El Dingo

What car you got then El_dingo A Galaxy (duh!) 2.3 Ghia Tiptronic, 7 seats, Climate front and rear (functioning), Perforated full leather, armrest kit, CD changer, roof rails, luxury carpet mat set, alloy wheels, privacy glass, cruise control (now working again - cut perished end of pipe), xenon headlamps, power steering, remote central locking, heated rear window, heated windscreen, Sony Bluetooth kit, luggage cover, metallic paint, full service history, fully working spare wheel holder, fully functioning brake lights, Waitrose 'self-scan' bag, Multicolour umbrella, Map of Reading (incl. Wokingham and surrounds), Owner's Manual, up-to-date tax disc, 'School of Rock' CD, Robbie Williams 'Live at Knebworth' CD, Fleetwood Mac 'Best of' CD (it's my wife's car), at least 4mm on all tyres (including the spare), no-knock drop links, TomTom mounting bracket (hidden when parked)... Oh, and a full load of kids on the school run... :23:

You need a 'Plumbers Mate'. If you have a pumped system with a small expansion tank in the loft, just block the inlet and overflow pipes - you can use bluetack if you can't find a 'Plumber's mate'. Then you can change the valve without draining down the system. Or, get a plumber in. :D Edit - Bigjeeze kinda said that, but you have to block the overflow to benefit from an airlock.

Sadly I don't have them. I don't have multimedia either. :rolleyes: (My signature should read - fully loaded, except for rotating seats and multimedia) :46: Edit - done!

I like 'em. And this actually happened to me once... :rolleyes: They had to pour beer over my tongue/the post to free it.

I'm on... :46: I'm a spy too! But I don't have a Zafira (thank goodness!). :rolleyes:

As stated above, the cc pump is located behind the n/s front wing. I have just fixed mine today (because of a perished hose). Some observations: 1. You can get a quick look at the hoses/connection to the front of the pump via the sliding window in the wheel arch liner (used when changing indicator bulb on cars with Xenon headlamps). A torch and mirror job! 2. On cars with Xenon headlamps you can remove the entire headlamp assembly to get access to the pump via the four mounting screws, however (and for any headlamp removal) the beam alignment will have to be reset. 3. The pump can also be accessed by removing the wheel arch liner (10 screws, one hidden behind the liner where it fits under the bumper).

It sounds like an earth fault or cable damage. There might be a bad earth on one of the rear light clusters, and so the current finds it's way home via the lighting circuit, lighting up the headlights in the process. The most common symptom is where the indicator and/or sidelights light up instead of the brake light, or the brake lights flash when you use the indicators. :lol: The way to fix it is to take the light clusters out and make sure that there is a good earth between the metal parts in the light fittings and the car body. Another possibility is that the wiring loom has become damaged and the brake light and headlight feed cables are shorted to each other. From reading other posts, this seems to be common in the Galaxy, so do a search.

This has been well covered by others - viz: Smell of petrol, caused by breather tubes becoming separated from the carbon canister located under the offside front wing. As requested, I have attached a picture of the offending article. As you can see, one of the pipe fittings has popped out of the canister. The pipes are very stiff and springy, and the plasitc retaining clips holding the fitting in place were too weak to hold it in place. What I did was find a fairly strong compression spring that fits neatly inside the pipe fitting and pushes the retaining clips outwards. I also gently warmed the pipe (with a heat gun) to give it a little more bend, so it's not straining to pop the fitting out again. BTW, the canister can be removed completely by removing the gold coloured self tapping screw seen at the middle top, then lifting the unit out - the bottom has a lug that fits in a hole in the bracket.

22:14 Friday (Yes, I am a sad git... Most of you are out with friends, etc. And here I am on Chav Lite taliking to myself) :angry:

22:17 - just me... :D

Tuesday night 22:10 - all quiet on the Chav Lite front... :angry:

Isn't that an oxymoron, MM? :D

Well yes, I do know about modern oils and yes I could also list out all the cars I have owned and the intergalactic milages, if I could be bothered. My oil changes cost

Ours is a kind of bronze tinted silver - Ford calls it charcoal something metallic. :D

Dubious Bet you didn't think you'd be on the wrong side of the law when you started this quiz? Thought you were sweet and innocent? Well maybe you should swot up on the law. Otherwise you never know when you might get a knock on the door

OK, your opinion, and I respect that. But if you want your engine to exceed its design life you might want to exceed the service schedule.

Its also the colour of turds.... ... and the colour of Sandra Bullock's hair :D

Locked out! :blink: Some message about 30 seconds - couldn't get back in - chav lite just 'dropped out'. Gave up and talked to a more reliable forum. :lol:

Hmmm... Prices are dropping. Petrol is still cheaper, due to demand for diesel motors. 12k sounds cheap... Leather?

What was the mileage and condition and equipment, though?

No, petrol. Just trying to save him, y'know.

Saturday night... 10:25pm Panic! At the Chav Lite. I've been in every room. Even knocked at the moderators door, but access denied. Empty! :lol:

2.3 Ghia is best. Easy to work on, plenty of go, no tractor engine. 2.8 has a better sound-track though. You can afford a Mk. 2, maybe not a Ghia.

You're brown, a credible, stable colour that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral colour, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart. Now they're just trying to flatter me :lol:

Oh good, you're older than me! I went to college in 1976. :lol: