yep i did help me,just out of curiosity,do you run your drain from your catch can to your sump???

yes, In dash 12, positioned the can so the drain back almost has a verticle drop into the sump. and a fair bit of work where the drain fitting is in the sump to protect it from windage. Oh I also forgot to mention the cometic headgaskets for these motors have the oil drain holes punched about 1.5mm out of line so that restricts the oil drain even more...

Question: Do VK and VL share the same windscreen locking strips/moulds?

VK uses a rubber to hold the screen in, the VL is urethaned in

But the insert that goes in the vk calais seal ( the chrome pieces in vh sle or the black pieces in the vk calais) were they carried through to vl calais?

no, they dont use a trim to spread the rubber to retain the screen as it is urethaned in place, the top and bottom trims are flexable plastic/rubber and the side trims are wide plastic. my VK rubber that I use in my VL has no trim, the rubber is made in one piece to look like there is a trim, not sure if this is an aftermarket thing or OE

Ok so completely different system. Cheers for that

Quote: Originally Posted by VlDUBC [View Post] My A/c has just in the last days just not worked at all....iv checked the fuses ect tick of one problem...what else can i do? done search but cant find..(waiting for someone to give me link and tell me of...lol) But yea...my a/c has been the best the last 4/5 months, it was working like super cold and perfect ...and then now it doesnt even get any sort of cold...what else do i check? and supposedly when i bought it it just got re gassed? Lucky ba5tard, my VL a/c is long gone. Do the condensor fans spin when you have the a/c turned 'on'?

put the battery on vl last night, a few minor problems, no dash lights (no problem geting that sorted next week), i must have stuffed up the pipes for the heater (widoe, face feet etc.) how do i get these right?

The hoses that plug into that vacuum switch thingy should have labels on them with the numbers (these match up to the numbers on the selector). But if you've lost the tags, just make sure the hose from the vacuum ball (inside the front bumper, driver's side), goes to the middle port (from memory). Then grab one of the other hoses, and try it in each port until you get the correct one. then do the same for all the rest.

there is a thread some where on how to do them hoses ---------- Post added 03-05-10 at 17:34 ---------- dash lights as in the warning lamps or the illumination?

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_bt1vlt [View Post] , i must have stuffed up the pipes for the heater (widoe, face feet etc.) how do i get these right? http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=25939 As long as you got the numbers on the vac lines its easy if not you will have to trail and error thing

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ VLCT [View Post] no, they dont use a trim to spread the rubber to retain the screen as it is urethaned in place, the top and bottom trims are flexable plastic/rubber and the side trims are wide plastic. my VK rubber that I use in my VL has no trim, the rubber is made in one piece to look like there is a trim, not sure if this is an aftermarket thing or OE thats cheating lol, we charge $300 for a new window fitted into a vl, a vk ur setup in ur vl with the rubber window they are $120 fitted and a 5min job hehe, its costing me $90 for a new window and ill fit it in my vl. ill do the same for my brothers one instead of putting a 2nd hand window in

not sure if i asked this ages ago. how often or how many km before change diff and gearbox oil ?? its a manual. cheers Matt

Quote: Originally Posted by 4sakenvl [View Post] not sure if i asked this ages ago. how often or how many km before change diff and gearbox oil ?? its a manual. cheers Matt about every 40,000 km

you will find most cars after they are out of warranty and dont get serviced by dealers anymore almost never get the diff and gearbox oil done.. pays to do all fluids straight away when you buy an older car.

ive got a stupid question ... how do you fix noisey lifters ? or rockers ? or whatever they're called ?! cause its getting to the point of nearly a year like this ... and i dont know if one day itll **** up one day and have major problems to worry about Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by 0C1876 [View Post] ive got a stupid question ... how do you fix noisey lifters ? or rockers ? or whatever they're called ?! cause its getting to the point of nearly a year like this ... and i dont know if one day itll **** up one day and have major problems to worry about lol, there a place down here that sells a type of lubricant that you mix with the oil and it minimises the noise of them. i priced up new lifters and genuine they are $60 each aftermarket which is no diff they are $5 each lol. my vl knocks when i start it up but doesnt last for long. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_bt1vlt [View Post] lol, there a place down here that sells a type of lubricant that you mix with the oil and it minimises the noise of them. i priced up new lifters and genuine they are $60 each aftermarket which is no diff they are $5 each lol. my vl knocks when i start it up but doesnt last for long. I got $5 ones and they were quiet for about a month Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

mine are noisey all the time ... even when doing 2000revs + but on long trips after the cars at rest it gets quieter LOL so replace or quick fix ? which is easier ?! and most beneftial Some original photos have not been recovered yet.