SteveB

Thanks for that, wasn't sure if ECON switched it off or just put it into a low mode. The pulley is fine, tbh having spent close on £2000 already on it this year and having had at least one major issue every year since getting it ( three years ago , reckon ive bought the car twice now )I'm loathe to spend any more on it. It's a shame as my previous one was almost faultless. Now it's a case of trading it in for something cheap then next year I'm looking at getting a Mazda Bongo ( once the kids have left I'll convert it to a full camper ).

Hi Guys Just a quick question, my A/C compressor pump has siezed on my 03 Galaxy and I'm looking at around £1000 to get a new one and get it changed. TBH I a) don't have the money and :) sick of pouring money into the damn car only for something else to go wrong, so I'm getting shot of it. In the meantime it's still drivable so long as the aircon doesn't kick in. It has climate control and at the moment I'm running it with everything off so it could be a bit chilly in the next few weeks lol. Is there any way I can disable the aircon so that I'll still have heat but not run the compressor? thanks in advance Steve

Found the problem!, Fords hadn't tightened up one of the mounting bolts!!!! :angry2: :angry2: :angry2:

Ok, heres the saga of my 03 Galaxy 1.9TDI ( 100K on the clock ).... Noticed a slight clinky ( sorry best description I could come up with ) noise and a juddering in the steering when turning from a stadnstill just before christmas and decided since it was winter to take it in to Fords and get a winter service done and get the noise looked at. 1 new timing belt and tensioner later and a change of coolant and the noise had gone ( though the steering was still a bit "iffy" ). Didn't get a chance to take it back over christmas so lived with it however over christmas the heater packed in. Back to Fords again in the new year to be told I had a blockage in the heating system and it would require flushing. Whilst they did that they also diagnosed that the waterpump needed changing. Got the car back and we had heat (yay), however car still wasn't quite right ( vibration at speed ) so I decided to get the balancing done, balancing and 1 new tyre later ( Mr Ford hadn't spotted a tear on the inside of the rear wheel :unsure: ) and all was good. Till about 1 week ago when the "clinking" noise was back accompanied by a high frequency vibration through the whole car above 2000rpm ( it sounds like the exhaust is blowing but theres no loss in power ). So back it went ( different garage this time, oh note steering still not right at this point ). 1 new alternator later and steering cured but that bloody clinking and vibration is still there! aaaargh! taking it to see a family friend ( whose a saab mechanic ) on Sat to see what he says! Any pointers guys? ( other than a can of petrol and a match which is the way I feel right now! ). This is my second galaxy, the first was lovely but this one ( and a close shave prior to buy ing this one with one which shouldn't have been on the road, but thats another story ) has put me right off them now. Soon as I can scrape some money together I'm off to buy a Mazda Bongo as this car has cost me a fortune! ( Aircon, driveshaft, 2 new rear dampers, and now this in the space of about 2 years! ). In the meantime I have to sort this one out :angry: ( I also have a feeling that I'm being ripped off by ford big time as everytime it goes in for a service something else goes wrong!)

Hi what model cd/radio player do you have. I've got a Pioneer DEH-P4100SD which has a usb slot in the front and controls my iPhone without any adapters. As they've now been supeceeded with a newer model you could probably pick one up quite cheap ( and plug in a 16gb SD card and you've got all the music you can handle, I also use USB memory sticks as well ) Don't try getting the steering controls to work with it though ( had many attempts at this and no sucess yet! )

Yes and this is ( though the warranty is 3rd Party and I'm still waiting to see how much they'll cough up ). However I do feel that this is more a case of bad luck than anything as the car has an unblemished service and MOT history. :( TBH given the rest of the car is pretty much A1 I'm fairly relaxed about, that and I have got to the stage now where I just need the car! and can't be arsed to go through all the rigmoral of legalese :D btw what do you mean by "chipped"?

Lol... ( I have to laugh or I'd have a mental breakdown )... Just heard from the Garage, Recon Box + Labour just under

Do you ever get the feeling that someone somewhere really has it in for you? , maybe I smashed a mirror recently or stepped on a black cat!...... Wednesday night ( 2 days before going on a day trip to France )... turned right at a set of lights... bang... ( no not another car ) ... gearbox gone ... warranty only covers up to

For those of you who have been following the saga of my car I picked up an absolutley smashin 03 plate tdi Ghia this evening. 65000 (circa) miles, full dealership stamps and all electrics work (barring the temperature on the AC which seems to be reading wrong by about 40 degrees, did wonder if it was set to Farenheit but the sums don't add up ). Anyway its smashing so fingers crossed .....will post piccies soon.. p.s. Sorry for the duplicate post :D one of those days...

For those of you who have been following the saga of my car I picked up an absolutley smashin 03 plate tdi Ghia this evening. 65000 (circa) miles, full dealership stamps and all electrics work (barring the temperature on the AC which seems to be reading wrong by about 40 degrees, did wonder if it was set to Farenheit but the sums don't add up ). Anyway its smashing so fingers crossed .....will post piccies soon...

Bit out of my price range I'm afraid ;) Thanks anyway. Seen loads of rubbish ones ( went to see one today, turned the ignition key and the dash lit up like a christmas tree flashing, beeping .... don't think so somehow! ... :) ) Just saw that you'd listed it on Ebay... could have done that :( also shame your oop north!! :(

Bit out of my price range I'm afraid ^_^ Thanks anyway. Seen loads of rubbish ones ( went to see one today, turned the ignition key and the dash lit up like a christmas tree flashing, beeping .... don't think so somehow! ... ;) )

I'll see what they say when they take it back ( I beleive they have to be given a chance to put things right ), I'm telling them that I'm having the vehicle re-inspected on return and at the very least I want the