Willie Krashitt

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Hi Chauncey, Mine has also just suffered the rear washer pipe leak/flood situation, but I appear to have been lucky in catching it before the water got into the underseat area. (Thanks SA Intruder for the FAQ tips) What a sod to dry out! Talking to a neighbour who is the service manager for the local Audi dealer, this crap VW engineering is not exclusive to the Galaxy/Sharan etc, but can similarly flood Audi A3/4/6 and 8's, and in his time at a VW dealer, Golfs and Passats suffered too. He also mentioned that there is a service fix available, and is going to find out the details for me - typically there is nothing on eTIS about this concern. To all out there who haven't checked theirs is OK, Fix it NOW before the icy weather really sets in - its really no hassle to do when the car is already dry. (the noise insulation foam is 1 piece for passenger and drivers footwell, and you have to remove the centre console too. I didn't want to leave it in place to dry - would take far too long.) I will post anything I find about the service fix as soon as I have it. George.

Dave, The pictures are for the rear seats - it doesn't show any different images for which seat is which though. It might be that what you need is not stocked as a service part, and the only Ford option is to buy the whole unit. (remember, Ford has to buy all Galaxy parts that are not exclusively Ford (i.e. 4-cylinder petrol engine stuff) from VW, and business decisions have to be made on cost to stock versus demand. VW probably use tha same bit you need on several vehicles, making it more likely to be in demand as a seperate bit. You might be better served by taking a copy of the pictures to a VW dealer as Madbaz suggested and show them where you need the clips to go. hope that this helps, George

Hello everyone. Well, I must to admit to being a browser for a while before signing up, but here I am. I work as an Engineer for Ford, and my job is engine development. We needed the Galaxy as between SWMBO and me , we have 4 kids (2 full time, 2 part time). Interests wise, if it has 2 wheels and an engine it is better than anything with 4, but most of my time is taken up with the kids. We bought our Galaxy in July, and seem to have got a good deal -

Hi Dave, Attached shows some of the detail of fixings for the rear seats. From what you said originally, I assume you mean the ones numbered 22 or 29? No.22 has FINIS code 0241796 (94-96), then 1024168 ('96-2000), while mk2's went back to the earlier one. No.29 has FINIS 1013449 for all, however the coloured blanking plug No. 30 seems to no longer be available for Mk1's. If the fixing you need is No.6, then Mk1 has FINIS 7198362, while Mk2's it is 0241796 (same as lower trim) Hope that this helps. George

Hi Dave, Had a look on E-Cat, and the seat base trims are all held on with self-tapping screws as far as I can see, not plastic studs, so I'm not surprised that the dealer is unable to help if you are after plastic studs. Are you sure they are original? I will post some pictures of the trims etc when I get home tonight which might help you spot what you need. George

If it is any help, the 2.0L Galaxy MAF is the same as that fitted to 1993-1998 Mondeo (1.6-2.0L petrol) and the petrol Transits from the same period. These vehicles are a lot more common at breakers etc. As Mr T says, are you sure it is a MAF problem? These units were quite robust on the 2.0L, and only suffered with contamination at very high mileages. More usual problems were with the throttle position sensor, and occasionally with the HEGO sensor. The Ford price for a new MAF (93BB-12B579-BA) is

Hmmm, so the magic of the remapping is alive and well. Anyone doing this should really consider why their engine is mapped as it is in the first place - to give good drivability, economy and emissions performance as well as good durability. If a diesel is to give more power, it can only be done by either putting more fuel in and or advancing the timing along with more boost. If you advance the timing, then the result will be more smoke and much higher cylinder pressures. High cylinder pressures will cause at best shorter engine life, at worst, crackec heads and broken con-rods. Increased fuel delivery can be done by either keeping the injector open longer or increasing the fuel pressure. The former sends the exhaust gas temp sky high, the latter knackers your fuel injectors much sooner, as well as washing the oil off the cylinder walls, causing poor starting in the future as the compression goes down. Oil gets contaminated by the blown by fuel as well. High exhaust temp will seriously shorten the turbo life expectancy. Increasing the boost pressure will require much higher turbine speeds which will also shorten the turbo's life. This is why the 90, 115, 130 and 150PS engines all have different injectors and turbochargers to each other. Add in to this that the GalSharAmbra CV joints aren't the strongest in the world, and that clutch/gearbox will also take a beating, let alone any possible legal consequences then to me, its a definate no-no.

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