Stevebrookman Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Did an oil change the other week-used Halfords Classic oil-£20 for 5 litres. Nice and thick and green! Car zooming along nicely. Will have to upgrade the headlights-candles are better! Steve Squire_Dawson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Swapping the Royale over with the Senator for weekend duties. Senator used most weekdays-Royale weekends. Shep Shepherd, Angrydicky, Sudsprint and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Just a quick update. Forgot that the Senators MOT was up until 2 days before. Royale being used 7 days a week for the last month. Comfortable, fast and gets quite a few glances. Fuel pump -new last year-is a little noisy so may replace. Apart from that all good-windows all work and so does the sunroof. Lovely blasting around with my 80's CD on. Steve Angrydicky, BorniteIdentity, alf892 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Fleet of champions. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 And the missing one! Squire_Dawson, anonymous user, Sudsprint and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Spoke too soon! Replaced the fuel pump on my Royale (3.0i) about a year ago after the previous one that had also been on a year gave up the ghost. Now having to replace the pump for the third time as the one now on it is noisy and the car has cut out a few times. Did this on a roundabout today - had to push it onto the side and then it re-started. So as it's noisy I'm suspecting the pump.I'm now thinking that there must be rust/muck in the tank. I'm buying a couple of filters and am going to plumb one in before the pump as the current design which is after the pump seems a little daft. Steev Split_Pin, djimbob and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Is it a mechanical or electrical pump on these? Also something worth checking is the petrol filler cap to see if its the right one; some need to be vented. Many years ago, I suffered a sucked in steel petrol tank when foolish me put a locking cap on it, unvented, which I had no idea it needed to be. Didn't have any running trouble though and was amazed at the vacuum power of a fuel pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thanks Squire, It's a fuel injection pump. Problem is the filter is after the pump - so any muck from the tank ends up in the pump. Will get a pre pump filter- but the seller I have found has the ones with 12mm connectors out of stock. My 15 year old son was not happy pushing it onto the pavement at a busy roundabout! steveT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Had a look this morning-initially wouldn't start-but could hear the pump. Then started but after a minute cut out again-would not restart-but again could hear the pump. Will check for spark when my son finally gets out of bed. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Update. Plenty of spark and fuel to injectors but not firing. Suspected injectors not firing-so ECU or crank sensor. Had a spare ECU and swapped over and it started. Will try and get a crank sensor for peace of mind. Steve Banger Kenny, chaseracer, spike60 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Had a prod underneath as MOT in a month-found a hole. Will have to practise my MIG welding i think. Steve Jim Bell and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Tis but a scratch! Dick Longbridge, Stevebrookman and Tadhg Tiogar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 For the age of the car I agree! Bought a MIG welder a year ago-will now have a little play before I give it a whirl. Will have my brother next to me as he used to make SKIPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 For a VX approaching 40 years of maturity, that’s pretty damn solid. My old 1990 Cav GSi was really snotty on the rear legs, and my 92 wasn’t much better. When you’ve got it sound again, get those legs rammed with cavity wax! Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Fronts and other side are fine-rear sill needs a tiny patch on drivers side-but overall not too bad. Will pratice my welding on a bit of scrap this afternoon. Got some 2mm and 3mm steel on the way. Steve Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Will have my brother next to me as he used to make SKIPs. For KP? Tadhg Tiogar and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Only just found this thread, and very glad I did. Saw this for sale a couple of years back and the want for it was very high. No space, money or time, just lots of want. Very glad to see it's progress! Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 Bought it in oct/nov 2015. Use it in rotation with the Senator-so quite a bit. Drivers door is dented-but it came with a good spare one. I just do enough to keep it running sweetly and MOT'd. If it was immaculate-I wouldn't use it as much and would worry about parking it in certain places. As I've said previously-old cars are for using! The pleasure I get out of driving these brightens up the day. You see the odd Ferrari or Aston about-but when was the last time people saw a Senator or Royale on the road? Steve Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 A saloon sold for £495 on ebay the other day. On a V plate - silver with red velour.It needed recomissioning but looked a good buy. Mine was fucked at 10 years old - they know how to rot. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 That looks fantastic...... I do love a good velour - the SD1's had some epic interiors with it too. Hole shouldn't prove too much of a pain I hope... is it multi-layered or fuck off big heavy plated? Seems a simple enough shape to sort out. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I had 1 a few years back,AMM222TA 2.8 carb car.Same colour with that blue velour that only Vauxhall could manage Picked it up from a guy in Telford who said it only a little work to get sortedIt hid the rot in the sills very,very well Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Imagine a Royale Coupe with the 24v engine in it Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Imagine a Royale Coupe with the 24v engine in it Funny you should say that-the bloke I bought my Royale off had a Royale Coupe in which he had fitted a Carlton GSi 24valave engine. He offered it to me (over 2.5 years ago) for £3000 which I didn't have. He put it up for sale a couple of months ago for £2500. It's now appeared on facebook-heres the link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/378707828981300/ And a few photos Sudsprint, danthecapriman, Scruffy Bodger and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I bet that's fun! Shame he can't park though Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Oh God, I wish I hadn’t seen that. Thank goodness I don’t do Facebook. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Oh God, I wish I hadn’t seen that. Thank goodness I don’t do Facebook. I can get the contact details if you want Skizz Saying that- I think the new owners may want more than £2500- they have gone quiet since posting on the Senator/Monza/Royale group page. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I can get the contact details if you want Skizz Saying that- I think the new owners may want more than £2500- they have gone quiet since posting on the Senator/Monza/Royale group page.SteveNo. No no no no no. Absolutely not. Maybe. Ok, go on then. Thanks. Sudsprint and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Sent a message-will PM you details when/if they arrive. Regarsd Steve Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Nightmare. I need fewer cars, not more. But that looks a real honey. I’ve always liked these (especially in Vauxhall Royale flavour) and gold with gold velour is ultimate Skizzer spec. Bet it shifts with the GSI motor too. Stevebrookman and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Pm sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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