Vauxhall Senator CD 3.0 24V parked up for months as it won't run properly. Can we solve the problem?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- We were asked to take a look at this awesome Irmscher kitted Senator CD 3.0 24v which had been parked since August due to constantly cutting out and running poorly. Our prime suspect was corroded fuel pump relay terminals, but we packed all the tools into our (frozen) Omega 2.5 V6 GLS estate and went for a look. The silky smooth straight six three litre is (to our dismay 😂) not an engine we are familiar with but all the mechanical and electrical principles of Vauxhalls during this era are the same.
If you want to skip the baltic Omega faffing, the Senator stuff starts at 9 minutes 😂
We would love to come back and have a good drive of this early 90s executive (and police) icon in the summer 😁
This is my old car. Bought it in 2006 from a local 2nd hand dealer who'd taken it in as a part ex, no MOT (exhaust & cracked windscreen) & over the next 7 years spent approx. £15k on it (whilst using it as my daily driver). Replaced it with a VXR8 as my daily with a Lotus Carlton in the garage. Still love this Senny. The speedo was changed to ex-plod calibrated spec when the paint started to peel & foul the needle (lucky to find one with 1k miles of the original mileage) & is absolutely spot on accurate (no 10% discretion here). Head gasket went at 180k & I took the opportunity to buy a replacement head from Damico Engineering with polished/ported inlet, new guides, uprated timing chain & ALL new bolts, studs & gaskets. S/S sports exhaust with decat pipes gives that lovely sound. Obviously the looks are the main thing with the Irmscher bodykit & paint by Brechland Bodytech in Norfolk (a near 3 hour drive from my place but they did my Lotus Carlton which I couldn't fault). Eventually I decided to sell as to me it was too good to be used as daily & sit outside in all weathers (which I see its still doing :-( ). The transformation can be seen here:- app.photobucket.com/u/mwinkworth/a/4702069c-282c-42a5-8616-73f41aab4950
Awesome to hear such detailed feedback. It's a beautiful car. Looking forward to seeing it again in the summer.
Crazy work in that mate, fair play.
Ah I noticed the calibrated speedo
And was wondering
It not white
Mine digital dash no never was a fan of
Analogue look better
What a piece of kit these cars are ..
Hi Mike
You’ll be glad to know car isn’t being used daily and has been tucked away for now , I still have all the history with the car , what detail you put into bringing it back to life
It's an absolutely gorgeous car. I've always been a bigger fan of the Senator A but seeing this B with the Irmscher kit on it makes me want one!
What a weapon of a car. Absolutely the pinnacle of 80’s/90’s GM goodness.
Totally agree with you, that 3 litres and the 2 litre 16v engines were brilliant
Besides all the head gasket and sensor issues and they were allready crusty in the brochure.. 😏
@@eggbirdtherooster 😢
Rather a cav these are nice tho
Proper man's car, that. We will sadly never see the like again.
I owned an ex police 24v senator about 10 years ago , rare manual transmission . I've had many cars in my life but the senator still holds a special place in my heart - it just effortlessly wafted along at ridiculous speeds. Brilliant whips and great video
Majority of the police versions were manuals so not rare in that respect.
Only Auto ones I recall were used by the Met.
I saw a white obviously ex police one in 2000 when buying a horsebox,was a beauty,also saw one in a ;pub car park just sitting in 2004 off junc 13 on the m1.they had to be widened to be built for the aus market,great cars .loved that era of vauxhalls.have Saabs now on my 5th.
love the old big opel's and vauxhall's IE senators's , carlton's , omega's and even the old vauxhall royale's great cars
That brings back memories. I had gone the Opel Ascona, Vauxhall Carlton, Vauxhaull Royale, Senator 2.5, 3.0 then 3.0 24v route in the late 80s early 90s. The last L reg was brilliant. The handbook actually said in sport mode it wouldn't go into top until 127mph. A true Autobahnstormer. I also thought they were better without the digital dash too. I actually liked the original Chip Cutter grille too. Possibly why I liked the Dolomite Sprint as a kid.
