Hi Rob. You do not say where it is leaking. I had one rust through between the strap and the tank, and managed to mend it in the car. I simply siphoned out all...
Hi Rob I used Magic Bond (courtesy of work!) to repair my tank. http://www.gluelines.co.uk/products/s11600.htm Some time before I got my car it had been...
Sadly, the day has finally come to dispose of my Senator (24v L-reg). I've had it 7 years, but having the passenger door backed into was the last straw. I...
1991 3litre 24v Senator(automatic). Having had to start car by shorting out starter motor to solenoid when hot for too long (great in rain, wot?), finally...
Pete the creator of this fix would be best to resolve that...... He still reads the list, might take a while to respond though... Many Thanks Ashley ... From:...
... when ... I've ... or ... You really need to fit the resistor, even if the cruise on your car isn't working. I had exactly the same problem, fitted the...
I had this problem on a Senator a while back. It was the relay I was using coupled with confusing voltage readings. With the solenoid wire disconnected, it...
Hi Chaps, Just been under the bus to find out where the exhaust is blowing. Unusually it isn`t the back-end, it`s the last part of the downpipes where they...
... Much thanks kickdown101, couldn't be clearer; also lc900g and vauxhallopelcar. All feedback most helpful. Thanks! So, now I guess - as per kickdown101 -...
Hi there everyone, I have a couple of questions for you 1. My GSI and Diamond Carltons both 24v's suffer from starting problems if they have been left for a...
1. I had this, turned out to be a slighty mis aligned distributor AND needed a new cap and rotor arm (was fine when leaving it, arrived back to find it did...
SENATOR3000@... !!! At least tell me if you are not enterested in tuning your cars, but just ceeping them on the road. Tell me if your only purpose is to...
hi, ive got a 1983 y-reg senator 3.0 cd e automatic, in dark red. same as previous thread, this car must go, so anyone offering £75 or near about to that, and...
Hi Ashley, Thanks for that when I get 5 min or more I will have a look, think I have a Lambda sensor somewhere! Ill let you know how I get on Cheers Al ... AND...
I have to replace my front wishbones to get my Senator through its MOT test. I have ground to a halt at the point where Haynes says 'remove the pinch bolt, and...
Hi Over my head this one, never tried it.... Are the front wishbones gone with rust then (to the point they need replacing)? Many Thanks Ashley ... From:...
Hi Terry, just done my lower arms for mot what i used was the large handle of my 2 1/2 ton trolley jack to lever the lower arm ball joint out of the front ...
I am removing them because the inner rubber joints have gone and to replace them the wishbones have to come off. Ashley enquired:- Over my head this one, never...
Terry, When I did mine last year I used my trusty old flat blade screwdriver and prised the split on the strut apart just enough to loosen the ball joint. I...
You have probably ended up with the same problem I had no matter how you tried it wouldn't move. You need the ball joint splitter that pivots and you turn a...
Has anyone got a heater matrix spare? I'm getting a wonderful aroma of Holts Antifreeze in the car now, although the water level doesn't seem to go down very...
Sorry, I have not got a spare. An article in 'Straight Six News 18 months ago describing the changing of a heater matrix told me how tricky a job it was to...
check out ebay, iv seen a few new ones on there lately, never done one myself, but it's not an easy job! Its the kind off job you only want to do once so buy...
Well I just got married! I can't believe it, just last year I was beginning to think i would never meet anyone. I'm 25 already and I thought it was all over....
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Hi everyone i just recently purchased a 1989 24 valve senny,it had a few niggly problems...most of which ive had sorted. But the one prob it has is the first...