Holden Commodore Nightmare Coolant Part 2
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2016
- Things took a turn for the worse and here we are repairing the outcome.
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Dude I love your videos and the beer at the end is gold 👌🏽
my Vy (same engine) has 350000ks and still going strong! Treat them right and they will keep going and going!
Exactly. Good maintenance keeps most things running well. Cheers!
vtmcmer mods you got service it like every 2k's to keep them running
My car ran the same oil for 65 thou. Still runs great and is now due in for its first major service in never.
That's ALOT of work to just put a second hand radiator back into it lol
When you refilled the tank, did you bleed the thermostat?
They will overheat otherwise cos the engine is taller than the radiator with Commodore V6 engines.
partner has a ve 2006 holden commodore v8 it has done over 300000 kms and we just replaced the radiator and it has been still running strong....thxs for the video
Kiwi beer is great
Ex Hamilton Lad myself
if you ever have to change it again or it overheats take of the engine cover and you will find the air bleed screw and coolant should be green i think and scanning any commodore i use
Envyous Customs Aldl Cables and software works perfect on the vt
Fantastic no euro take half the car apart rad removal haha. Always nice to see a tech use the factory service tools . Well done Badger. 👍👍
It's a different world. I can see why people rarely switch from non euro to euro cars. Euro is all I've ever known....
Good Job Mate. And nice comment in the ending...
+Amitesh Sharma Cheers mate
The music in the first part of the video made it fun for us. Too much work for you though. Nice job on the editing of this video.
Thanks, I quite liked how the opening sequence came together. Surprisingly easy to work on that car, but hopefully no more work for me.
Are you just flushing with water or specific cooling system fush product
The holden is having a *nightmare* :( poor Holden
it wasn't a well loved example
I'm surprised you / we didn't see any steaming as you were following her home... being that it must have been leaking pretty good. Must be a safety feature to have the car quit when it gets too hot... VW's keep going till the engine seizes! :)
The rad was empty again by the time we got it home and was steaming away. I was hoping to pull the codes to see if there were any temp related faults. At least with all the rusty water it was easy to see where the leak was!
Yeah its a safety feature when that happens, does the same think when the temp sensor dies... don't ask how i know that..
Hi GUYS, ive just replaced the radiator in my vx commodore but cant having issues reinstalling the termofans. I cant seem to get knut back into the powersteering plate and the thermo fan piece on the drivers side. its like the bolt is too short. am i missing something here, does the thermo fan have to clip on then add the plate on top so the screw is the correct length? really appreciate any help here
It's not obd2 it aldl or obd1.5, also you changed that radiator the hard way.
Foxwell fail mine does the same thing
Part 2 omg how could this get worse than Part 1....
hi,u didnt try 2 flush the radiator with any type of product 2 c if u could clean the gunk out of the radiator?
nah, wanted to get the big chunks out first before using a cleaner
Major fail in this episode not opening the bleed screw and getting air out and probly didnt open heater tap
Righto. Was it a DIY or just showing a problem?
what year model is this car? just thinking about your scanner & would it work on mine, its a vx 2000 model obd1!
Probably not. I don't have much luck with scanners and Holdens
For these vehicles, a US company called "1320 electronics" (www.1320electronics.com) make scan tools to tap diagnostic info from the ALDL, or GM OBD1 systems. The one I have is bluetooth to use with the phone (android only, the app is called "ALDLdroid"..... the device works fine, but the app can be a little glitchy to get working, but it does work.... pulls codes, and shows good data (fuel trims, maf, O2 sensors, TPS... etc etc), most of the usual stuff that most people need. Works well on my 99' VT Calais.
Did you flush the cooling system before you replaced the radiator, if so how was it done
Didnt bleed all the air out in ep 1 and probly didnt have heaters on during flushing and refilling mine got really hot due to a massive air lock
Just because you don't know what you're doing doesn't mean everyone else doesn't either 😂
@@Badgertronix im a qualified mechanic of 20yrs i found out mine had an air lock driving home the day i bought it from the owner replacing top hose. Did you bleed it without removing the engine cover?
No airlock, no issues apart from the state of it. Part 2 was a long time and many roadtrips after part 1.
@@Badgertronix definately the worst case ive seen when u first removed rad cap in ep1
Good video! I would like to see more on the series but I hope for your sake I don't!
Please no! This car is a can of worms as it is
I'm stopped at 3 mins into the vid...Those Ecotech's fail in a number of areas...Water pump,,heater tap,,trans cooler in the radiator and inlet manifold gaskets...The "mud" is usually from a manifold gasket..And a faulty Crank angle sensor will cause an engine stall when it gets hot...Now I'll watch on..I'd rather deal with your Commodore issue than the POS 318i I'm trying to sort out....lol....Never add the "Red death" coolant in anything.!..Good luck Badger.
I've been waiting for your expert Holden opinion. Cheers Zig! Hopefully I don't need to do anymore work on this car, it's a pile of shite. Yeah that Beemer looks like a real head scratcher, I did some research and didn't come up with much useful.
If you'd like I can PM my email addy in case you need help with any Aussie car projects..I have skype too.
That would be awesome! My email should be in the video description. I never know what i'm going to work on but I'm sure there will be some more Holden stuff in the future. If this car makes it back to the workshop I'll definitely give you a call... Can turn it into a collaboration video
Hows the car running these days?
+cjdacka got sold soon after this. Think it's still going somewhere
did u bleed it at the bleed screw
Steven Bruzz I don't recall, but I don't think so. Ran fine so looks like all the air was out of it. Cheers!
Badgertronix under the cover ontop of thermostat theres a brass nut undo it abit with it running untill all the air is gone. that set up doesnt self bleed. could of been the reason for failure
+Steven Bruzz I think years of neglect were it's downfall.
Cheers man I’m having similar problems at the moment although the radiator hasn’t shit itself yet. Do both fans come on or one, I notice only the fan on the drivers side starts up not the one on the passenger side. There’s no holes or leak issues and yet while in traffic it’s getting right up to red hot. However when on open road and no traffic she doesn’t overheat. Buggered if I know, and suggestions?
Sid Ashby one fan will run under normal conditions and the second fan will come on either if the motor is getting hot or you have the A/C on
I would not have the balls to take apart my car like that
No way would i be charging battery whilst topping up coolant....an electrical component with fluids, an accident waiting to happen
Wrong coolant....green coolant for that engine.
Plus, not way to get air out of the radiator....need to bleed it
And quite frankly, whether its a hardy engine or not, i wouldn't allow it to get that bad...14 years....nope, my VX generally gets a radiator flush every 12 months.
I keep up with maintanence...a general service every 6 - 12 months, or any issues that come up, i'm onto it straight away, (especially if it could be a minor issue thats turns into a major issue if left unattended).
In the 6 years (few months shy of 7 years) that i've owned the car, it's been a good reliable car that has been looked after
Yeah I agree, but his car is a total shitbox, never been looked after. I've had my VS for 20 years. Change My coolant every 5 years, always looks good. Coolant lasts for 7 years, or so it says on the container.
@@wisecampmotorcycles8258 Even some of the cheaper green coolants are shit. Make sure a quality green HOAT coolant is used as these engines have aluminium (radiator, rear main seal plate etc), cast iron (block and heads) and brass (heater core) components in the coolant system. Also, make sure the engine is earthed properly as electrolysis can play havoc with dissimilar metal parts.
Bit curious why you put red coolant in it considering the 3.8 engines in commodores use green coolant. Not red.
Any old crap will do, it's a Holden
@@Badgertronix it will do short term but you shouldnt do it. I would never do it personally.
All the crap inside radiator before flushing it would have been dealing that leak
There wasn't a leak until the radiator split a few months later
@@Badgertronix yea what I mean is cleaning it the way you did probably dislodged build up that was kind of acting like a barrier and driving it for those few months it probably broke up in to pieces and then sprung the leak
wrong cooolant for v6 lol. they take the greeeeen one lol
So basically it shows that NZ people should never be let anywhere near the invention of the wheel! :( The V6 EcoTec Commodore is one of the most hardiest of modern motor vehicles. You would have to be a total Borket to Fuk one up! :( .-.-
+Ken Page there's nothing modern about this pile of General Motors recycled tat
never had a single problem with a ecotec engine, this is just the result of a fuckwit owning one who doesn't know how to look after cars. They are a tough engine too, put cold water into the hot engine and chances of fucking a head or head gasket is low too.
I'm no expert but seeing u charging ur battery while changing the radiator(water&electricity) was a NoNo! 2ndly when u only put water in ur radiator and no coolant to keep it cool, lol u had the radiator shitting it self coming.....
+Andrew P correct, you are no expert. Not sure how either of those points are relevant to anything. Cheers!
I’ve ran my VX on water for weeks on end while I was dealing with flushes and leaking radiator, it’s fine?
@@Badgertronix you also put the wrong coolant in it btw. The 3.8 engines dont use the red coolant. They strictly use green coolant. And the proper way to bleed air out in these engines is with the bleeder screw/valve on the thermostat housing at the front of the motor. You need a flathead screw driver to open it to let the air out while the car is running.
Aldl nod obd2
its shit car the commodores
moed al garny good one