'you can't even hear the engine'....puts foot down so we can all hear that beautiful straight six engine....mmmmmm oh yessss
I use to work for Vauxhall Pentagon Derby as a trainee valeter in 1995, they did some nice cars. Nice to see you rescue them.
Lovely car. So jealous. Had 5 senators in my time. Well known for the water getting in the ECU, the end of the scuttle under the wipers has drip holes that periodically need clearing out with a coat hanger. So good to see a Senny on the road.
Beautiful motors remeber my dad had several beautys cant beat the digital dash tho
It was good to find it was something easy - and nice that the owner asked me to take a look after seeing the Opel video last week. Hopefully we can return in spring and go for a run in it when it's 100%
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten deffo would like to see
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten will look forward to that. Love the Senator so much, still got sales posters and brochures for the model years I had in the loft.
Thanks for all the VX vids you do.
I have a Insignia Grand Sport 4x4 260ps. VX badged but Opel spec, including Opel branding on the clocks and stereo, rare factory sunroof, rare automatic noise cancelling in the cabin and £4000 worth of Napa leather heated and vented seats with massage.
I sure do love my Vauxhall’s.
Always loved the Senator one of the best cars i ever owned great to see one again...
drove a new one of those back in '92. Really really great car. Still looks great today as well. Would use one as a daily driver if I could find one.
That senator is stunning, such a good looking car, would love one of these or a Carlton
The Vauxhall Omega, I had two. Great cars. Sold by Cadillac in the US and Holden in Australia.
Brings back memories watching that and seeing the dash.
My neighbor had a burgundy 3.0 CD used to love the sound of it idling I was gutted when he scrapped it
That Irmscher kit really sets the car off - isn't it funny how fantastic older cars look nowadays though?
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one having problems with frozen locks and doors like my BMW.
Stumbled upon your channel at the start of the weekend - subscribed and been binge watching since. Keep up the good work pal 👍🏼
Same here even though I never owned a Vauxhall in my life 🙂👍🇨🇮
Same here, seems to have got the support of the YT algorithm, glad he did, well deserves it and subs have gone up quite bit over the weekend. Good work Dougie, your onto something here! Previously the only Vauxhall I showed an interest in were those tinkered with by Louts - now I quite fancy a Senator or Belmont - never thought Id say that???
It's really weird (and a nice surprise) how busy its got. I just started during lockdown in April for something to do - and Pete and I were actually supposed to do a podcast mainly (will have a go at that soon). This time two weeks ago we had 500 subs. Suppose I better up the production values a tad going forward I had no idea anything was going to hit five figure views 😳🥳😂
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten the difference with your channel is you are not a fitter... you are a fixer. Not afraid to give it a go, without simply throwing parts at a car in the hope it works. You are also a bit mad, which helps. Seriously, wish you well with the channel and the repairs. Might even learn something 🙂👍🇨🇮
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten keep going the way you are, it’s very honest and enjoyable..old school.
I had the omega 3.2 cdx , I miss the old banger, power was incredible, the boot would hold a kitchen sink, wish I still had it.
I had exactly the same car same year same model everything .. What a tool I loved it !
Big Vauxhalls sorely missed.Drove many an Omega,was a brilliant car.Did like Senators and Carltons too but always fancied a Monza......
Lovely Video, seems we have same taste of cars ;-). Its really a pitty how many Senators have been burn through the years. Please keep them alive even the value of these cars will never reach high regions! Its culture and history which will never be back on our roads!
Two vids in 2 days - you're spoiling us! Never mind Omegas with low mileage such as yours..... I can't remember the last time I saw another one anywhere.
Had a Carlton GSi 24v manual. What a machine that was..one of my big regrets was selling it. Then moved onto an Omega MV6. Also a great car.
Just found you today because I had an opel senator and ascona I thought let's have a watch. Enjoyed it a bit binge watching coming on 😁.
Probably one of the best Vauxhall cars ever made. But just like you I loved my cavalier back in the day. Great watching the channel 👍🏻👍🏻
Found your channel in the last few weeks and hooked.
