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I had squeak on idle - popped 2nd hand one off a Passat(I think) in and did the trick. Took 30 mins to swap over. Remember to tap out the brass bushes a little to make fitting easier.

Fitted the replacement thermostat and................ nothings changed! Absolutely, nothing. Pause for mickytakers to gather their thoughts.... Just looks like this is normal behaviour for the 2.3. I also received a post today from dp_essex who had identical symptoms for 4 years with his Galaxy and never overheated. His stealer put it down to an oversensitive temp gauge in the instrument cluster. I'm glad that I did the job as it's the only concern I had with the Gal since buying it last month. I'm sure there will be other 2.3 owners who will get some reassurance from this post and not have to go through the same process of elimination. Attached pic of the replacement thermostat which is in a plastic housing. It's a VW part and would be cheaper from VW if you have the part no which is visible in the pic.

Hi Mike Here's a pic from the TIS. If you haven't got one, search for ford tis on eBay. If its the front plate with about 12 bolts as shown in the pic, you may be able to get better access by removing exhaust etc and lowering the gearbox end. If its similar to the manual box, the mounting is a tight squeeze in the frame until lowered about 6 inches and then the back of the box has to be manueovred around the subframe. Cheers Paul

Could be the limp home kicking in due to a fault code. I'm selling a fault code reader for

I've got one also. Beats spending 30mins hammering with a screwdriver

I've been through a couple of those roll restrictors over speed bumps where the front bolt shears off. The big rubber boot on the chassis end looks pretty robust though and I can't see how it could generate a clunking noise if a bit worn? The only way it could, would be if the bolt was rocking around in the chassis bracket. I'd whip it off and inspect if you're that worried about it. They're about 50 quid to replace. Sounds more like diff or CV joints?

Similar to mine - a push fit into a rubber seal - little resistance when you pull it out. The 2.3 I bought last month had a service in January. I checked the oil and it was say 1.5cm above the max - up to the bend in the stick. Removed sump plug and drained a litre which brought it down to the max mark - took 3mins as I already had the undertray off. According to Haynes, the difference between max and min is about 1 litre. Interestingly, the oil had an orange hue...

Thanks for the collective consensus but I'm still pressing on with it because old parts tend to wear out and I'm sure that it wouldn't have left the showroom with a creeping gauge. I've flushed the engine and rad today but both did seem to be in remarkable condition with fresh water coming out almost instantly. I don't have faith in the 7 year old thermostat though so will be shopping for one on Monday. I cooked it up earlier and did seem to be opening although not massively.

Hi Zonegod You have a 1999 Galaxy 2.3 GhiaX (you can add it as a signature in My Controls to make life easier) Is it the speed sensor on top of the gearbox at the back? In the pic, its ringed in red but is further back than it looks. When mine got waterlogged, I lost speedo Do I get a Chubba Chub -_-

I've just spent 1/2 hour monitoring it. At idle, the temperature runs from the middle of the 'R' up to the start of the 'M'. At this point the fans kick in and the temperature drops back down again to the middle of the 'R'. It's not that hot today plus the bonnet was up. I can't see how you could check the radiator for hot-spots as the oil cooler is bolted in front of it and the twin fans are behind it. My gut feeling is that the engine is running a bit too hot due to a blockage somewhere or the thermostat only partially opening. I rang frauds and quickco for a thermostat. They both quoted for a thermostat saying that it can be fitted inside the canister but the Haynes says that the 1998 onwards 2.3 has a sealed canister tht must be renewed as a single unit? Also, I've got a feeling that the previous owner knew there was a problem - he had just spent

Thanks for the post SK. I had a new company 2.3 Scorpio back in the nineties and the gauge used to be pretty steady in traffic. Its obviously bugging people as theres some posts on the subject and I'm not getting any confidence watching it creep up the gauge with no sign of settling back down. I think I've picked up the wrong thermostat as the one on the car appears to be in a sealed canister at a t-junction in 3 pipes. The waterpump was a bummer as it was a few hours fiddling around with bits of delicate plastic - the joys of modern car mechanics :blink:

Hi Stevoo Wouldn't worry about the pump - as I put in my other post, the one I took out looked and felt in vgc. My Gal has done 60k. I had a diesel Gal before that I covered 167k with the same pump and that was a nasty one with plastic fins. I've been hunting the forum for similar problems and this post in March seems to be identical but theres no outcome.

Hi I recently bought a 2.3 Mk1 Galaxy. The temperature is fine (middle of NORM) except when idling. It starts creeping up on idle - up to the M mark on the gauge - but goes back to normal as soon as you rev it up. In my last post, I fitted a new water pump but this hasn't made any difference. Any ideas?

The new waterpump hasn't fixed the problem! To be honest, the old one looked pretty indestructible, turned smoothly and the car has only covered 60K

ok so I over-reacted :blink: Checked a couple of previous posts and found that the manifold to servo pipe had popped out when engine was jacked up. Thanks be to UK Autos Galaxy Forum yet again.