Calais Turbo

VLHERO · 06-07-06, 21:49

You do realise that if you put S2 inserts in a S1 dash that when your speedo reads 100 your only doing 80 dont you? S1 and S2 tacho's have a different sweep and hence have differently spaced markings.

GaLMAD · 09-07-06, 19:28

my guage didn't work at all, so i ripped out the cluster and added the extra wire bypassing the PCB and soldered the back and all works beatifully now.

a big thanks to VL_RB25DE and VL_Nick for the help

cheers

SLYTOY · 10-07-06, 20:29

my fuel gauge works but if i take a coner hard it stops and i have to take a coner hard agin to get it back and i have changed the fuel sender any idears

VL_Nick · 10-07-06, 21:05

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Originally Posted by SLYTOY

my fuel gauge works but if i take a coner hard it stops and i have to take a coner hard agin to get it back and i have changed the fuel sender any idears

maybe the gauge is faulty and jams when you go around a corner, or a loosw wire

jonesy308 · 10-07-06, 21:15

my fuel guage gets stuck on full when the car is on and wont move?? will the above work?

VL_RB25DE · 12-07-06, 19:22

no sorry mate it wont work coz if its stuck on full then the sender in ur tank is stuffed thats just a guess tho

PipeBom · 13-07-06, 17:14

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Originally Posted by deadlyvl

had the same prob with ours. pulled the pcb off and reflowed the soldered joints as they had gone dry. found they were all cracked around the pins.
reflowed em all fuel guage now works perfect and am actually getting a spped sensor signal so the box is now working properly too.
good result for an hours work!

Did this fix your overdrive on your auto gearbox, is that what you mean when you say "the box is now working properly too"??
My brother is having problems with his overdrive working intermediately, so hence we think it electrical. And this may be the fix as its not reviecing any speed signal??

Henry · 11-08-06, 17:05

Stuff all that, this is another alternative without having to remove the dash or cluster

took me about 30 minutes to drill hole and wiring, works very good.

I filled the tank up to the max (3 clicks on the bowser), and travelled 55km, the gauge reads 3/4 & a half, which is very accurate, because my car gets 400km to a tank (I tried it and my car died at 410km)

although this option does come at a cost of having to purchase a new gauge, which I got on eBay for a decent price.

VL_RB25DE · 12-08-06, 10:22

but looks ugly

coastvl · 12-08-06, 10:34

I done the rewire trick and it works perfect now. Thanks guys. Now my misses won't run out of fuel anymore.

stumpy · 01-09-06, 23:10

by this 1/4 tank thing do you guys mean it runs out not long after it goes under the 1/4 if so thats what mine does it runs out about half was between 1/4 and empty as the wife found out the other day lol... will either of these methods fix this or is it my sender?

VL_RB25DE · 02-09-06, 09:19

no this is when the gauge just drops out and you have to bash it to get it to work again

sounds to me like the sender unit in the tank is stuffed or even the gauge it self.

Peeekn 86 · 02-09-06, 18:34

My guage reads 1/4 of a tank when its empty, is this a fuel gauge problem or sender unit issue, any ideas would be great. cheers

Boris · 02-09-06, 22:24

Cheers VL_RB25DE, another success story here.
(Although i think i didn't do up that round shaped bolt on the back of the PCB hard enough. Becasue now my Oil Gauge ain't working at all when it did work. Hehe)

VLHERO · 03-09-06, 22:13

I did the external wire trick on mine today, didnt seem to make any difference but I guess there was nothing wrong with it to start with. At least it wont stuff up on me now!

GLN82 · 06-09-06, 14:56

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Did this fix your overdrive on your auto gearbox, is that what you mean when you say "the box is now working properly too"??
My brother is having problems with his overdrive working intermediately, so hence we think it electrical. And this may be the fix as its not reviecing any speed signal??

I did this about a month or so ago now and the fuel gauge has worked perfect ever since. And it has also seemed to fix the overdrive. Before it was very intermitent and didn't work more often then it did work. Since i've done this the PWR button works every single time.

