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    XD Falcon Engine Conversion

    Wednesday, December 14, 2011

    A little project I have been working on lately is my XD Fairmont Ghia. The car was ‘handed down’ I suppose you would say after my grandfather passed away, well actually nobody else in the family wanted it! Anyway, the old 4.1 crossflow and 3-speed auto just wasn’t doing it for me so I got [...]

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    Pajero ECU Fault Code Check

    Friday, April 1, 2011

    In this article we are taking a look at how to extract ecu fault codes for the Mitsubishi Pajero V6. This information covers the NF, NG, NH and NJ models.   To extract the codes on the Pajero you will need either a analogue volt meter or LED test light. The volt meter or test light [...]

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    Pajero V6 Timing Check And Adjust

    Friday, April 1, 2011

    This article covers checking and adjusting the ignition timing on NF, NG, NH and NJ model Pajero’s fitted with the 3.0 V6 engine. Before checking or making any adjustments to the timing the Timing Check Connector must be earthed. A length of electrical wire with small alligator clips on each end is handy for this, [...]

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    How To Replace Falcon Front Brake Pads

    Thursday, March 31, 2011

    Today we are looking at how to replace the front brake pads on a Ford Falcon. The vehicle that we are using for this article is a 1999 model AU, however if my memory serves me correctly the same front brake setup is used from the EA up to the last of AU’s, as well as [...]

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    How To Replace Welch Plugs

    Tuesday, March 15, 2011

    In this article we are going to take a look at what is involved in replacing welch plugs, otherwise known as freeze plugs, expansion plugs or welsh plugs with an ‘s’. What we are doing with this article is covering only the actual removal and replacement of a welch plug itself on a scrap engine, [...]

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    EFI Ignition Timing Check And Adjust

    Tuesday, March 15, 2011

    Today we are looking at how to check and adjust the ignition timing on an engine equipped with efi (naturally this does not include distributor-less (coil pack) type ignitions). Engines that are controlled by an ecu require the computer to be put in a ‘diagnostic’ or similar mode before the ignition timing can be checked and adjusted.   [...]

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    Chev Tuned Port Injection Conversion – The Finish

    Friday, March 11, 2011

    A quick update for those of you interested in the Tuned Port Injection conversion that we have been doing on a 350 fitted to an 80 series Landcruiser. After deciding that we wanted the ecu inside the car and up under the dash out of harms way we spent quite a bit of time extending the [...]

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    Toyota 5S-FE (2.2) Timing Belt – Part Two

    Thursday, March 10, 2011

    In Part One we got as far as having everything apart and ready to replace the oil seals and the oil pump gasket. I prefer to replace the oil pump gasket and then clean everything down before replacing the three oil seals. The reason for this is that there will be some oil spillage from the oil [...]

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    Toyota 5S-FE (2.2) Timing Belt – Part One

    Tuesday, March 8, 2011

    Today we are going to take a look at what is involved in replacing the timing belt on a Toyota 5S-FE engine. This is the 2.2 litre engine commonly found in the wide-body Camry models. This article is going to be a long one, not because the job is a particularly difficult one but because [...]

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    VT Commodore Drivebelt Replacement – V6

    Friday, February 18, 2011

    Today we are looking at what is involved in replacing the drivebelt on a V6 VT Commodore. This is a nice easy job as long as you have either a 15mm spanner or 15mm socket and ratchet. The spring-loaded belt tensioner is a little tricky to get to as the top radiator hose can get [...]

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How To Paint A Car

Dec
16

How To Paint A Car

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Despite what you may think, doing your own auto body and paint repair is not that difficult. In fact, if I can do it and get great results I am sure anyone can do the same! What it does take is knowledge. Knowledge of the correct procedures and methods and knowledge of the right products [...]

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May
15

How To Re-Paint A Car – Part One – General Info

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With Mechanical Repairs off my list of things to do for a while due to ongoing problems with my back I thought I would do a tutorial on what I know about Re-Painting a car. No, I am not talking about getting a tin of Mission Brown Enamel and the widest brush you can find [...]

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Feb
7

EF-EL Head Gasket – Common Problem Area

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Is your EF or EL Falcon loosing a lot coolant but there is no evidence of a leak? Now I’m not trying to scare you, but it could be that the head gasket is leaking, albeit in a place that hides the evidence very well! We have seen this issue many times over the years so I [...]

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Jan
15

Falcon Timing Chain Tensioner

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We have recieved a number of emails from readers using the HOW TO REPLACE A HEAD GASKET ON AN E SERIES FALCON tutorial regarding the correct procedure for releasing the timing chain tensioner and up until now I have been unable to get my hands on a Falcon to document the steps. Thankfully Shayne, an AU [...]

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Nov
6

EL Falcon ‘Hybrid’ Engine Camshaft Timing

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Last week we came across an interesting fact – a number of early 1998 model EL Falcons were fitted with a ‘revised’ I6 engine which would eventually be the engine of choice for the AU Falcon. The reason that this came to our attention was that we had a reader (Hi Ron!) who was following [...]

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Feb
19

How To Replace The Head Gasket – E Series Falcon

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We had an email today from Mick asking if we could do a ‘how to’ on replacing a head gasket on the overhead cam six cylinder engines found in EA to EL Falcons. I did have a Falcon engine here up until a few weeks ago that would have been perfect to photograph each step [...]