VY SS with Rough idle Issues

In this video the SS develops a rough idle just out of the blue all from a single fuse and bad o2 Sensors.
Camera Used is a GoPro5
Mic Used is a Rode VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone

[@Fucue]

that was really dangerous! i would never go under a car without stands and a trolley jack

[@alloyrimz7318]

Stop it have faith in super cheaps range of quality items🤞

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Dude don’t go under the car with it only on a jack!

[@AndrewTinWA]

It’s okay he survived just in time to drive up the street with no seatbelt :)

[@mustafaaljbori68]

Mate you are amazing you fix my problem. Mechanic said it air leaking 😂😂. Thank you ❤

[@6mky]

If you don’t have jackstands, you should invest in some, its not worth going under a car for even a second because no tool is perfect and car jacks do fail.

[@stinkfinger1942]

I would never have thought of the o2 sensors... Good find!

[@snrautoworx2840]

Thanks mate, I only had an idea it coukd have been that becayse iv had them go on another SS of mine and ran the same way kinda.

[@stinkfinger1942]

@@snrautoworx2840 No worries, will be something I'll be keeping an eye on now, cheers.

[@CruisinCaprice]

@@snrautoworx2840did you need to put a obd2 reader on it after replacing?? I just replaced and is running worse now that before

[@snrautoworx2840]

@@CruisinCaprice nar i didnt mate, once they were replaced the issue was fixed right away

[@CruisinCaprice]

@@snrautoworx2840 I had to reset the oxygen sensors with the obd2 scanner once I installed new o2 sensors, every single time I change a sensor the ecu doesn’t want to except it, I have a scanner from oz scanners coming today which should fix everything 🤞 keep those videos coming bro, your videos have helped me out a few times now 😅

[@RussellBooth1977]

I suggest that you buy a scan tool to perform any future diagnosis because I bought a Bosch OBD 2220 scan tool From Repco & on sale for $199 in early 2019 which has been great because it actually reads the codes in my VY SS Commodore. Just don't believe what's written on the box because it says that it scans Australian specific models,I have to manually enter & scan it as a 2002 Model Chevrolet Camaro which is a U.S. built car, there's no listing for a Holden VY V8 Commodore on the scan tool & it will not scan the Australian 3.8 litre models because they're OBD1.5. In my car I found dead Knock sensors (P0332 & P0327 codes),loose MAF sensor clamps (P0102 code),low fuel pressure due to a bad fuel pressure regulator (P0171 & P0174 codes),the ignition coil connector for the right hand side engine y had half fallen off which caused a misfire code on cylinders 4 & 6 (P0354 & P0356 codes) albeit not all at once,I have scanned that since I bought the car. I did replace the fuel injectors in 2012 after I had a hard starting issue whiich did fix the problem but this was well before I found a scan tool would read the old SAE J1850 VPW OBD2 PCM,the 6 litre VZ onwards V8 Commodores are fitted with an IS015765 PCM which any generic scan tool will pull codes from since it's a CAN OBD2 PCM. I noticed that your car has bad a MAFless tune done to it,I would apply petroleum jelly to the fuel injectors O rings,not dishwashing detergent because that may be caustic & eat the O rings !

[@kaycee7930]

Im having the same issue when my car is in drive or reverse in park or nutrual it idles fine as soon as its in drive or reverse it starts acting the way your car is im going to change the o2 sensors and hope its the problem

[@Mechrank]

I think i figured out. MAF is the culprit. Update: it wasn’t MAF rather bad EVAP SOLENOID VALVE

[@mcgooinc3568]

Crazy! Id never of picked the O2 sensors to cause that! Good work

[@snrautoworx2840]

Thanks mate, iv had it happen to my old VY SS Ute i had and a few mates of mine has had it happen also, but in the whole tine of owning a VY i never new about that Injection Fuse or have one blow 🤷‍♂️ was strange for it to randomly blow.

[@mcgooinc3568]

@@snrautoworx2840 deff strange for it to blow, something to keep a eye omni suppose! Think I'm going to change the O2s in my Clubsport now juuust to be safe.

[@snrautoworx2840]

@@mcgooinc3568 I've read that they are a common thing to go and to be replaced every 100,000ks or something like that. If your experiencing rough idle, misfiring, using more fuel then usual, they are signs of a bad o2 sensor but most times but not always will throw an engine light which mine didnt.

[@mcgooinc3568]

@@snrautoworx2840 Great to know! Thanks bro

[@alloyrimz7318]

@@mcgooinc3568 Don't fix it unless it's fucked.Their not tyres they can last 10 yrs or a year they just go but if you have a dash light on running rough it's usually the O2 or coils.