Vauxhall Senator was my dad's ultimate car when I was younger, particularly the 24v one.
Woods Garage in my home town of West Calder had an Irmscher kitted one like in the video, reg plate SY4. It was stunning. A brand new one had a list price of £28,000 back in 1991.
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten makes the same year E34 530i look like very wee and plain.
Fond memories of my Silver Omega estate. And yes, the doors froze shut back when it was three years old too!
Brilliant channel, breath of fresh air, and so different to be concentrating on the better generation of vauxhalls.
Always loved the look of the old Senators and Carltons. 👍
Great to see the British cousins to my Australian Holden Commodore SV6 , mines a 3.6 litre , quad cam 24V V6 .
I had the 24v version with the LCD binnacle. Funnily enough mine used to cut out randomly but not as often as that one did
Seeing the Omega takes me back. Had a 3.2 elite estate myself, but unfortunately a change in job circumstances meant 19mpg wasn't practical
Yeah they like a drink especially around town. The 2.5 does 30mpg on a motorway run. I could make it from West Calder to Sutton, 425 miles on one tank of fuel which wasn't bad, but 10 litres more than the Cavalier and Vectra. Work was paying though so I didn't mind 😁 It racked up 17,000 very comfortable miles in 2019.
Yeah I'm getting the same haha trying to justify to the wife why 280 miles per tank is fine because we only paid £700 for the car so no monthly payments, although I really miss my E34 I just sold
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten I did 30,000 miles a year for a couple of years up and down the M3 in my 2.5 Omega Tourer estate, driving like a granny I managed around 35-36 mpg, not bad for 2 ton of car. SWMBO then used it as a round town shopping trolley for a while and it managed 22mpg doing that - in fact the tank per tank average speed and mpg tended to be the same, tank after tanK. weird. I'd still use an Omega as a daily driver if I had the storage space, mind you a garage near where I work (Fleet, Hants) wanted 1700 quid for a low mileage R plate the other week.
I had a 2.6 MV6 Manual for a while great car but was starting to go on the rear wheel arches.
@@BigDave1965 yeah mine has bubbles but because of how rare these are becoming I'll get them done once they become visible,I wish mine was a manual lol I might get an extra mile per gallon 😁
Probably the best omega left rite there before your eyes 😎👌as for the senator you don't see them anymore it's unicorn. Fantastic
Had a Senator - absolutely loved it. Massively under rated car. Unbelievably comfortable and a very handsome shape.
I had a E reg Astra GTE 2.0 8v. It had the same problem, water would run along the wire loom and straight into the ECU. Had to have it replaced with a recon and get it sealed properly. Ran perfect after that until I had to get rid when my daughter was born. Still miss that car.
I had a Granada 24v cosworth and a friend of mine had a Senator 24v..I asked him if we could swap cars for a day,,what an animal it was..I didn't want to give it back :-) And you are a lucky man for getting to drive a Lotus Carlton,the ultimate bahn stormer and still on my wishlist.
Bet you wouldn't have swapped either one for a BMW or a Mercedes. Great cars and the Granada even got 4x4.
Enjoying these videos, the Vectra Estate is my daily driver at the moment, and it's such a good car. Highly underrated.
It's ratted poorly for a reason. Scrap
Excellent ! Many thanks .One of my best pals was a police driver for North Yorkshire police. They had Cavalier SRi and Senators . The latter for main A road use such as the A1 . When first driving the Senator he was advised that over 130mph it needed a careful hand. There is a long long gentle left hand bend on the dual carriageway Malton by pass. His boss said you could take it at 140mph . He was not happy that was sensible . But on a lovely summer evening going to a shout towards York he decided to see what it would do. He had to use both lanes to get the Senator round that long bend at 140. He really thought he was going to crash. Anyway, he later told his boss with pride what he’d done. Boss was horrified as he was, of course, pulling his leg . Those were the days .
