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Having endured automatic gearbox problems for over a year (vibration, sticking and snatched first to second changes) I finally bit the bullet and handed my 2001 1.9Tdi over to Eddie Rose (www.autoboxes.co.uk) for repair having been alerted to Eddie by this post: http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.ph...xy+auto+gearbox I cannot praise Eddie and his team enough - I dropped my car off on the Monday (I live in Andover) and collected it on Friday. They specialise solely on automatic transmissions and had a rebuilt Galaxy box on the shelf ready to go. If you too need advice or repair, I cannot recommend Eddie enough: E J Rose 22 Kingsmill Way Hermitage Industrial Estate Mansfield Ntts NG18 5ER 01623 624741 eddierose@btconnect.com
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Hi Only just found your pm (first day back in office post Xmas/New Year) and are sinking under weight of emails. In short, the MFD should work perfectly satis from just the GALA wire - it is a very intelligent unit and will recalibrate itself very quickly (mine took 3 test trips round the block). Prior to that, I too had lag errors. BTW, when I did change the pulse/tyre size settings, the next time I checked the tyre size had changed itself (which it is supposed to do). You can pick up the can-bus wiring from the climate control plugs immediately beneath the Navi unit - I do not have any of the wiring diagrams with me now but I try and pick them up at lunchtime and post you details. Where did the unit you have originally come from? (ie do you know what car it was previously fitted to). My understanding is that you should be able to set the pulse per min setting to a range of values to accomodate different vehicle hubs but I'm afraid that I do not know which model will cover what ranges - my belief is that the all MFDs (A, B, D, G, etc) can cover all VW, Skoda, Seat and Ford applications where the unit was an OEM option. Will post my connector details later. Regards.
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Further to my last can I point you to the excellent new website at www.vwnavi.com which has just about everything you need to know (or more than you ever thought you could know) about this system. What it can do, what bits you need, how to fit it all together and how to set it up are all covered. Great site - shame I only just found it AFTER I did my install :) They even cover the duff NAVI connection leads that I now have first hand experience of.................. Enjoy :) :lol: :D
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Have just retro fitted the Ford RNS MFD using Ebay-sourced items - total cost just under
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Towing A Caravan
wytonpjs replied to purplemadboy's topic in Ford Galaxy Technical Section MK I MK II
Even with my MAF/Turbo problems I was getting an indicated 22 mpg with my 115 bhp 1.9 whilst towing my loaded 5.5m Ranger - have not towed since changing out the MAF and restoring power so no "current figure". Your mpg sounds really low unless you have a really heavy right foot and were that Galaxy that zoomed past me and left me standing on the M6 2 months ago B) -
Tdi Loss Of Power (again) - Resettable
wytonpjs replied to wytonpjs's topic in Ford Galaxy Technical Section MK I MK II
Technically I agree, but I did the plots posted above some time ago and achieved similar results which led me to believe that MAF was within tolerance. Another indicator that the MAF was probably ok was that my economy was quite poor - I believed that if the MAF was faulty and was delivering less fuel than really was required (ie leaner in petrol terms), then the economy would probably not show any change (reduction in fuel going in due to MAF being balanced roughly by the increase in fuel due to harder driving in trying to get reasonable performance). Anyway, in this particular instance I became a little disillutioned with VAG-COM (or more accurately my ability to interpret it) - you will recall that earlier on I was absolutely certain from VAG-COM's evidence that the TMAP was at fault! I then decided to go with the balance of historical evidence that there is in this excellent forum and to change the MAF on spec given that -
Tdi Breathless At 2800rpm.
wytonpjs replied to Scorpiorefugee's topic in Ford Galaxy Technical Section MK I MK II
See my final post - the MAF was the cause of my problem! -
Tdi Loss Of Power (again) - Resettable
wytonpjs replied to wytonpjs's topic in Ford Galaxy Technical Section MK I MK II
Final update! Had a pig of a journey from Cambridge to just north of Perth last weekend and back - total just short of 1,000 miles by the end of the weekend ;) Weather was foul - torrential rain and more importantly, the Galaxy was not happy :( Power was down, top speeds were limited (particularly on hills) and gear changes (AG5 autobox) were very lumpy (wrong speed/load). Anyway, although the turbo did not trip (and it didn't trip again whilst shed-dragging last week :) ) something had to be done. In desperation I went to my local Fraud garage and ordered a new (exchange) MAF sensor ( -
See my earlier posts on resettable intermittent power loss. Despite some good advice and help from SeatKid and GSMGuy I still have not got to be bottom of my problems. I spent the earlier part of the week shed-dragging again and the fault did not reoccur! GSMGuy has solved his problem - he's sold his Galaxy! Good Luck
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OK you guys - for those of us on limited budgets with 215/55 R16 tyres fitted, are there ANY reasonably cheap tyres out there? Best quotes that I have at present is a "budget" tyre at
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Autobox And Vag-com
wytonpjs replied to El Dingo's topic in Ford Galaxy Technical Section MK I MK II
Your right - the red collar is a tell-tale indicator but it does prevent the plug from working loose as it is only held in place by the friction of the o-ring seals. However, I could not manage to save my old one and I think the new one from my local Fraud garage only cost 55p + VAT or something like that! (I was reckless and bought all new items, washers, plug etc). My advice is that as the sealing washers are aluminium, you can very easily reuse. The plug is reuseable, the only thing you need to buy is the oil and the red locking collar. Job only takes about 20 mins to drain and re-fill. Hope thats of help. Peter -
Oh come on - someone must have an opinion :huh: or better still - KNOWLEDGE :huh: Having a shed to drag (with a dicky turbo) I'm kinda of interested :huh:
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My copy of ELSA Win works OK off Ebay - install is VERY complex as it appears to be the full dealer's setup with registered users databases, etc. Will try to print out full list of vehicles covered but it is not an easy thing to get at - can easily check for a specific vehicle so will do Golf Mk II check later tonight and post. Mine cost me
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In trying to get to the bottom of my recent problems I got a copy of the VAG equivalent to TIS - ELSA Win. It comes on 2 DVDs and an installation CD (available off Ebay) and it is far superior to TIS. Not only does it use the same VAG-COM codes but it has more diagrams and test specs. Disadvantage is that you have to feed it spoof Sharan details to call up the relevant info. Overall, I suggest that this is also an essential! You still need TIS for the bulletins and certain Ford specifics, but ELSA Win is fantastic.
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Tdi Loss Of Power (again) - Resettable
wytonpjs replied to wytonpjs's topic in Ford Galaxy Technical Section MK I MK II
Mike - have to go to Bristol tomorrow at 06.30 (and I HATE early starts). Will try to get it in the post together with the manual as discussed soonest. Peter