dipsomaniac

thanks for the replies i think i have averted the problems for now as it looks like it was the thermostat housing (split along bolt hole) that was causing the leak. The hose will be the next thing to go as i have replaced all others + housing (twice). i will keep an eye on ebay for a new/newer replacement. learned again how much of a rip off dealers are. VW wanted £8.20 for a thermostat housing gasket. I got the whole housing + gasket for £10.50 online. they also wanted £3.70 each for the housing bolts which i got for nothing at a fixings company, bloke said it wasn't worth firing up the computer for 3 bolts.

1997 Galaxy Mk1 2.8 V6 GhiaX Auto I need to replace a coolant hose. it appears to be 1 x hose that goes to top of rad > thermostat housing > autobox > theromostat housing > bottom of rad > expansion tank. I think the part no is 7M0121049S. I have tried ford and VW but neither support my car any longer. The best I can do is VW Heritage parts who say they can get the hose from Germany but will take 4 weeks and is £153. I have tried forge motorsport who make silicone hoses but they said that it would cost £500 to set up a machine to make the hose. Anyone any other ideas?

cheers brian. appreciate your help

one of the 3 sensors is leaking on front of engine. has anyone got the part numbers and descriptions for the 3 sensors?

glad you got it sorted. that was a bad decision by your mechanic. could have cost you £2k for a gearbox refurb or a scrapped car

almost certainly caused by wrong atf level. don't understand why mechanic had trouble sealing box. did he use new washers? he should have checked level again after the leak. if it is the same as mk1 box you just need to remove auto level screw from drain plug when box is at the correct temp. if atf flows out it has too much fluid. if it doesn't run out you need to top up until it starts running out of the drain plug

not sure if torque works on all vehicles. i have torque pro on phone and vag com (free version) on netbook. vag com showing 3 fault codes on my mk1 v6 but torque pro not showing any.

having read up some more on this it appears that it is normal for fans to run on for a short time in certain circumstances. my car has been doing it for the 11 years i have owned it

don't know what engine the op has but my v6 temp gauge will go over the norm when in traffic, fans cut in to bring temp down to norm. this is when fans will run on for a min. or so when engine switched off

if fans are running when i stop the engine my fans have always run on. i always thought it was normal as i have noticed it happening on other cars so will be interested to hear any different

mine went at 135K and cost

stripped the intake side down and replaced vacuum hose. idling just over 800 rpm now.

cheers seatkid. have replaced the concertina hose (big hole) running between top of engine and inlet manifold. will look at others again.

can anyone offer any advice for this intermittent problem.