VL_Nick · 06-09-06, 18:55

Id say the overdrive problem was a loose connection which was fixed when you took out and put back in the cluster, not by the wire itself

VLWAGONIT · 06-09-06, 20:08

does any one know how to fix the oil pressure guage?, as soon as the car starts the needle hits full and stays there till the motor is turned off.

GLN82 · 06-09-06, 20:31

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Id say the overdrive problem was a loose connection which was fixed when you took out and put back in the cluster, not by the wire itself

well i've had the dash apart heaps of times and never made a difference until i soldered the wire in. I'd say its more an earth problem considering the PCB that you soulder onto is the earth for the dash.

VL_RB25DE · 06-09-06, 22:57

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Originally Posted by VLWAGONIT

does any one know how to fix the oil pressure guage?, as soon as the car starts the needle hits full and stays there till the motor is turned off.

i would say either your gauge is stuffed or there is a earthed out wire some where, might wanna try search or making a new thread in the tech section (not this one)

FeRgO · 07-09-06, 01:53

wat bout mine... my gauge seems to read 1/4 when i fill up, and as i use fuel it goes down from there. (so effectively, 1/4 of a tank on the gauge is a full tank of fuel)... anyone seen this b4?

VL_RB25DE · 07-09-06, 11:13

that sounds like your sender in the tank

h|ghland · 09-09-06, 17:21

has anybody gone and bought independant speedo tacho fuel guages etc and mounted them on a board to replace the standard dash cluster ?

if so pics would be good

VL_RB25DE · 13-09-06, 23:55

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Originally Posted by VLHERO

You do realise that if you put S2 inserts in a S1 dash that when your speedo reads 100 your only doing 80 dont you? S1 and S2 tacho's have a different sweep and hence have differently spaced markings.

yes i do know that didnt realy matter tho with the box i was going to use (and now am) its acculey quite accurate

but thanks any way

vk1981 · 02-11-06, 23:37

do u guys reckon this would work on a vk similar to vl & next model as my fuel gauge ai'nt working at all when it use too 2 years odd ago?
please reply asap as i am thinking about trying this anyway & how do i take the dash out any one got a diagram ie: pic of drawing!1 page preferred

10-07-06, 20:29	#28
SLYTOY Gold Members Join Date: 20-01-03 Location: VIC, east gippsland (bairnsdale) Car: vl commodore Trader Rating: (1)	my fuel gauge works but if i take a coner hard it stops and i have to take a coner hard agin to get it back and i have changed the fuel sender any idears __________________ slytoy

12-07-06, 19:22	#31
VL_RB25DE torque is better Join Date: 21-10-05 Location: NSW, Deniliquin (near echuca/shepparton) Car: 95 vr Berlina wagon - 74 hq ute blue 6 Trader Rating: (2)	no sorry mate it wont work coz if its stuck on full then the sender in ur tank is stuffed thats just a guess tho __________________ i reject your reality and substitute my own!

12-08-06, 10:22	#34
VL_RB25DE torque is better Join Date: 21-10-05 Location: NSW, Deniliquin (near echuca/shepparton) Car: 95 vr Berlina wagon - 74 hq ute blue 6 Trader Rating: (2)	but looks ugly __________________ i reject your reality and substitute my own!

12-08-06, 10:34	#35
coastvl ATMO6 Join Date: 28-02-03 Location: QLD, Maloolaba Car: VZ Storm Ute Trader Rating: (11)	I done the rewire trick and it works perfect now. Thanks guys. Now my misses won't run out of fuel anymore. __________________ Can't sleep......clowns will eat me

02-09-06, 09:19	#37
VL_RB25DE torque is better Join Date: 21-10-05 Location: NSW, Deniliquin (near echuca/shepparton) Car: 95 vr Berlina wagon - 74 hq ute blue 6 Trader Rating: (2)	no this is when the gauge just drops out and you have to bash it to get it to work again sounds to me like the sender unit in the tank is stuffed or even the gauge it self. __________________ i reject your reality and substitute my own!

