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hi all.. my mfd had just showed coolant level check.. and i check the resevoir and i found that the coolant level is about an inch below the full line.. question is, is it normal for the engine to be losing a bit of coolant? I've filled this up about 6 months ago and it gradually dropped.....
Changed my rocker cover gasket over the weekend and noticed this. It looks like the yellow thing is broken off the black bit of the hose. Is it broken? PCV Valve?
My car is blowing white smoke on idle plus when on acceleration, is my turbo gone? :nonod: I opened my bonnet on idle and there seems to be a bit of white smoke coming from near the turbo area too? Also does anyone know a good mechanic in sydney to bring my car to? Jase
Hey guys, I had Dave (Keep em'Running) try and tune my ECU this weekend. However we ran into a couple of errors: 1) My ECU registering as Bosch 7.6 (not 1.5) 2) When trying to tune via KWP2000 - error message which prevented us from access "security time delay" I have a build date,...
Has anyone got 225/45R17 on stock TS turbo rims and able to post a pic(s)? Am curious to see if it makes the rims look much smaller. Got 40,000km on Maxxis MAV1 215/40R17. Thinking of upsizing to 225/45R17 Kumho KU31 or Federal 595. Whould i get about the same number of kms you think?
hey guys. just bought this car. noticed that after a good flogging, the pipe pictured below seems to leak a little bit of oil which sits on the engine cover. its not heaps but its enought to piss me off. what would be causing this? cheers guys
so my car has been leaking a small but annoying amount of coolant for a few weeks now but id been putting it off until its 75000k service. just in the last week the rate of leakage sped up significantly so i took it in for a service early. my mechanic (repco) tells me that its leaking from the...
Hey guys, just wondering if anyone out there has installed a Quaife ATB LSD to their SRiT or VXR? If so is it easy to install and does it make a significant difference and reduce torque steer? I find the standard open diff can be a bit of a handful in the wet and on tram track here in...
were can i get ARP rod bolts for my Z20LET ad how much am i looking at for them?
I have my work done by Redline EFI at Burleigh on the Gold Coast.Dan the owner has offered if I can get 10 members together he will put on a day for $50 each.He runs the Gold Coasts only Dyna Pack Hub Dyno. Early Feb-anyone interested? Murray
Hey guys... Wats the best oil to use? Got my car serviced the other wk and I think he put shit engine oil in the car and the engine makes funny noises on start up... Called Nrma and they confirmed it's proli the crap oil... Boo!
Hi guys, first post so be gentle :smile5: Ok basically I have been the forum recently as I'm looking to purchase an Astra 2003 SRI turbo (upgrading from 98 Prelude VtiR, want more zip) Now I have taken a car for a test drive and I have a couple of question/comments that hopefully people that...
I'm a new member to the site and was planning to do some minor mods to my MY09 SRi-T. I have already installed the VXR cold air intake which gave a noticiable improvement in throttle response but I am now looking to install a VXR intercooler and a straight through courtenay front pipe (pre-cat...
I have got a hi low switch for my astra turbo and can't understand the wiring instructions. Can someone that had fitted one of these give me better instructions. The brown wire connects where? And the diagram shows that the blue and brown cable connects to the same spot..
Hey all, A mate just picked up a G Sri-T with 66k on the clock. I have gone through his logs and receipts and it seems that his water pump was not done at 60k when his belt and tensioner was done. My main question is if he was to only purchase the pump from autovaux would he be able to only...
Hi all I've just been in contact with a Automotive company that are able to assist us with ecu re-mapping and so on.. The company's main Head Office is in Q/land thou they have partners all over Australia.. I called the Melbourne branch which is called Auto Art and they seem happy to...
I've been looking around at information on limp mode. Basically you all probably know that I get limp mode regularly when my boost is turned up (the WA guys certainly do! lol) There is a device, which I think is a plastic piece close to the turbo with 3 hoses 1 going to the turbo actuator,...
Hey guys, I'm thinking of finally removing my crossover pipe.. But first I would like to know the pros and cons from the people who had done it.. Afaik I'd have to extend the afm but I've read that it will be affected by the heat from the new position, is this true? Also what sizes of silicone...
Hi, My stock '03 SRI turbo is getting a little long in the tooth, and it's time for some upgrades. Can anyone recommend workshop in Sydney (vaguely close to eastern suburbs) that has done mod work on turbo astra before? Looking for replacement turbo, ECU, intercooler, exhaust and upgraded...
My project has finally started getting the Astra GTE from the UK fitted with the C20LET, but I got a few questions you guys might be able to help me out with ... In the absence of ANY hope of finding an F28 gearbox in Aus, whats the next best thing ? Any ideas what cars were sold here that have...
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