍
Does anyone know where the coolant temp sensor is on this engine??
Hey mate, should be under and behind the oil filter housing 👍
Browney's Garage legend thanks I found it and replaced it, I have also replaced thermostat (what a mission!), water pump and radiator manifold seals as it was over heating. But it is stuck in safety mode and the contact dealer message comes up. I borrowed a code reader and the codes P0117, P00C9 & P0091 show up. When I erase them the analog temp gauge shoots straight up in the red to hot then the engine reverts to safety mode? But the digital coolant temp in engineering mode reads -40deg. When I turn off the car the electric fans continue to run for a few mins. Even though the engine is cold. And lastly it shows a stability control fault on the dash as well. The car has done nearly 325 thousand kms!
Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks for your vids they are great!
I’m pretty sure you have the SIDI engine not the alloytec because you have the SIDI badges on the car and the sv6 commodores started coming out with with the SIDI engines since 2009
You would be correct if that was true, but it doesn’t have SIDI badges and is not an SV6. They're LPG badges and it's a base model with optioned wheels and wing... might still be worth something if it was an SV6!
Thanks for watching mate.
Coilpacks repalce . Will sovle miss fire ..
Tip 1. Engine Radiator caps play up on these often.. and water will not recover over time from ones Reservoir..
Tip 2. Dont just replace the Cap, Clean the surfaces inside the housing where the 2 O'rings mate, they can pit or corrode with time.
Tip 3. Make sure the Reservoir recovery hose is not partially/totally blocked.
If you dont do this your new Cap will just be a half arsed fix .. 😄
Hope that's not tap water in there !
How about a video on how to do a complete coolant change and flush for all us VE V6 Commodore owners. Keep up the good videos.
Let's just say it was for testing purposes only.
Thanks for the suggestion, that's a good idea. Won't get to it just yet but will add it to the list, cheers mate
@@BrowneysGarage Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.
YOUR PROBLEM FOR AIR IN THE RADIATOR IS TAKING NOTE WHATS IN YOUR KITCHENER THAT WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, YOUR PRESSURE COOKER . HOW DOES IT WORK , SO REPLACE YOUR RADIATOR CAP WITH THE RIGHT P.S.I. AND YOU WILL HAVE NO MORE PROBLEMS, THEN USE YOUR CKE BOTTLE FOR POURING OIL. NEVILLE.@@nickl2548
I should add to this if you are another one with the idea you put distilled water in your car along with 99% of the population well you may be about to learn something new along with whoever reads this you are not supposed to use distilled water as distilled water has had minerals taken out which is actually needed , what you are supposed to use is SOFTWATER softwater is water thats gone through REVERSE OSMOSIS or filtered water NOT DISTILLED so many people dont even know this anyway read the link www.hyperlube.com/blog/blog/why-you-should-never-use-distilled-water-in-your-cooling-system/
Sir
Help me
Safety mod
Commodor 2007
Too broad mate, not nearly enough info. Grab yourself a scan tool (I use this one but there's plenty out there ebay.us/g6bbbg) or get a mechanic to scan the codes and start searching VE Commodore forums or owners groups, hopefully will turn up some answers for you.
timing chains losing tension is notorious on these. need to get it fixed asap or it could screw the entire engine completely
I have to get my timing chain done on mine. Do you know what sort of cost it is to get done?
my ve commy runs around 80-85, at 95 the fans would be running full noise
My commodore group claims it is factory set for 98. Not gospel, but nobody challenged that figure.
worked for like 2 days, then it came back
Needs more Chev badges.
Thinking we'll step it up and try Corvette badges on this one!
TIMING CHAIN
@Boss302FrostyFORDFAN No timing chain issues here mate, going strong. Thanks for watching though 👍
@@BrowneysGarage You Will have Bro... You will have Evetually. Trust me.
Burn it
its a v6 Vauxhall engine front wheel drive motor not holden
Dont know why you would spend money on a ve sv6 😂😂😂😂 worst fucking cars
Great video mate
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Hey there, so was your overheating actually fixed from on your VE by reducing getting the air out?
Pls reply :)
It did for this one. I will say though that you obviously need to keep an eye on it and make sure there's no other cause introducing air into the system or loosing coolant, low on coolant, blocked thermostat or radiator etc.
Seems it was just a once off for me luckily.