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Hi guys I have an air conditioning specialist coming to check our my air con on Thursday. It has been regassed but made no difference and in fact I could hear the gas escaping albeit slowly later on. Anyway I spoke to the specialist who has been recommended to me on the phone the other day and he sounded quite knowledgable (I hope he is) and after describing the problems etc I had he said he would be able to tell what was wrong when he saw the car. All of a sudden he said "by the way is it a TDI?" and then went on to say that a common problem was the pipes breaking/fracturing due to vibrations and he has fixed quite a few of these because of this. Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this before and is it easy to replace a pipe or two? - finally are we talking

Here's a quick image I found showing the area on the right (black cover) - i need a new one of these but all the stuff underneath has been ruined by previous owner(s) http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/forum/gallery/5/982_22_03_10_10_11_15_0.jpg

Hi guys Wonder if you can help me out. The plastic bit that the coolant bottle bolts on (and the big black cover above it) are all broken on my gal and need replacing. The plastic bit seems to possibly go around the battery as well. Can anyone advise what the part is and how much / availability etc. Cheers WJUK

Anyone recommend a specialist near Heathrow way?

Hi guys Just a quick update as I hadn't got around to doing anything about it. A mate of mines brother works at a Kwik Fit and said pop it down there and he would take a look and if it wasn't colder :D then no charge. Machine sucked out all the stuff (it was empty.....) and refilled. Said it didn't detect any leaks but wasn't happy with it and said it wasn't getting any colder so no charge. Oh well I thought nothing gained, nothing lost and went home and was pumping up the tyres with my compressor (they were all about 28psi !!!!!) anyway I finished off a tyre and could hear a hissing noise coming from around the drivers side (which I hadn't done yet). I went over and checked the tyre but it was fine (and has been since then) and concluded that it wasn't tyre air BUT gas leaking out from the air con system that had just been refilled. Didn't have time to get under the car or anything but before I take the next step and get an air con specialist to look at it wonder if you could give me some tips - could it simply be a split hose or worse case a hole in the compressor? - I would have thought the machine would have picked up a leak but then again maybe not? Any advice most welcome before I take the next step. Cheers WJUK

Yeah looking good Mirez. Got any updated pictures yet :(

Hi guys Had some probs with booster heater before and was fixed and reset with vagcom. Noticed today on a short trip that the booster heater came on but the temp according to dash was 12.5 degrees. Was only a short trip and engine was stone cold but was wondering if anyone else's comes on over 12.5 degrees and is this normal as the car hadn't been used all day. Cheers WJUK

Hey Mirez A/C fault didn't come back for a week as the temp was under 10 degrees. A week later temp was 12.5 ish and flashing again. Did one more reset and when under 10 degrees doesn't come back but since then it has come back but only over 10 degrees. Sure I read somewhere compressor doesn't kick in unless over 10 degrees. Anyway, I saw on a another forum that Kwik Fit were offering a recharge for

Hi guys I heard on another forum that Kwik Fit are offering recharges for just

Hi Mirez It was this one 17948 - Vehicle Speed Signal: Signal too High P1540 - 35-10 - - - Intermittant Have also had this one in the past but not current and always seems to start as it should anyway. 17978 - Engine Start Blocked by Immobilizer P1570 - 35-10 - - - Intermittant Fingers X was okay again today and I gave it a bit of a thrashing down the M4 for a few miles to clear some cr@p out. Worth chucking in some redex anyway as prob more a Turbo vanes thing then? WJUK

Hi guys Think I might have had the same thing too. Was going down onto the Motorway on Saturday night and 55mph it was struggling, pedal to the floor etc...... Returned home, connected up vagcom but didn't know where to look for MAF which was my first thought. Checked Module 1 for Engine but no abnormal errors (well one thing about over speeding or something). Went back out down Mway and fine. Sunday same thing coming back, went out early doors was fine, late afternoon being cr@p again. Turned on and off and was fine. Felt fine flying down the motorway :) and touch wood has been ok since. Should I chuck in some redex in the fuel point to see if it improves as well? - or can I just rev the nuts off it once it's warm again? WJUK ps only 54k on my 53 plate as well.

