Holden VE Commodore V6 Alloytec Thermostat replacement And Water Pump Replacement

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[@pauljcampbell2997]

Great video mate! What a stupid place to have the thermostat! GM knew this engine would be in rear wheel drive AND front wheel drive cars. Bad design, but again, great video!

[@carfix1993]

Thanks mate

[@shrishchand4399]

Very well displayed and explained. Good work. Thanks

[@JM-xq5zg]

Check the Front Water Inlet Pipe Seal & O'Ring as well it is above the water pump might as well do it if removing the intake

[@OzADVRider]

Great camera work, I know how hard it is to get a clear shot. Need to do this on my VZ

[@mickyp9517]

Lovely, clear video that was most helpful!

[@anthonystone7578]

Thanks for this video I have to do my water pump .looks easy enough to do thanks keep the great videos coming please

[@user-gg2dd5bz6m]

A clear precise and well explained video.. Great work all round.. Cheers and thankyou for the video and the effort put in making it ..

[@T.W.goodguy]

Good information, thanks for making this video, I have this engine in my Pontiac G8,V-6. Just did the spark plugs and need a new starter soon. Thanks 👍

[@bonza007]

Thanks for doing this video, it shows really clearly how to do the work.

[@ianmcgoram185]

great video, I did my thermostat on my vz it was a mission as I didn't know about removing the wipers n everything, you made it look a hundred more times easier plus filming it awesome. But my vz is still over heating, I noticed the bottom water pipe is still cold after running it up to temp, could it be the water pump, I dont see any leaking around it though?

[@carfix1993]

First do proper air bleeding then go to water pump

[@hammer8809]

Many thanks, very helpful.

[@TimT-h2r]

l noticed the thermostat gasket was metal type did you use sealant with this, it appears you bolted straight in without sealant’ . love the vid good camera work

[@liamm9400]

Awesome video. Exactly what I needed as my rodeo has the same issues ie water pump, now the thermostat. Now I can go and give it a crack. Why they put the thermostat at the back of the engine baffles me!!

[@carfix1993]

Thanks mate 👍

[@alexjohnward]

Engine was usually mounted East West

[@davidpan3401]

Good job thank you very much

[@trollclan3679]

very nice video thankyou!!!!

[@m0sth8td]

Thank you

[@yeahbrahhh7076]

Great video mate well done! Allot better for the home mechanics than having the trans out.
Does anyone torque bolts anymore? I get it, it’s only thermostat and water pump but still gaskets

[@martinfrancis5022]

So what torque setting did you do on the water pump?

[@aboodmki3]

The old water pump looked very much like new to me what do you think?
Were you experiencing high temperatures in idle before?

[@Deso958]

How did you clean the face from the old gaskets ?

[@brobb5767]

You did well by just short cutting it without removing the transmission.
But, Did you remove the old gasket off the engine, before putting new gaskets in place, looks like the old gasket pieces are still on there. Just saying. All good otherwise 👍

[@shrishchand4399]

One thing that irks me is why on earth would you put the thermostat in such a difficult place. Sometimes designers n engineers forget the vehicles need repairs too.

[@davidmartin1012]

They only care about it lasting the new car warranty period. After that, they don,t give a sh*t.

[@MelodyMan69]

The Engine was originally designed for East West Cars. (Front Wheel Drive). So it was accessable easily.
As soon as it became adapted to North South (Rear wheel drive) the whole thing went tits up.

[@jakeibbott-cordi7141]

Water neck is leaking also

[@simonmears1726]

What a punish for a simple thermostat that s normal y at front of motor for easier access more work for a small thermostat crazy 😧

[@silkroad3210]

How much this repair costed you?
Thanks for the video by the way

[@carfix1993]

$450 including parts

[@wayneschenk5512]

Annoying job for sure not much room great engine to work on apart from a thermostat change.