Des

Guys thanks for all the help looks like the best car i ever had is heading fir the great carpark in the sky, just been down to the garage with it driving very slowly, was told that the transmission has collapsed, and it would be beyond economical repair, i was beginning to suspect this would be the case, but i must mention the garage as they stayed around an hour after they closed because i couldn't get there in time, and did the diagnosis for free, that's what i call great customer relations, so if you are ever in staffordshire and near to Stone, call in to the Stonefield Garage, stonefield square, if you have any problems, hope i dont upset or offend anyone by saying that but i just thought they went the extra mile, and that goes for everyone in this forum also, you have all been a great help. Des

Hi that's the perils of using a phone to post must have missed its either 1999 or 2000 v reg failing gearbox / diff sounds expensive is it time to get rid the local ford dealer has a special on 1300 for any car any condition as long as it has an mot

Thanks for the reply the car is a 1.9tdi 1990, the grinding noise is as i am driving and dip the clutch to change gear. The clunking noise is while i am in gear and driving along. I have checked the power steering fluid and it looks clear and the level looks ok though the red fluid looks clear until i wipe it off my fingers with a white cloth then i can see a red tint to it. hope this gives you more to go on as your help is greatly appreciated. des

Hi i hope someone can help me, yesteday and today my Galaxy has started making a horrible clunking noise, seems to be coming from the gearbox, and i can feel it throught the gearstick. Also i noticed a red fluid leaking from somwhere near the gearbox, if not the gearbox it'self, i have tried topping up the transmission oil as reccomended in the haynes manual but i still have this clunking and banginig, today it started making a gentle grinding noise if the car is in gear and the clutch is depressed. Im not much os a mechaninc Meccano used to be my limit, so i have no idea what this could be, am i looking at the clutch or the gearbox itself? Thanks in Advance Des