Your comment about the Police not liking Omega’s reminded me of a time I was in a Vauxhall dealer back in the mid-90’s. Stood at the service desk waiting for something for my Cavalier I noted a recovery truck come in with a Police Omega on the back. An officer duly came in, not happy his car had crapped out ‘again’, apparently the flywheel had disintegrated
The flywheels are far too heavy as standard, that would have made a mess!
They had a dual mass flywheel on them, very common now but only fitted to luxury cars back then. Plus it had multi ram which gave a nice flat torque curve compared to the dual ram on the senator
Love the video's, some of those old Vauxhall's bring back happy memories, I had a mk3 Cav 1.6 GL and a 1.3 Mk2 Astra van. Keep the vids coming they will get me through this lockdown!
Love ❤ these old vauxhalls they were somthing different about them that we don't get now days in new ones I think its sams for all other cars too, these were great cars easy to drive simple and nice engines sounds.
We got these in Aus as the Holden Commodore, but with a way different interior and 3.8 V6 engine (pushrod) also 5.0 and later 5.7 V8s
I have also just found your channel and am enjoying it greatly. I had a succession of big Vauxhall’s in the 90’s, as company steeds working for Tarmac Construction. Started with a1.8L as a PM, moving onto a 2.0 GLi as a GM then moving into a 2.5 Omega CDX when I was promoted again. Great cars, all did well in excess of 100k miles, and were good for another 100k. Big, safe comfortable motors. A lot of the Directors had the 3.0 / 2.5 Senators at the time and loved them. Very fond memories of pounding the motorways up and down the UK in these cars. Only problems I remember was the diff bearings being changed on the 2.0 GLi at 75k and the hydraulic tappets being replaced on the V6 after 10k miles under warranty.
She sounds great. Love a good old school v6. Especially vauxhaulls.
It's a straight six, not a V6.
What a gorgeous car old vauxhalls seem to have so much character
I use to own an omega which kept flooding the passenger footwell , it turned out to be dead leaves in the air duct in the engine bay which blocked the rubber valve at the base. Just thought I,d mention it. Interesting video, my pet hate is working in the cold outside, well done that boy.
Beautiful cars! My parents nearly bought one in the late 80s. The police had cancelled an order and the cars ended up on the market. Our local Vauxhall dealer had one - white, 3.0l 24v, updated rear springs, zip in the headlining (!) but completely stripped out. No electric windows, manual box, not even a radio!
Great channel only found you last week but watched all your videos now, keep up the good work 👍
I had a K reg 24v Senator in the same colour .Think they called it baby blue. I still have the photos of it and miss it like mad now after seeing this clip .Was a great tow car for my caravan .I remember getting a diamond brite polish treatment done on it and it looked stunning when done ,I didn't want to get it dirty after.Now that was one smooth engine in it .Think they did come with a 4.0l engine overseas
It was probably Frost Blue and yeah Irmscher did a 4.0 version of that engine 😁
Senator's and Omegas love the big Vauxhall's. Why doesn't Vauxhall make anything good nowadays.
Because they are now owned by Peugeot unfortunately 😞😢
@@Rodders20004 to be fair the Vectras were crap I had 2 of them and they awful things and that was before psa bought them. You only had to drive a Mondeo to realise just how bad the vectras actually were. The current Insignia is ok though. The Omega was the last truly good car.
@@interceptor-ss8kb compared to the Caviler the vectra was never as good, my old 2002 Astra G is still going strong 💪🏻 I did my apprenticeship with Vauxhall in 2003 I really miss the old omegas, cavillers etc Vauxhall actually made some very good cars back in the day, I’m thinking of buying a Omega before they are all gone 👍🏻
I bet these are brilliant motaway machines👍
This video appeared on my feed and instantly brought to mind a friend of mine who's similarly obsessed with old vauxhalls. Turns out he knows you and worked with you some years ago. Small world! Keep up the good work 👍
My Grandad owned a Senator but with the Opel branding, i remember the blue velvet heated seats. He had the Royale previously which was equally awesome to a 10 year old. Thanks for sharing, brought back some lovely memories.
