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Hi i was using the 409.1, just got the vcds lite version working long day!!!! the code it comes up with when i go for module 18 aux heater is 01491 glow plug heater q9 so does this mean there has been no flame outs? got a heater plug on order from a few days ago as took ford galaxy owners advice as couldn't get the thing to work. Will have a go this weekend if the weather is ok

Hi sorry it's been awhile since i last posted, my wife has had our 4th son jan 15th and had no time for anything else, anyway back to the heater problems i need some moere help please. Cambelt and water pump have been changed, vag com in hand but cannot get it to work get as far as port status ok but no interface a code of 99 comes up with a list of problems,am i doing something wrong am i missing something, led on cabel lit up ignition on but nothing else, I am running windows vista if that helps please help many thanks paul

Thank you for the link to ebay one is on it's way, well i spoke to soon listened this morning to the electric pump and it's running very very slowly is this dying and needs replacing or brushes like you said, is this going to afect engine running or cause engine trouble? In regards to the aux heater the cambelt is being replaced so that's being sorted first then i think firstly on my list is the heater glow plug then sort the pump out, vagcom, then see if it fires, is there anything else that i'm missing? regards paul

Hi to all again one thing has been bugging me today i have lost alot of water due to the water pump leaking, to the point the other day my wife said that a light had come on!! i take it the coolant to the aux heater is all the same, so would i have to bleed it in the same way i would the rad, or is it a self bleed? If not can you please advise me on how to do this. Not long now till i get a nice bill from the local garage for the water pump and cambelt!! Cannot complain had the car 2yrs and has gone through it's mot twice with no advisories. fantastic car for us no complaints. many thanks paul

[ Hi Paul Yes may have locked out due to flame errors, then you will need VagCom to clear fault codes. You may also want to check your electric coolant pump as this will affect the operation of the heater, although I think yor priority is your leaking water pump/cambelt. hi the water pump and cambelt being replaced later this week, will look at the heater when that's all sorted. I take it the electric coolant pump is the buzzing noise i hear when i turn the engine off, it runs for a short time? if that's right i only know via this forum!!! Ran the car this morning on school run as on paternity and no smoke heater exhaust cold, ebay here i come for a vagcom, any one i should look out for or a specific one or type? thanks paul

thank you for all of your advice will have a look and change the glow plug, just one more thing my wife tells me the smoke has stopped she thinks is this a sign of something else wrong or has the heater shut down to protect itself? does this mean the vag com needs to reset the heater again many thanks for your help will post codes here soon as, water pump leaking so timing belt to be changed soon as, it's also due clock just got round to 83000 miles. thanks for your advice paul

Hi to all i've been reading lots of your post on aux heaters etc, and my brain is almost pickled, but all very useful my question is i have a x reg 2000 galaxy 1.9tdi with 4 boys fantastic car :) , but i have read that some cars have a mk1 aux heater some have a mk2 aux heater is this true if so can anybody tell me which one i have :) , does this make any difference to repair or fixing as mine has stopped working :) (no bat mobile noise!!) only some grey white smoke? and finally is there a aux battery sure i've read that somewhere if so where is it and would that help to the white smoke or is that a glow plug problem? think that is everything for now many thanks paul

:D thank you very much for all of your information, ;) feel abit of a plank asking questions that to most people are comon sense but you have saved me a trip to my local garage and saved the banker er THE WIFEY!!!!!! money many thanks again :D

Hello this is my first post so hi to all ;) my galaxy is driving me crazy there is something running under the bonnet when the engine is turned off sometimes it starts after you get out and start getting the kids out! i have located it and it's a silver cylinder sort of thing with a connector attached to it. sometimes it does it sometimes it doesn't, is it supposed to do this? It's my 1st galaxy and with 3 boys we cannot fault our car hope somebody can advise me many thanks paul