Your conclusions are very sound indeed, although 87km may be a little early to be worrying about the chain snapping. It is entirely possible that your Senator...
i am selling the alloys off my senny. they are in reasonable condition on the face but the laquer is coming away on the rear. tyre are ok on 3 but fourth shows...
Vauxhall Senator 3.0 12v. F Reg.1988. Gold. Grey Leather interior. Excellent engine & gearbox. Set of 5 senny alloys with good 205 70 15 tyres. (Exept for...
From a 24v... Power Steering pump (must NOT LEAK from bearing or other locations). Front ride control shocks (must both work and not rattle). Ashley ... From:...
sorry ash i can check but i dont know abou the shocks. power steerin pump looks ok though. mail you on tuesday with more details if i can. davew [Non-text...
Ashley, thanks again for your advice. The diagnosis of the fault is my major concern seeing as the main dealers and transmission specialists seem to want to...
lots of useful info on subject some with slightly different ideas, shows what a pain this problem is on what is otherwise a superb car, when you change a chain...
Hi all, Well, I am starting to think it was a bad move buying this car. It's causing me no end of grief and I've only driven it 35 miles!! My next problem with...
Thanks. I have had the car back for over a week now and there doesn't seem to be any ill effects from having it towed. RAC, you are lucky, but I still won't...
Do you know how to do a flash test for the SHOCKS? although this wont tell you if they rattle (a few jumps on the front of the car MIGHT tell while on comfort...
that creates a bit of a problem as the car is no longer in one piece. the shockers are still onth car but the battery and ecu are not. do oyu want to take the...
I have read that a crancshaft lock shall be used when changing the timing chain to keep the timing of the engine at TDC. Why do i have to do this ? If TDC...
Yes, you could do what you are suggesting but it is so much easier with the flywheel/crankshaft lock. When fitting the new chains, the engine must be at TDC on...
Does anyone know the bolt pattern and offset for a 91 senny.I think its 5x120 but i have no idea what the offset may be. Also will 17 inchers fir the senny's...
Mike, just been out to look at the cross-spoke alloys on my 1992 24V. The offset is 33. Don't know about PCD (bolt pattern). In terms of overall diameter, look...
Believe its 5x110 PCD centre bore 65mm offset ET35 to ET42. John. ... From: Michael To: vauxhall_senator@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 3:13 PM ...
Hi all, My auto box has developed a little oil leak ( or should I say a pretty big drip )from one of the seels. My theory is that it will be cheaper to replace...
when i had a bad leak it was found to be oil pump seal in torque converter which apart from removing gearbox was quite easy to do im told hope this my help...
you need this tool not only to keep car at top dead centre but it is needed so you can undo crankshaft pulley bolt at front of engine which is done up to a...
Thanks for the info, but I have only just bought this car and it looks as though it has been weeping for a while, and as soon as I buy the car the leak gets...
Hi Mike, you might be interested in these..... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14771&item=2413031789&rd=1 ... think ... [Non-text...
Try swapping injectors to see if the fault follows an injector or stays withthe affected cylinder. Have patience. Get it right and you will be driving one of...
I currently own a 12v 1989 manual 3.0 Senator which I have had to take off the road due to a knackered head or gasket and badly shot exhaust, both of which...
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