In the days before clever auto gearboxes, the manual 24v was the one to have. Much favoured by the police as manual was a zero cost option (auto was the default) & the 0-60 was nearly 3 seconds quicker than the auto. Handled well too. Made 2.9 Granada look like it was in reverse. Good as decent BMW
The manual gearbox was absolute rubbish. I had two 24V autos, one Vauxhall, one Opel. In reality the difference was about half an a second to 60 mph, but the MT75 Manual was a really weak gearbox. Later on I owned an Omega 3.0 Litre MV6 with the manual box. It failed twice within 12000 miles. The 1st time it stuck in reverse. The 2nd time synchromesh went on 2nd & 3rd gears. The Omega felt heavier and was Bus like to drive. Generally an inferior car compared with the Senator, and nowhere near as fast. The Ecotec 3.0 litre V6 was a troublesome engine. The Cam covers were made of plastic and warped at approx 80 000 miles causing severe oil leaks directly onto the exhaust manifolds, causing large plumes of smoke. Also, the Crankshaft position sensor failed. Never had any of these problems with either Senator. Fantastic cars. Wish I still had my first one. I now drive a 400bhp Jaguar XJR, but I'd swap it for a mint 24V Senator auto in a heartbeat.
Way back then, about 1990, I owned a Carlton 3.0 GSI with that engine. Super engine, loved the car. When I was a teen, about 1970, my first experience of being driven fast in any car was when someone gave me lift in a Vauxhall Viscount. That was a 3 litre engine also, I think.
I was amazed by my Omegas handling, for a big car i could fairly sling mine round bends.....mine was the 2.2DTi CD saloon....nice enough but i ragged it everywhere and only managed 29mpg average!!.
The best car i've owned though, and i've had many nice Vauxhalls.
Also, that Senator looks amazing.....the MD of my (sadly now defunct) local Vauxhall dealer, Atkinsons and Co, had one in the Pearl Red.
I do miss these old big Vauxhalls, carpeted door cards, thick velour carpets, huge leather or velour seats...luxury!
I owned one of these for 9 years, a brilliant car! I now own a 23 year old omega 3.0 V6 elite estate, the senator is a better car
Senator what a absolute beast of a car. I bought a Vauxhall Carlton saloon off a company rep car went on for ever I had it six years never failed an mot having children and car had to go.
The Carlton had a massive boot I could fit four suitcases in next to each other and room for four hand luggage bags.
All early Vauxhall suffered with the drain holes getting blocked and water getting inside. Awesome car I had a carlton gsi 12 valve, loved it.
Omg a plast from the past “my dad had 3 brand new 24v senators as a company car in the 90s as a Director for bendix brakes he used to take customers to France 🇫🇷 to the factory 4 up loads of Luggage it was like cannonball run “ it was star chipped by super chips de/cated k&n pannel filter and was manual and more than once went off the Speedo clock 160 mph amazing memories 🙏🏻
I had two of these, I'd buy one now if I could, wished I'd kept both of my old ones. I remember coming back from Newcastle with 5 in the car plus a boot full of luggage, at a 135mph the trip computer said we were doing 4.1MPG!
Class motor,s, I had a mint, 1982 3 L auto vauxhall royale back in 1990 she was green with green tint and valour with a 4 choke carb and my de stuffed back box +gas dampers...That 6 pot Sound ...Good work Buddy. That Senator. you Keep it.......
Liking the content on here, I'm rebuilding an H plate Senator 3.0, not the 24v but a goldseal so it's still pretty quick, putting new front door posts, sills, boot floor, rear wing, inner sill, new floors, the lot into it. Also got an omega 2.6, 2 cavaliers, my 1.8 runaround and a diplomat getting restored, plus a mk2 grannie!
That 3.0 12v is a great old engine, would love an early Carlton GSi 3000. Used to own a Cavalier Diplomat, would like another mainly as they have air con.
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten Actually prefer the senator overall to the omega, mainly that beefy straight six!
we have had few vauxhall and the spec in them always great we now have a grandland x and the spec is good heated seats windows even our corsa had all the spec
I'll bet that's the sunroof drain on the Senator, that used to be a very common issue with civilian Senators. The police cars didn't get that issue as they didn't have the sunroof. The fuel pump relay and crank sensor are both logical places to check, the wiring on the crank sensor gets cooked where it runs across the front of the block and the copper conductor breaks down, and, like in the Volvo 7 and 9 series, the fuel pump relay gets cooked and becomes temperamental...
That certainly looks like the police calibrated speedo in this one, but those are usually marked as calibrated and with the name of the electronics company that calibrated them, whose name I can't remember now. It could be that the later Senators with the analogue cluster got the same style printing on the face as police vehicles to save money on producing two types of speedo face. It's interesting this car has the analogue dash as the digital dash was standard fit on the CD, with the analogue a no-cost option that was almost never chosen. I've only ever seen the analogue dash in police Senator CDs, as the forces that ran them often had full spec CDs as staff cars for senior officers, but with manual transmission and, sometimes, no sunroof. There's plenty of old news footage of various chief constables turning up at various events in Senator CDs , and there may still be a couple of those cars knocking around which may well be the holy grail of Senators, the full wood and leather interior, the 24v lump under the bonnet with the Irmscher police tweaks, manual gearbox and, sometimes, no leaky sunroof so less in the way of rust issues...
I have to say that I'm not a fan of the Irmscher body kit on that one, purely because the Senator was a great looking car anyway and body kits from that period weren't exactly subtle. I do like the Irmscher grille, something that was generally standard fit on police cars, and it's just nice to see one of these big old beasties still around and in very well cared for condition as they seem to be close to extinct in the UK now...
That is one car you should definitely own! Try and buy it, it definitely suits you 👍
I'm late to the Vauxhall loving party here, but I loved this video. Never had a Senator, and only once driven the Omega 2.5 V6 auto, but fine memories, thank you.
I'm a Ford fanatic myself but i do love those big 24V 3.0 Senators.
New to your channel, enjoying it immensely. Vauxhall was always involved in my early cars. 1972 Vauxhall Victor 1800 FE, lovely car, pulled like a train..went through Mk I Astras, Cavalier and Vectras. I have to say the 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8i hatchback was the car I always liked.. and still do. Let it go after it became too expensive to repair... great channel thanks
Great videos dougie. Love my old Vauxhall’s, my dad was a taxi driver and had cavaleirs and carltons. Always loved being in the big carltons as a kid. His one did just shy of 300k on the 2.0i petrol. :-) love the channel. Keep up the good work. Luke.
this brings back some great memories, i loved my ex police Senators. One fix that you may have not come across is the electric window switch fault, i cured mine by stripping the window motor and clearing out the carbon residue from the brushes.
The windows are not working front or back on the nearside of the Cav CD. Forgot I need to fix that...
Lovely car the senator 24v, I’d go for the Carlton gsi 24v which had a manual gearbox. Very rare beasts both of them ,don’t c them on the roads these days. My dream car is there Australian cousin the vxr8, now that is a real beauty.❤️
I have a 2009 VXR8,the 6.2 LS3 Supercharged and mapped to 640 brake....an absolute missile!
@@kenharding8437 your a lucky man, I’m jealous .👍
This Senator is my old car & I sold it to replace it with a VXR8.
@@winky8833 I could only imagine the excitement the night before you picked her up. Best part of the ls3 is the rarety, £35000 12 years ago and still worth £23000 now. Beautiful car. Especially with the wortec exhaust system.👍
@@kristianspencer1978 I had the cv8 monaro with 720bhp
Loving the wheels, reminds me of the Astra gte champion alloys and the cav expression alloys. Lovely big barge, wouldn’t mind a go in that my self.
Always wanted one either the old Vauxhall Royale (3ltre Coupe or saloon) or the more modern Senator but age and insurance killed that dream!
Wow I’m sure the other day you only had about 700 subscribers well done with your channel blowing up excellent content love a good old Vauxhall
I use to deliver Senators in the early 90s for Lex leasing. What a car.. put everything in sport and what a rocket ship.. I've just got up to go to work and my back brakes on my Astra have frozen up .
Ioved those cars back in the day, especially a 3.0L 24v and with that body kit makes it very special.
What a gorgeous looking car, always liked the Carlton's and Senators, my pals dad has a Carlton CDX many years ago. The water leak sounds much like my Rover 75 water drips in via the scuttle panel and floods the ECU which is located in the scuttle but also floods the interior as well.
Fwaaa what a car, not driven a senator for about 20 years that was a 3.0 CD auto with digital dash what a beast, I had cavaliers, novas, a couple of carltons and a vectra loved em.
We had an ex Perth police 3.0 Senator that we used as a Taxi in the late eighties.
It had the cloth seats and I think wind up windows, but uprated suspension and larger servo and uprated brakes.
And obviously a 5 speed manual. The Taxi tests were done a the Perth Police garage ,they always recognized it.
Had a omega 2.5 V6 my dad bought it when it was just a few years old he worked away so hardly drove it gave it to me at the age of 19 I drove more miles than he did great car Wouldn't mind another one
I bought my 1st opel omega 2wks ago despite all criticism but then I realized all who criticize are new younger drivers who own hyundai
Nice video about the senator, got one of those sitting on the drive 😁 for the water leak check where the ecu cable bundle goes through the bulkhead, the rubber seal or rust tends to go in that spot.
I had an 'E' reg 2.5 Senator, what a lovely car that was. No seen one of these on the road for years. Great video.
CRC make a contact cleaner especially for electrical contacts, it works good i have used it myself.
Think that it is the cleanest engine i have seen. Engine sounds good healthy and strong.
I,ll bet it can move on the open road!
I had an '89 24v 3.0 Senator back in the early 2000s. It had the digi dash too, which I loved !
Brilliant job mate welldone loving the channel bringing back memories of some great cars 👍👍
What a beautiful machine. Sounds lovely
This month I've gone down a big Vauxhall rabbithole: Viscount, Carlton, Viceroy, Royale, Senator, Omega. I love them. Must've been so much car for the money. It's such a shame the way that the market has gone. It's the same with other marques like Renault Safrane, Citroën C6, Peugeot 607, Ford Scorpio etc. I love the Vauxhalls though. I've lost faith in PSA keeping the GM vibe unfortunately.
So good seeing one of these again. Looks like a beauty. That steering wheel reminds me of the one in my dad's old 93 Carlton
yeah i had a maroon 2.0GLi Auto. black interior. loved that car.
A dude of mine once had this senator in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, that thing used to sound absolutely marvelous
I loved those senators and always wanted one, but were always outside of my budget. Made do with a mk2 Sri instead 😁
Great to see such a survivor 👍👍
Lol....nice to see he’s got a “ slab of tinnies “ as they say down under on the passengers seat ...chilling ready for you.....good luck from lounge mechanics club / settee division ..Peter P
Once again, a great video and showing this good looking Senator was a brilliant. That thing is mint...
Nice 24v senator and good to see you found the fault too 👍😎 my dad had 2 omegas consecutively: an M reg 2.5cdx auto saloon, and an 03 reg MV6 3.2 auto estate in dark navy. The estate was an ex Vauxhall senior mgt car. My dad had it for quite a while and I sold it for him a few years back with only 76k on it. A guy in West Lothian bought it, who also owned a lotus Carlton. Don’t think he kept it for long though? However, my brother saw it in Fife not that long ago so it looks like it is still being used in the east.
My dad had a fair few Senators back in the day both 2.5 and 3 litres. Plush and not slow.
Lovely burble on that exhaust 👌🏾 if I had a Senator I’d happily mate it to a 6 speed ZF auto box, take many by surprise 😂
you got me ebaying for a car i never knew i wanted - and certainly dont have the space for.
theres one (the only one) up at the moment with 4 days left to run at £970 if youre after one!
Love the look of that car - bold and boxy
We used to travel the length of the country ( as far as Glasgow too ) in my old boss's 24v Senator in the early 90's. We always made great progress on the motorway's....had something to do with it being white I think. You say it seems small inside now - I just remember the huge leather armchairs and a ton of legroom up front and in the back.