TimK

Well, the Gal is back on the road with a repaired cylinder head (stitched and welded), new timing belt, new water pump and stat. So far so good, done a few hundred miles and fingers crossed the overheating / pressuring of the water system in no more :) We haven't had the bill yet but it's gonna be a whopper but i'm just happy that i'm back on the road.

I have to agree with you, after tryin all the obvious things to solve our Gals pressurising / overheating problem the car has had the head stripped off and they think its a cracked head. It's gone for pressure testing but its looking like it is cos you can see a very faint hairline crack about 2-3mm long. So it's looking like it's time for a reconditioned head, expensive but we want to keep the car.

To be honest i'm not sure whether it free'd the bearing or just lubricated the doughnut but it is still quiet several months later and there are no problems so far. although saying that has probably jinxed me :-p

i had the similar twanging and creaking noise on both my strut tops. I got a can of Comma Spray grease and sprayed plenty from above and below and once it worked its way in it was as quiet as new.

i'm too am having overheating / coolant loss problems too. It's a long story but here's the short version. I've had a very slow coolant leak for a while but just kept topping up but on the last bank holiday the car vented lots of coolant out of the expansion tank while climbing up to Shap, a long climb on the M6, with the car fully loaded. We've had all the tests done, sniffer, pressure etc and it was put down to a dodgy expansion tank cap. The cap has been replaced now but i'm still having problems with coolant being vented. But there's something else to throw in the pot now, the run on pump had packed up before the overheating problem started and i'm not sure whether this is now causing a problem. Every time i try to top the system up i'm getting air locks, particularly in the rear heater. The front heater can be red hot but the rear is cold. Is this due to the run on pump not circulating coolant, not moving the air locks to the expansion tank? Am i right in thinking that the run on pump pushes the coolant round the rear heating system inc aux heater and rear blower heater?? or should the normal water pump be able to circulate coolant all the way to the rear of the car? If there are airlocks present in the system can this cause overheating / venting? Any help will be appreciated. Cheers TimK

For the full set including spare it was

Decided to keep the original Gal wheels so got them refinished at 'The Wheel Specialist' in Manchester. Gone for Anthracite powdercoat finish so they look a bit different. I can recommend going to 'The Wheel Specialist', all five wheels done in one day. Car dropped off at 8am and returned at 5pm complete, well centre caps just need leaving to harden properly then can be fitted with new black and silver ford badges. TimK

i've just been told my compressor in busted, so i'm looking to source one from somewhere. Can anybody tell me the exact model for a mk2 Galaxy 2000, i know its the sanden sd7v16 bit i believe there are a few variants of this model. And is the Gal compressor the same as the sharan and alambra?? Cheers

Cheers Nik I'll check it out tomoz and see wat i can find, if no success its MOT time on tuesday so i'll get the garage to check it over while its there.

The door card is off at the mo so i'll have a look, ta. But can the gaiter be removed completely or is it a case of, disconnect it at each end and slide it around to be able to see wires? Also, is the door loom a seperate item to the main loom and if it is where does it attach??

It would seem i have lost all power to my drivers door, any ideas what it could be??

My drivers window wont open and i suspected it to be the switch, but it wont even come down with global opening. There is still power to the up part of the switch cause the motor clicks when the switch is in the up position. Is it likely to be a broken wire or knackered motor? any ideas. Thanks TimK

Just done the oil and air today and gonna do the fuel filter on my 2000 TDi PD (115) next weekend. I'm sure its not difficult but can somebody please give me guidance on the process of changing the fuel filter. Thanks

Hi all, this is my first post on here, i wonder whether you can help?? Is the MAF off a Bora 115 PD compatable with my 1.9TDI 115 PD Galaxy. My maf is playing up and this is the only one i can get hold of for a test. Ta TimK