[@milkyway6724]

thanks for posting this bro

[@snrautoworx2840]

All good man 😁

[@milkyway6724]

yeah i found the problem on my vy ss ute theres a slight oil leak between the drive shaft and the diff.. gonna go to a mechanic tomorrow and find out how much will it cost me to get it fix.

[@reihoro3457]

Mines leaking in the same spot! What was the outcome?

[@dennisshaw1195]

Never get under a car without jack stands

[@RicksWorld91]

great work scotty!

[@snrautoworx2840]

Thanks Mate 😁

[@Mechrank]

What fuse is that 🤔 and why u didn’t checked your o2 sensor using OBD at first? Is it not necessary that OBD picks these errors? Or so

[@snrautoworx2840]

I don't have an OBD and from past experience I just went with the O2 Sensor being the Fault

[@borednarabota]

Hey mate question, the startup issue you had at 57secs in, is that fixed after the o2 sensor? Mine has the same problem and chokes at startup sometimes

[@snrautoworx2840]

Hey mate, yeah once the o2 Sensors were replace it made all the difference and fixed the issues

[@zamansyed86]

I have a VY 3.8L 2002 and I drive alot I have done 370,000km . Im having same issue . There is no engine light . I had new coils , leads , and spark plugs but it still driving shit and rough :( . Its shaking in idle . Shall I go for fuel injectors cleaning or change O2 sensors ? What do you recommend ?

[@snrautoworx2840]

Not sure how much it is to get the injectors cleaned and flow tested, but you could always putbin 2nd hand injectors that woukd be like $50 see how the car runs if it fixes it or you could just replace the o2 sensors and get the injectors done, if the o2 sensors havent been replaced since you have had it it is recommened for the to be replaced every 100,000ks

[@zamansyed86]

SnR AutoworX thanks for prompt reply mate :) and yup !! O2 sensors have never been replaced .

[@snrautoworx2840]

@@zamansyed86 yeah id replace them just for piece of mind mate. 👍

[@Mechrank]

Nice info. Lately my car is stalling similar to yours. I ran OBD got P0050 fault code (o2 sensor). But also, my spark plugs, silencer tip is filled with black carbon. What could be the cause?

[@snrautoworx2840]

Wow sorry for the months late reply and your deff would have it all sorted by now but maybe for future reference check out this site, its very informative on what to look for and the cause on your plugs 😉 www.championautoparts.com/Technical/Tech-Tips/Common-Spark-Plug-Problems.html

[@anybudz]

hey mate, just wondering if there was anything "special" you had to do to remove your oxygen sensors?

[@snrautoworx2840]

Hey bud, nar nothing special, you just unplug them and unscrew them with a shifter or a ring spanner, i think there is a propper tool for o2 sensors though 😉

[@anybudz]

@@snrautoworx2840 sweet as, thanks bro

[@BennyChainz]

Hey mate did you change the pre cat o2 sensors or the ones after the cat??

[@snrautoworx2840]

Mine only has the ones before the cats 😉

[@gipsachi]

Is your car tuned? I’m having issues at the moment in my L77 and think it could be the 02 sensor but been told they usually bypass them with a tune?

[@snrautoworx2840]

Yeah mine has been tuned but was done quite some time ago now, but thats the first iv ever heard of a tune bypassing the O2 Sensors.

[@gipsachi]

@@snrautoworx2840 yeh that’s what I thought aswell mate,thanks for the reply! I just did my coils and new leads and plugs and seems to be heaps better now but replacing the sensors next week

[@mario3782]

No jack stands while changing the 02 sensor?

[@snrautoworx2840]

Nar i didnt put any under that time, i knew it was a matter of tine before someone comments about ti or roasts me about it 🤣🤣

[@dysonest]

@@snrautoworx2840 you're crazy. especially on a "tool pro" trolley jack.

[@The_Murray_River_Picker]

Safety first buddy! Can't enjoy driving your nice car if your flat under it!!

[@navdeepstars]

mate sv6 rough idle you think its O2 sensor? everything else looks fine got it checked. no codes so far

[@snrautoworx2840]

If it was a bad o2 it generally would through a code, and you changed plugs? Leads? Could be sensors on the throttle body are a little dirty give them a bit of a clean and see how you go or it could be the maf sensor starting to go bad.

[@alloyrimz7318]

how did u pull an o2 sensor with your hands.just askin i need a pipe wrench most of the time.

