Holden VE V8 Service & Reminder Reset (Pontiac G8) 

Haha cheers mate - although you sound like the multitasking champion! Hope the service went smoothly!

Nice trick there mate - I like it!! I always wonder what they are thinking when you see set ups like that Coyote you describe - I suppose that is what happens when you have an engine go into so many different vehicles. Cheers mate!

G’day Nathan! Aw cheers mate! Thanks for the sub and hopefully the vid helped you out in your service! I still have the oil stain on my shed floor...

G'day K Sip! Good luck mate - you should be right - just make sure you catch all the oil in the drain pan (and not on your shed floor)! Cheers for watching!

Cheers mate! Our Aussie Fords share a lot of DNA with the Mustangs of the 60s and 70s. That Bullitt Mustang was mint 👌

daniel wilson Awesome Daniel - glad I could help mate! Just hope you didn’t spill your oil like I did... Thanks for watching! Marc

Cheers John - glad we could help mate! Yeah that ol oil life read out I reckon is hardly used and i wonder if dealers ever bothered to reset them too. Enjoy the new car mate - hope it serves you well!

Nice mate - they are a nice comfy cruisers! Cheers Sam - It's a pretty straight forward job so you should be right! Just do a better job than I did with your oil drain pan placement!

@@MeatballGarage no i fucked it up aswell but had a tarp and some cardboard down lol

@@samk4369 Ahhh bugger lol!! At least you were prepared for spillage hehe! You will get it all next time mate - cheers!

G'day Chris - Oh wow! What a pain in the backside! If you have a jack handle you can sometimes use that as leverage, otherwise maybe give the plug and surrounds a spray with some penetrating fluid. I never knew a sump plug needed to be torqued up to 900Nm!! Good luck with it mate! Cheers for watching!

G'day Des! Awesome mate - glad to hear the video was helpful! There is an oil pressure/level sensor somewhere on these things - but not too sure where exactly.

Ah marvellous Rob - glad the vid helped!! Nice low kms on yours too mate - future classic VE V8s I reckon! Cheers - Marc

Thanks for watching Graham! Interesting theory’s on oiling - when i start my XW Fairmont, i crank it a little before allowing it to fire so i can get oil pressure to the top end (as it sits for months on end without being started) For modern cars with computers and drive by wire, I don’t think you could manipulate the throttle like that so the engine cranks and doesn’t start, as the computer will adjust all parameters to allow the car to fire up, regardless of the throttle position. As for pre filling the filter, that is another interesting one! I never do it. Oil pick ups are usually in the sump, so will be pumped from there on first start up i would have thought. But, plenty of people say otherwise! Cheers mate!

Cheers Qm3! Glad it helped you out! I got those ramps from Autobarn from memory. I am sure they are still around, I use them heaps and find them way more convenient than jack stands for quick jobs under the car. Well worth picking up a pair of you can find em 👍

@@MeatballGarage thanks for that man.

@@MeatballGarage what did they cost you if you dont mind me asking. Whats the weight limit on them?

@@qm3ofamooni260 Ohh good question mate. I think they were about $100, but no more than $150 (was a while ago). Pretty sure they are 1200kg each too. I will check on the weekend and post back to confirm for you mate. Have you found any online?

Hey Gio - If mine ever breaks I will do one for you. is yours leaking?

Thanks mate! From memory I just picked them up from Autobarn. Im pretty sure they or supercheap/repco should still have them. I find it a little easier (and feel a bit safer) when the car is on ramps rather than jack stands - especially for just an oil change. What are you driving yourself? Thanks for watching - Cheers!

@@MeatballGarage Thanks for this video i have VE SS so i might do it myself . I need lower ramps then yours though mine is lowered a bit. cheers chris

@@MeatballGarage but is it ok for the car not to be level? Will all the old oil drain out?

Hey Chris! How did you go? These ramps absolutely help with lowered cars - some jacks dont like modern cars overhangs these days either!

Hey Damoboys - the car will be at a similar angle with these ramps if you change the oil on Jack Stands. There will always be some residual oil left in the pan I suppose - if you are concerned about it you could always put the rear of the car on stands as well so its level? Not sure how much would be left in there though. What do you reckon?

Hi mate! I use 5W40 fully synth in mine. I have heard of blokes running 5W30 or even thinner. Have a look on some LS forums to see what people are using 👍

Cheera Browny! Hahah too true! A stained shed floor is the markings of any self respecting backyard hack!

@@MeatballGarage Damn right mate 👍

Hey mate - no idea unfortunately. Have you tried a couple of Holden/Pontiac G8 forums or Facebook groups? You can generally get great answers from there! Let us know how you go!

