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Thank you guys, I will solder them together and heat shrink them. job done as youve said. think I just needed to know that was gonna be an ok way to do it to be fair. Thanks for the link. GSF Carparts seem really good :D

Bugger, The other spade connector, the one I didnt fix the other day, has just snapped off! I rang my local ford garage (not a main dealer) and I was asking for a replacement needle lift sensor but he couldnt find the part I needed. Whats happened is, Ive had to make a really quick repair as wife had to goto work, so i chopped the half of the original connector that was left, off, and then crimped the wires together more permanently using just straight through crimps. Job done! Now I would like to just get a new wire and plug complete and fix it back to its proper state. The wires coming from the loom seem very short though, might have to extend them. Can anyone clarify that it is actually called the neddle lift sensor? The parts guy had not heard of that. Only thing remotely similar on his system he had down as an "adaptor" lol. Very helpfull. Cheers all.

Ditto that!

Here are a couple of picks of the offending plug I was talking about, the second with the broken spade. Seems to be a lot of "gash" wiring jobs on my engine really, Is that quite normal for a car of this age? Next on my list is to get the cruise control working and get the air con re-gassed to see if that fixes the climatron problem.

Seem to have fixed it!! Coming off the No.3 injector, the wire goes to a little plastic plug that on my galaxy, hs one side missing. The wires on the missing side have small spade connectors on them. As I was checking the connection, one of the spades broke off. I took it for a spin to see what difference it made to the performance. It had hardly any power at all. I could accelerate but only very slowly and it was coughing and spluttering alot. Anyway, so I got it home, crimped a new spade connector on the broken wire and connected it back up, cleared the DTC's and took it for a spin. Wow! now it goes like stimk compared with how it used to be. Not misfiring symptoms after 30 miles of hard driving. Plenty of power to and NO flashing glow plug light. When I got it home, I put it straight on the VAGCOM, ran the tests again and NO FAULTS FOUND on the engine controllers. Happy Days!!! Thanks everyone for all your help in solving this with me. I just have all the other problems to fix now.

Update of sorts. Havenet had time to do and fault tracing yet but I have been trying to make it do the "misfire" type thing and have concluded that it definitley happens certainly, more, when you are putting your foot down. You can almost feel the engine retarding when it is supposed to be accelerating, as if its holding back. This happens pretty much all the time when you accelerate but it doesnt always misfire. But sometimes it accelerates reasonably smoothly. Will try and test over the weekend. Thank you guys, especially alan :)

Thanks Alanmate. Yes I think youre right about the process of elimination. I'll get the faults fixed and squared away and see what fixes it. Thanks for your support buddy, I'll pm you if/when I need to borrow that ring. Cheers :) Just found this though which sounds interesting. Another route to follow I think http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=149029

Spoke too soon. Glow Plug light now flashing again so ran test, got same results as above AND this one too now Address 01: Engine Labels: 028-906-021-AHU.LBL Controller: 028 906 021 HB Component: 1,9l R4 EDC G00SG 1907 Coding: 00002 Shop #: WSC 00020 1 Fault Found: 00542 - Needle lift Sensor (G80) 27-10 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent Readiness: N/A Will investigate what that means. Hopefully it is the misfiring/cutting problem I am getting. Thanks all.:)

Thanks Alan. Heres new news. Since I cleared the codes yesterday, as I said befre the engine management light is no longer flashing but the fault is still happening (engine cutting(I would said that it seems to happen on acceleration but cant confirm that for definite as it happens when it wants to)) and I have been running it around today witht the same thing hapening. I connected the VAG up again and scanned but now it doesnt fond a fault with the MAF at all as before. This is the new Log Chassis Type: 7M - Seat Alhambra Scan: 25,01,02,03,08,09,15,16,17,18,19,22,29,36,37,39,45,46,55,56,76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 25: Immobilizer Labels: 7M0-953-257.LBL Controller: 7M0 953 257 AB Component: V41 VA1 98V BC 2 3 Coding: 09600 Shop #: WSC 00000 2 Faults Found: 01179 - Incorrect Key Programming 35-00 - - 01176 - Key 65-10 - Unauthorized - Intermittent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine Labels: 028-906-021-AHU.LBL Controller: 028 906 021 HB Component: 1,9l R4 EDC G00SG 1907 Coding: 00002 Shop #: WSC 00020 No fault code found. Readiness: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1J0-907-37x-ABS.LBL Controller: 1J0 907 379 G Component: ABS 20 IE CAN 0001 Coding: 12812 Shop #: WSC 00020 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: 7M0-907-040.LBL Controller: 7M0 907 040 AS Component: CLIMATRONIC MPV V110 Coding: 00013 Shop #: WSC 00020 2 Faults Found: 65535 - Internal Control Module Memory Error 00-00 - - 00792 - A/C Pressure Switch (F129) 35-00 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 09: Cent. Elect. Labels: None Controller: 7M0 962 258 F Component: Multifunkt.Einheit 0001 Coding: 16385 Shop #: WSC 00020 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 15: Airbags Labels: 1J0-909-60x-VW3.LBL Controller: 1J0 909 603 AA Component: AIRBAG VW3 - V04 Coding: 16705 Shop #: WSC 00020 1 Fault Found: 00588 - Airbag Igniter; Driver Side (N95) 32-10 - Resistance too High - Intermittent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17: Instruments Labels: None Controller: 95V W10 849 95- Component: ZK biinstrument 066a Coding: 00124 Shop #: WSC 01545 No fault code found. End -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I suppose the cutout could have something to do with the immobiliser perhaps? What do you think? I wonder if it could be something like Fuel pump or something? An injector blocked? I dont know. I trained as a mechanic like 20 years ago when I left school, but then went into computers so to be honest I cant remember alot about engines now. :/