09-07-06, 19:28	#27
GaLMAD on the build... slowly Join Date: 21-11-02 Location: VIC, vic Car: vl (resting) and bmw Trader Rating: (6)	my guage didn't work at all, so i ripped out the cluster and added the extra wire bypassing the PCB and soldered the back and all works beatifully now. a big thanks to VL_RB25DE and VL_Nick for the help cheers

10-07-06, 21:15	#30
jonesy308 O.G Join Date: 09-05-06 Location: Melbourne, S.E suburbs Car: WH Trader Rating: (5)	my fuel guage gets stuck on full when the car is on and wont move?? will the above work?

01-09-06, 23:10	#36
stumpy Player Join Date: 08-07-06 Location: TAS, ulverstone Car: vl turbo formula Trader Rating: (3)	by this 1/4 tank thing do you guys mean it runs out not long after it goes under the 1/4 if so thats what mine does it runs out about half was between 1/4 and empty as the wife found out the other day lol... will either of these methods fix this or is it my sender?

02-09-06, 18:34	#38
Peeekn 86 Player Join Date: 10-01-05 Location: Melbourne, In the hood Car: VLT Trader Rating: (3)	My guage reads 1/4 of a tank when its empty, is this a fuel gauge problem or sender unit issue, any ideas would be great. cheers

02-09-06, 22:24	#39
Boris Player Join Date: 02-10-05 Location: Perth, Rockingham Car: VL Berlina N/A Trader Rating: (0)	Cheers VL_RB25DE, another success story here. (Although i think i didn't do up that round shaped bolt on the back of the PCB hard enough. Becasue now my Oil Gauge ain't working at all when it did work. Hehe) __________________ Change is inevitable, except from vending machines! Last edited by Boris; 02-09-06 at 22:31.

06-09-06, 18:55	#42
VL_Nick Player Join Date: 17-02-03 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: VL Wagon Trader Rating: (0)	Id say the overdrive problem was a loose connection which was fixed when you took out and put back in the cluster, not by the wire itself

06-09-06, 20:08	#43
VLWAGONIT Gold Members Join Date: 11-07-06 Location: WA, SOR Car: Vlc wagon, 89 GSXR 1100 Trader Rating: (20)	does any one know how to fix the oil pressure guage?, as soon as the car starts the needle hits full and stays there till the motor is turned off. __________________ I just want enough power to rip single leggers on wet grass

07-09-06, 01:53	#46
FeRgO DOSE PIPE Join Date: 24-05-04 Location: VIC, Frankston Car: VYSS, HZ PREM Trader Rating: (7)	wat bout mine... my gauge seems to read 1/4 when i fill up, and as i use fuel it goes down from there. (so effectively, 1/4 of a tank on the gauge is a full tank of fuel)... anyone seen this b4?

07-09-06, 11:13	#47
VL_RB25DE torque is better Join Date: 21-10-05 Location: NSW, Deniliquin (near echuca/shepparton) Car: 95 vr Berlina wagon - 74 hq ute blue 6 Trader Rating: (2)	that sounds like your sender in the tank __________________ i reject your reality and substitute my own!

09-09-06, 17:21	#48
h\|ghland Player Join Date: 08-09-06 Location: QLD, Brisbane Car: vl wags Trader Rating: (3)	has anybody gone and bought independant speedo tacho fuel guages etc and mounted them on a board to replace the standard dash cluster ? if so pics would be good

02-11-06, 23:37	#50
vk1981 Player Join Date: 29-10-06 Location: Brisbane, gold coast Car: vk berlina/ calais Trader Rating: (0)	do u guys reckon this would work on a vk similar to vl & next model as my fuel gauge ai'nt working at all when it use too 2 years odd ago? please reply asap as i am thinking about trying this anyway & how do i take the dash out any one got a diagram ie: pic of drawing!1 page preferred