[@snrautoworx2840]

🤣🤣🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@376LS3VY]

Hey mate , did it also drive like crap when you started getting this issue ?

[@snrautoworx2840]

Yeah it ran super rough to the point it would stall when id go to move the car

[@bytes-vq6ug]

Up the commodores!

[@TheHartleyBoys]

Just got a supercharged vy, I went to a servo and filled it up...a 75ltr tank and it's telling me 350km until empty and drops and rises 😱💀, it smells rich on idle as well.... I'm not sure what's going on and what could be causing it....it starts fine and runs fine as well

[@snrautoworx2840]

Charged 6 or 8 mate? I never go y distance till empty its never accurate. When you say smells rich on idle you referring to the fumes you can smell or you can smell fuel?

[@TheHartleyBoys]

@@snrautoworx2840 charged 6, the fumes smell rich

[@snrautoworx2840]

@@TheHartleyBoys all cars will have the fumes smell from them but once mods get done it can become stronger like if your exhaust has been changed and you haven't had a tune then it will play around with the emissions. Look into getting it retuned and see what your tuner says mate.

[@TheHartleyBoys]

@@snrautoworx2840 cheers for the reply, once I got on the highway and used cruise control the fuel consumption was great, after the 800km drive I found a hole on my exhaust but I made it so I'm happy lol

[@rodbender7946]

Is that an LS2 manifold mate?

[@snrautoworx2840]

I dont think so mate as far as I know its the stock ones that came on the LS1

[@jasonharris7548]

Was it running super rich blowing black smoke ?

[@snrautoworx2840]

It was, due to after everything i did in the vid it still wasnt 110% checked the side i was working on and felt 1 pipe on the excractor was cold still other 3 were warm, 1 injector wasnt working after checking the spark and that be all good so changed that 1 injector and she was firing on all 8 again

[@boujeePerformance]

Hey man did you have a check engine light when this happened?

[@snrautoworx2840]

As surprising as it is, nar i didn't, normally when an o2 goes it throws a code

[@boujeePerformance]

@@snrautoworx2840 my ve 6L done the same thing atm changed plugs leads n coil packs only thing now would be o2 sensors just cbf spending $500 if it doesn’t fix it

[@snrautoworx2840]

@@boujeePerformance yeah that's fair enough, maybe get secondhand ones 1st try them out see what happens then that will tell you if to spend the 500 on new ones 😉

[@Darkphobia6_]

How much was the box set up

[@snrautoworx2840]

The Box is your standard T56 Manual only thing its got is the Billets Products Short Shifter 😉

[@spacedudey2k]

How much were the o2 sensors mate?

[@snrautoworx2840]

I honestly cant remember mate sorry

[@spacedudey2k]

Mine is running really bad just after starting it from cold - often stalls just after taking off after starting it and I can smell lots of fuel inside the car. Once it starts and runs for a while it’s ok though. Mine is a VZ SS.

[@tyeingram4313]

​@@spacedudey2kdid you figure out your problem mate my ss is doing the same

[@spacedudey2k]

@@tyeingram4313 mate not really. My mechanic told me that my car is throwing up several (about 15-20) “phantom” codes and he said after he clears them some come back and some don’t. The funny thing is they changed the air filter and lo and behold the motor is running good again - no rough running or stalling. Really weird because the air filter wasn’t even that dirty. Since then I’ve had several pulleys and the belt tensioner replaced, the main seal replaced and the centre bearing in the driveshaft replaced. I’ve also had a new water pump put in as the old one shat itself. It’s like you reach 200,000 K in this car and everything goes wrong at once. Hopefully it will all calm down a bit now. No stalling or rough idling though. Bit of a mystery.

[@andrewm2016]

An obd2 scan would have told you the problem.

[@snrautoworx2840]

Yes it would, if I had one 😉

[@andrewm2016]

@@snrautoworx2840 only costs 30 bucks at a mechanic to get a scan defs cheaper than buying parts you dont need.

[@unitedstandsnoob7945]

Replaces with 2nd hand parts lol. Scrap the dogg box, u have the skip bin there, cut the kunt up and throw it away. Ur for the tip urself

[@nicolemcronald9560]

Start or ya probs

[@snrautoworx2840]

Huh?

[@nicolemcronald9560]

5.7 l engine and he puts in 6.2 l oil

[@Fragz96]

yes because thats the displacement of the motor which has no bearing on the oil capacity, do you think they put in 2L of oil in a 2L displacement car or something?

[@trixnhoez2964]

Pretty sure owners manual states to put 6L in LS1s, plus it's common to overfill by a couple hundred ml if you drive hard