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Hi Guys. I am new to the forum. We have a 96 vs 3.8L which uses water, We have to put a couple of litres of water in twice a week with normal around town driving. There are no leaks, the radiater is good, water pump is new, no water in the oil & no oil in the water. The car runs fine apart from the water use. Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers Mal
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mal..i bought a 96 vs for my mrs to run around in and it does the same as you are describing...ive pressure tested it,new rad cap and all the other obvious checks and it uses around 2 litres per 500k....i just keep topping it up...anyone have this problem Edited by user Thursday, 28 September 2006 8:48:29 AM(UTC)
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The ecotec motor has a aluminium plate at the back of the block in the bellhousing. I have changed a lot of gaskets on these over the last few years, because the gaskets are starting to just fall apart. that is the most common repair we do on them (other
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Hi HQ SS. If this is where the leak is does this mean I have to drop the trans to get at it. Many thanks Mal
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Yes you do. If it is an auto some times the translines can be hard to undo and the plug to the neutral safety switch too and when you take the block plate off it could be corroded or erroded.They make a kit to do the rear main, the gasket and the plate (n
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Thanks for the info, I will check it out over the weekend if I get time. Moving house. Cheers Mal
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