G'day mate - ahh to be honest I have no idea - however if you have a nice big cam i'd just increase the interval of the service a bit to make sure that valvetrain gets nice fresh oil often. Maybe every 5-7 thousand km. Maybe have a chat to some performance shops and see what they reckon - let us know how you go! Cheers mate!

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Hey Mel! First up - well done for cracking in and getting your hands dirty trying to do a bit of problem solving on the car yourself! You will absolutely be able to conquer the service yourself - and your old man i am sure would have been super proud with how you are going about it!! Hmmm the oil pressure sensor. Knowing that there have been rats in the engine bay - yeah it could be a wiringing or earthing problem somewhere in the loom. I HATE wiring and have been putting off trying to find some earthing issues in my XW - which is way simpler than the VE - for ages now!! As far as somewhere to go in your neck of the woods - i would try Chevs (www.chevsautorepairs.com.au/). These guys had a great reputation on the old LS1 internet forums back in the day. They were a little too far for me but many people swore by them - they really know their LS motors inside and out and might be able to help pin point that oil pressure switch issue. Please check back in and let us know how you go!! I might have sold my calais but if you have any other gremlins or VE questions please yell out here and we will see if we can help! Cheers - Marc

Try remove negative battery lead "only" for three minutes but leave ignition ON after 3 minutes reconnect battery lead & turn key & start, engine light should go off. 👍

Hey Mike! do you have the handbook for your car? There are detailed diagrams in there on where each fuse is located. If not - I will dig mine out for you 👍

Hmmm - Crazy chick 79 (see user in the comments) appears to be having the same issue! She has changed the switch a few times but still gets the warning. Suspect there might be some funny business happening in the wiring that might be triggering it/earthing out the sensor. Does your car show any signs of low oil pressure/lack of oil up top? E.G your drive train loud, noisy lifters etc? Cheers Des!

Hey Carmela - From what I can find that code is not specific to a single issue but an indication from the ECU that there is an issue with your Trans (if that makes sense). From a quick google there appears to be heaps of people that have experienced this code for various reasons. Sometimes that code is accompanied by another code specific to the issue and sometimes not - which makes things tricky. Have a read of this article here:(www.700r4transmissionhq.com/p0700-pontiac-g8/) depending on what symptoms you are experiencing whilst driving might help you diagnose the issue. Otherwise, id be seeking out a Trans shop to get them to take a look at it. What are you driving and how many KM or Miles does it have on it? Cheers - Marc

Hey Damien! Good question mate! From memory Holden used 5w30 from factory in these things. I heard a lot of people, switch from that to 5-40 or 10-40. The theory behind it tends to be the higher viscosity will burn less oil between service intervals - especially if you are following the 15k interval, and if your car has a few miles on it. In my non professional/expert opinion - if you are changing the oil more often than not (i.e. every 12 months regardless of km - or every say 8k) 5w30 should be fine. Is your car standard? How many kms do you have on it? Hope this helps! Thanks for the comment! Cheers - Marc

@@MeatballGarage it's a Police pack so I don't know what they do. It's hard to get information. The head's are 30 thou over and exhaust is cutback 3 inch. Other than that it's stock. It has 192,000 kms and I never reach km limit between services. For example it's been 12 month's and service was due 196,000. I've already ordered the 5w 30 as that's what my mechanic always used. With your advice maybe next time I will put 5w 40. Thanks for your reply

No worries mate! Hmm ex cop car - likely it would have spent some of its life idling at a booze bus which isn't great for their cam/lifters - but it would have had a solid service history. Was yours an L98 or an L77? Seen Legit Street Cars vid on his ex cop Caprice? Keeping on top of your oil changes like you are is the best thing you can do!

@@MeatballGarage L98. Yeah it had a great service history. There is a little lifter noise on cold Start but goes away after about 2-3 minutes. I did oil change today and it loved it.

Sweet!!

G'day Mike - the ESP fault could be one of a million things. For something like this where there are no obvious symptoms of things wrong with the car - id book in with someone with a scan tool that can read the fault code. Otherwise you can disconnect the battery for a little while and see if that clears the code - but this might only be a temporary fix. Is the car running ok otherwise? Cheers

@@MeatballGarage ok, thanx I will try to disconnect the battery and see if it clears it, if not I will find a guy wit a scan to read the code. Aside that the car runs fine. Thank you very much

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G'day mate - I never had a drama in the Calais - is yours a VE as well? Just have a few goes mate, you should be right!

@@MeatballGarage yes VE Calais V6, that’s bro I’ll keep at it