Evening people My 1.9 TDI 53 plate gal went a bit funny last night in that there was a definite lack of power and it struggled to increase over 55mph. First thought was MAF and now reading up on this Turbo vanes. I switched her off and restarted and noticed that the red light in the door was flashing when going along but car seemed fine. Pulled over again and turned off and restarted and everything fine. Got her home and connected up vag.com but didn't find any faults (except an intermittant immobiliser fault on Module 1 Engine). Would this have any effect on the loss of power? Is there another module I should be checking for MAF or these Turbo vanes sticking? My A/C is also flashing but been talking about this on another thread - does anyone know though if the digital climate a/c only works at 10 degrees and above (I'm sure I read this somewhere) as I cleared the error code before and it didn't come back until today when the temp was 12 degrees. Any advice much appreciated as my old mechanic is back down my way this week and I might be able to get him to have a butchers. Cheers WJUK

Hi Mirez Haven't had chance to look at it just yet but no more flashing since. However have noticed the temp hasn't been on or above 10 degrees since so wonder if that is linked or not. Will keep an eye on it and then hook up vagcom in a few days to see if any codes have come back. Hoping that the fault wasn't cleared before and a/c only comes on at 10 degrees I think so maybe that could be it. Cheers WJUK

Thanks Mirez Really appreciate your help with this. Trying to stay positive but other things are getting me down at the moment as well and could just really do without this. I popped back out and turned her over and no flashing lights or anything (temp now 7.5 degrees) so do you think best thing is too keep an eye on her for now (until I can check the cap). Am so tempted to contact the dealer and see what he has to say. If I leave it awhile I have no chance of him sorting it out but it's slightly outside 3 months now so I believe he has no obligation. I was trying to angle parts they fixed/replaced before and the same problem if you get me. The additional warranty I got thrown in is carp (Warranty 2000/Olympic Warranties). Funny thing is they offered me additional warranty for

Isn't the condensor expensive to replace? I so wish I never bought this car :) Every month now I have had major problems or expensive problems.

Also just for reference what exactly would need to be changed? (couldn't find the edit button for some reason).

Thanks Mirez One thing I just thought of. I heard that Air Con doesn't work under 10 degrees on Lo setting. Today is the 1st day I can remember since buying the car that it has been higher than 10 degrees (it says 10 or 10.5). Do you think this could have anything to do with it? Where's the drier cap btw? - and what sort of crap am I looking for? Is it an easy fix or expensive one? Cheers WJUK

First thing you should do is clear the codes to see if they come back. Some may be historical and just record old events. 00792 - A/C Pressure Switch (F129) Low gas pressure.....youre aircon has ( or has had ) a leak. I'm pretty sure it wasn't there the other day when I was checking modules and the air con was fine yesterday as I put it on low. When I bought the car the dealer said the air con was flashing and they would get it fixed and then there were problems with it not flowing correctly from the correct flaps. Eventually it was sorted along with the Aux Heater thing but now 3 months later they have both re-appeared. Should I clear the codes in a minute and see what happens? WJUK

Hi guys Been having multiple problems with the Gal and today got in car and Air Con started flashing ;) for 10 seconds and then returned to normal. Connected to vagcom and got this code 00792 - A/C Pressure Switch (F129) 35-00 - - Didn't clear it as I'd like some advice but is this an easy thing to fix? Also got this code today 17978 - Engine Start Blocked by Immoilizer P1570 - 35-10 - - - Intermittant Please advise Cheers WJUK

Looking forward to the pics Mirez. Just wondered on the normal Galaxy clocks does the Galaxy logo light up or not?

Hi Billy I know of a good mechanic with his own business near Fairfields Airport in Chobham so not too far from you. He used to work for MG Rover and I used him when I had my MG TF (pre kids days). He did a cam belt for me on one of them which is a right pain in the arse and was about