PhilH

I just wanted some advice on what could cause a mess like that. First photo is of the intercooler pipe. The second is the top end of that pipe. Agree the aux belt needs changing. It was a private sale. Thanks.

Makes sense, cheers. Will give it a go on Saturday.

Cheers Mikey. Wouldn't just pushing on the front of the car do the same thing?

Thanks Andy, I've found the parts on eBay for £80 so will try that next week. Didn't want to start spending money on it until I could be sure of the problem. It looks like I'd need a rolling road or something to do that though.

starting to poo myslef now, wife is due a week today :(

Ok have done drop links and no difference. I'm starting to think it's the gearbox now. I mis-diagnosed it. So: There's no clunking when moving around the engineStationary with hand break on, rocking back and forth on the clutch bite makes no sound.The noise happens with clutch in and out in gear and out of gear.It seems to happen an any gear.If I jerk the car by pressing the accelerator and backing off, I can consistently replicate the noise.We've just been under and with car in neutral moved the front wheel around and back and forth. There is a slight squeak and a knocking coming from the transmission - hopefully you can see in this video Is this normal?

Got the engine cover off for the first time and not too impressed :( think the friendly genuine seeming bloke I bought the car from is a **** I found this - http://i40.tinypic.com/2s1sn81.jpg Looking up at the turbo found this = http://i40.tinypic.com/dd2hdc.jpg The auxiliary belt no looking great either - http://i41.tinypic.com/kben0o.jpg Please help.

Ok so, it's not the roll restrictor - seems to have been replaced already by the looks of it. Going to go and do the drop links now. It's not just a cluck now, seems to be a series of knocks :( http://i40.tinypic.com/t88a3t.jpg

Sorry to drag up an old thread. I recently bought a 53 plate TDI 130 and there is a recall certificate for this recall. Does this mean the dmf was definitely changed, or did they do some kind of inspection before making a decision as to whether they need to change the dmf?

Can anyone recommend an independent garage for a cambelt and water pump job in the Coventry preferably or Birmingham area?

Hi no, I didn't need to, the batteries hadn't died and changed them over quickly. I think it's down to faulty buttons/electronics. The buttons work every now and then with the lock button working more often than the unlock button. In fact I don't think the unlock button works at all.

Thanks again. I've contacted VW and they have a bolt that they think sounds like what I'm describing. He referred to it as being for the engine mounts after I tried to describe that it was for the roll restrictor between the gearbox and the subframe. The part he suggested was N907 068 02 at £7.30ish. Ford asked if was the bolt hat goes into the subframe, they said they had one for £4.75 part number 1452 004 at £4.75 If I print this out and say it's number 26, that should clear it up shouldn't it?

Thanks for the replies. Does anyone know where to buy brand new ones at a reasonable price? I have changed the batteries, I'll take it apart later to see if there's any obvious dry joints.

Not planning on doing many miles in it and on Saturday will get it up on some stands and have a good look underneath. Could his cause a judder felt through the clutch?

I can rock the engine and there is a definite clunk. So is this what I'm after - 26 N 907 069 01 hexagon head bolt (combi) M12X1,5X107 1 ? Is there a more search friendly term for the right bolt? Cheers again By the way should I stop driving it until it's fixed? Or is it safe to drive still?

Many thanks for your response seatkid, I'll try rocking the engine tomorrow and have just ordered some new drop link bars. They look like the originals anyway so won't hurt to do them. Will get back to you on the engine rocking.

I have a dying key fob by the looks of it on 53 plate Galaxy TDI. It's the standard 2 button fob. It works intermittently. I have 2 keys, one without a fob one with. How interchangeable are these fobs. I have read about the steps to re-program and that there is a separate transponder chip (which I actually didn't notice when putting new batteries in, fortunately it didn't fall out). My question is, can I buy one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-GALAXY-KUGA-S-MAX-C-MAX-FOCUS-REMOTE-KEY-FOB-FLIP-CONVERSION-CASE-UPGRADE-/251274513469?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a8120cc3d and reporgram it? Can I interchange different fobs does the key and transponder part fit in other fobs? Do I need to know anything about the frequency they operate on? Or am I better off looking for an exact match like http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390611774801?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Any help really appreciated, thanks!

I have just bought a Ford Galaxy 53 plate 1.9 tdi. There seems to be knocking coming from under the pedals kind of area which happens mostly on gear changes but also occasionally on bumps. It's hard to replicate on bumps but seems most common (but not exclusively) during gear changes. It's a single knock not a grind or collection of knocks. Is this a needle in a haystack or something easy to diagnose? I'm really hoping that it's something simple and not a gearbox or clutch problem. The car has been well serviced and well looked after an has done 78k. When test driving I put it down to drop link bars but now I'm not so sure, actually petty convinced it's not with it being coincidental to changing gear. Any advice please on what I can do to diagnose? I'm worried I've bought something requiring an expensive repair bill.