Can someone please clarify what chassis type you choose for a Galaxy please? The Galaxy isnt in the VCDSLITE list ( I assume because its not meant for Galaxy's) Cleared the MAF sensor fault and now the Glow plug light isnt on anymore but the Engine still cuts out at low engine speeds when accelerating (but not all the time) Any ideas please? I have to drive to Wiltshire soon (206 miles) and I am worried the car will die because of this fault :S

Ok here goes. The VAGCOM surprisingly arrived today so well happy with that. Installed cable etc, plugged it in, ran test etc etc. I punted for VW Sharan? ran the scan and here are the results VCDS-Lite Version: Release 1.1 Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 17:22:09. Chassis Type: 7M - VW Sharan Scan: 25,01,02,03,08,09,15,16,17,18,19,22,29,36,37,39,45,46,55,56,76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 25: Immobilizer Labels: 7M0-953-257.LBL Controller: 7M0 953 257 AB Component: V41 VA1 98V BC 2 3 Coding: 09600 Shop #: WSC 00000 VCID: 769F65DB41C9 2 Faults Found: 01179 - Incorrect Key Programming 35-00 - - 01176 - Shareware Version. To Decode all DTCs 65-10 - Please Register/Activate - Intermittent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine Labels: 028-906-021-AHU.LBL Controller: 028 906 021 HB Component: 1,9l R4 EDC G00SG 1907 Coding: 00002 Shop #: WSC 00020 VCID: 56DF055BA109 2 Faults Found: 00553 - Mass Air Flow Sensor (G70) 31-10 - Open or Short to Ground - Intermittent 00542 - Shareware Version. To Decode all DTCs 27-10 - Please Register/Activate - Intermittent Readiness: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1J0-907-37x-ABS.LBL Controller: 1J0 907 379 G Component: ABS 20 IE CAN 0001 Coding: 12812 Shop #: WSC 00020 VCID: 351DA2D71C4F No fault code found. I was wondering if the key programming problem was maybe because I used the spare key in the ignition, the one without the c/l buttons on it. Any input greatfully recieved :)

My LCD Heating Display Flashes. What is that telling me?

I was told the cambelt was done at 185000, mileage now is 191000. Quite high I thought but was reassured that these engines have plenty of life in them lol

This is all brilliant advice!! thank you so much :D I am very happy I found this forum. I will try all that has been suggested and post back what the VAGCOM reports. Cheers Everyone!! :lol:

Yes indeed it is lol. Many thanks for your help. I'll post back my VAGCOM findings once I get it incase youre interested. Cheers All

Fixed my FAQ problem. IE9 doesnt like it so switched to chrome and its fine. :D

Hi again. Thanks so much for your reassuring replies. The AA is a good idea thank you. Could save me a forutne! I have climatronic Heating panel, Good thinking about the wiring in the door gaitor, yes I have swivel seats too. Hopefully the VAG will answer a lot of these questions but Ive read mixed responses about them on here. Some people say theyre a nightmare. So can anyone clarify that when the controls for hetaing are set to LO, thats when the air con kicks in and blows in the cold air right? Or in my case not cold at all :| Also, talking away from the car now, I cant seem to view any of the FAQ's on this forum, The links all give me a 404 error. Is that the same for everyone or just me? Kind Regards J

Hi all. Am new to this forum but have been reading many helpful bits of information before taking the plunge and posting. Just last Sunday I bought a MK1 Galaxy 1.9TDi Ghia X 1999 from a young Lithuanian fella through eBay. In the description, there were no faults described and the photos of the car looked great , it had MOT and so I went for it and won it. Went to collect it, gave it the quick once over and took it for a quick spin and all seemed ok. The next day, I was taking the kids to school, driving at about 50MPH and all of a sudden the engine just kinda died and then went again. It felt a bit like as if you had stalled it, the engine made that kinda clunk noise and then it just carried on as if nothing had happened. Put it down to a one off and carried on fine. Next day, Glow plug light started flashing but the car started and ran fine until all of a sudden it cut out twice in a row. Glow plug light stayed flashing. did it three times yesterday and again 4 times this morning and the glow plug /EM light just flashes all the time now but I have noticed it delays coming on after the engine has started by about 7 seconds! I have ordered a VAGCOM lead but it isnt here yet so can't pin point anything as yet but nobody else's symptoms seemed to match mine so thought I would throw it to the masses to see your thoughts please. I am worried that ive just blown all my saved cash on a heap of S**T :D Anyone got any ideas what it could be? Until the log book comes back, I have no idea what the sellers address is. I could contact him again through ebay but theres no saying Ill get a response and I cant help but think that although he told me he was selling it because he couldnt afford the insurance, that he knew something was up with it and punted it out to a mug like me quick smart. your thoughts please guys :31: Other more minor faults it has that if you know fixes for, would be great: Passenger heated seat doesnt work. no air comes out of the rear blower vent by the wheel arch (fans in front work) Passenger side window doesnt close on global locking but every other function it does works ok just wont close on global lock Cruise Control Doesnt Work Air con air isnt cold at all Other than that it is lovely! :S Having read that back I wonder why I bought it now :lol: