Eddie

What about thoes spray on tints I see in auto shops? They look a bit to good to be true. Any one tried thoes.

This will explaine the PD ref. The ACEA standards are prefixed with a 'G' for petrol engines and a 'D' or 'PD' for diesel. Coupled with this are numerous approvals by car manufacturers which many oil containers sport with pride. ACEA replaced CCMC in 1996 primarily to allow for greater read-across in test programs (eg for viscosity, viscosity modifiers and base oil). The CCMC specifications were G (1 to 5) for gasoline, D (1 to 5) or heavy duty diesel and PD1 and PD2 for passenger car diesel. ACEA though have a slightly different nomenclature they can be summarised as A for petrol, B for passenger car diesel and E for heavy duty diesel. The ACEA grades may also be followed by the year of issue which will be either '96, '98 (current) but coming soon is 2000. Full ACEA specs are: A1 Fuel Economy Petrol A2 Standard performance level A3 High performance and / or extended drain B1 Fuel Economy diesel B2 Standard performance level B3 High performance and / or extended drain B4 For direct injection passenger car diesel engines E1 Non-turbo charged light duty diesel E2 Standard performance level E3 High performance extended drain E4 Higher performance and longer extended drain E5 (1999) High performance / long drain plus American/API performances. - This is ACEAs first attempt at a global spec.

I had a noise coming from my Galaxy when going over bumps or cornering hard to the left. I assumed it was the shocks but on closer examination I see the front roll bar is not centred i.e it comes out about an inch more from under the engine on the left side. This means when the suspension is depressed (corning and bumps) the anti-roll bar link on the driver side scrapes on the wheel arch. I suspect the roll bar was loosened to fit bushings and not centred correctly after words.

Has any one tried a spray type tint available in the shops? Could you suggest a good one? Looks a little too good to be true. My Galaxy has no tint on any windows and I would like to 3 or maybe 5 of the rear windows.

Has any one tried a spray type tint available in the shops? Could you suggest a good one? Looks a little too good to be true. My Galaxy has no tint on any windows and I would like to 3 or maybe 5 of the rear windows.

Richard (VW Infiltrator) Did your seat back arrive and did the one with the clips fit your 96 Sharan? Eddie

The vents in the very back left are controlled by the rear heater switch (in the roof). The vents behind the hand break are controlled by the front

Richard, Looks like your dealer is giving you the back from the newer model. When you get the panel, let me know if it fits. Eddie.

Has any one every tried to replace one of the seatbacks on any of the rear seats. The grey clips that are recommended are impossible to use. I had limited success using the yellow clips that are used to hold on the door panels. I notice that on the post 2001 Galaxy the seem to use screws rather than push on clips ( I can see the caps which cover them on the new model) Will the seat back from the new model fit the older one? Eddie.

FYI all the 5 back seats are the same and inter-changable.

Obviously it depends on the extent of the damage, but how much are people typically paying for this repair.

Fredt, I need the hook part that grabs the bar which is in the chassis door frame. Sourcing from a breakers locally (Ireland) would be better so do you know if any other motors that share this part with the Galaxy? The breakers link you sent looks like an option I will look there also. Regards.

I need to replace the door locking mechanism on my 96 Galaxy but am having difficulty finding one in a breakers. Does the Galaxy share the door locking mechanism hard ware with any more readily available car or van. Regards

Hi, I have a 96 2.0L Galaxy and the back passenger side door will not open. As I can

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