bigdave982

Yes ,had scanned with vcds lite ,got a flameout code ,(wrote it down but cant find it now)bought new glowplug as recommended on here and stripped it out. Found the old glowplug was different, managed to get it unscrewed to confirm that it was different (was hoping it was a pushon cap or something rather than a nut and washer).Obviously cant change glowplug as its different ,so i have to put it all back together ,thought sod it and cleared the code agian ,went to bluewater and as previously reported its fired up and burnt my finger ! Im wondering if it was just a loose connection ,though everything seemd tight and as it should be

hi chris thanks for the reply ,dont you just love it when they start "you now have a problem":wacko: After getting me warmed up I had to go to bluewater (yeah saturday afternoon ,delightful!!) got out at carpark ,odd noise from heater area,one burnt finger larer and I confirmed it working ,However dashborad temp guage was reading 12.5c. Into asda and its still working (entire journy aroand 6miles),got home ,no noise cold exhaust (carefully checked this time !!!!) so im not sure if its working or not>Think ill give it a couple of days as see what happens . If it is working the ill be back nder it trying to ram alll those little bits os rubber back in . Cheers Dave Ps I now have one unused glowplug thaat dont fit my car !!! £25 posted anyone??just to get my money back

Hi guys ,having spent a cold hour or so removing the heater I found that my glowplug is not like the ones in the piccies! rathe rthan having a nut to remove it has two wires ,black and white on it.These seem to be permanantly attached to the wiring loom inside the unit,and part of the plug so cant see how to remove it. It is possible to remove the plug but this twists the wires badly , any ideas?? got the plug from gsf thurrock(evenually had to try 3 part numbers that can be found on this site,the beru one being the winner,£25 and change) Hope someone can help or its gonna be a long cold winter :wacko:)

anyone got a spare set (4) kicking around, want to stick a set of winter tyres on cheers dave

found this on the bay item number 130560388342 seems cheap from the other post re glowplug ,is it the right part for the heter?

using the "onetouch" close on the drivers door accasionally the window goes nearly all the way up,then comes down to leave it about 4" open. Try to close it all the way then goes up to around 5mm short of closed the stops ,needs another little tug o the button to close all the way does not do it all the time ,but wehn it does it always stops in the same place any ideas ?? dave

are the washers on a mk2 supposed to jet out(2 jets of fluid from each ) or spray the whole screen ?

Hi all ,out of interrest i googled rapid manuals.......... would suggest any potential customers do the same

I had a similair issue when i got my mk1. Turned out to be a faulty door light switch. Seems the system uses them to check doors are closed,dodgy switch thinks door is open ,central locking wont lock

how much for these ? front window climair rain gaurds

I had this problem on my mk1,quick squirt of wd40on the hinge did the trick. Now if only it would stop the erratic wiping on my mk2

bought mine here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHARAN-GALAXY-ALHAMBRA-WIPER-BLADES-95-01-Front-Rear-/180695477201?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a124a2bd1 Had them on 3 months now with no probs

Watching this one with interest as my a/c has a broken pipe from the back of the compressor. Thinking about bodging it like above as im more than reluctant to spend

hi Mirez ive been looking at your excellent "how to " guide (damn good work btw mustve taken ages.) Anyway i was womdering if you think that by working undeneath you think its possible to just remove the manifold securing bolts ,dissconnect the heat exchanger water pipes and just lift the whole thing out of the top.After removing all the scuttle tray etc. Seems it would then be easier to take the egr etc off when out of the car. thought id ask as you have been in there and seen it all before Cheers fella dave

Got me one the above jobbies, does exactly what it says ,im impressed !!! 5 min job to fit one cable into the changer socket ,feed the ipod connecter out thru one of the blank switch plates and bang!!!!!ipod connected and playing !!!! no more dodgy fm transmitter for me

Thanks for that Mirez,just added more pressure to me to do it !!!;)after all one of the reasons i bought it was for econaomy ,and with 130000 miles on mine im guessing it will be fully cacked up and barely breathing ,just need to get a new manifold gasket ,a day off ,be able to park outside AND no rain !!! Im thinking sometime next year !! Just as an aside ,I remember seeing on an episode of "Tank Restorer" or something ,the guys used domestic oven cleaner to removve gunk and crud from an engine ,reckon it might work a treat on the egr and manifold crap.After all both are carbon and oil deposits ,baked on by heat ,what do you guys think Dave

Hi Mirez, you posted a while back with regard to cleaning your EGR valve that consumption had gone back up to high 40s just form doing the egr valve Are your new gains in addition to this or as a combined effort ,ie egr valve and manifold? Or does doing the manifold give a better overall response th the effort It certainly seems well worth the effort tho,if only I could find the time to do mine

Well go on then Mirez !!! do tell Trying to summon up the courage to at least do my EGR valve

Could it just be a bit tired?fine when cold and everything is tight but when its hot loses a bit of compression etc making it harder to start

oh ,it does work as a link when posted !!doh

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OEM-iPod-ADAPTOR-FORD-GALAXY-1997-2000-CTAFOIPOD003-/250726219119?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a60727d6f sorry dont seem able to get the link to posrt properly my car is a Y reg Mk2 ghia with the 6000cd head unit,currently linked to a video multi media that dont work and im not fussed about losing ! cheers fellas

Might be worth just checking that the plastic drain thing on the bottom of the filter is done up tight I seem to recall seeing air in the clear pipe on thepump on my old 90hp jobbie and this was the cause

A tenner at that price gets u around 1.5 gallons50X1.5 is 75 so yes 70 miles is about right

Depends how much a liter it is!!!!

Check all the old brakedust ,rust and other assorted crap is cleaned off the caliper bracket where the pads live,top and bottom front and back this can build up and stop pads releasing properly . cleaned mine and cured similir probs