johnb80

Nah, not me mate, completely chilled, just amused (and concerned) that people can say the brakes are alright for all the reasons stated when in their heart they know theyre not, who are they trying to kid? Take care - JB

Oh well that alright then. >>Work being done makes no difference, the original post states that his pedal has been long since he bought the car.<< So you're saying in it's long life it's never had any work done?........ I think not. Head in the sand, my cars alright. Just because it passes the MOT it does NOT mean all is ok, it means it has reached a set standard. AFAIK pedal travel is not measured. Excessive pedal travel on Galaxys has been discussed before, including pedals actually getting to the floor. If this is 'normal' how come people have mentioned it, how come mine doesn't do it and how come it's usually following replacing pads etc. Stick your head in the sand for as long as you want, Galaxy pedal travel is 'normal' it should not get even close to the floor. The brakes work very well indeed with very little pedal travel or pressure WHEN THEY ARE IN FULL OPERATING CONDITION, no if's but's or anything else PERIOD

If their knowledge is such that they know the old Gals are like that, why did they open the bonnet? Smacks off, not sure on this one..... bullshit time. Regards - JB

Clamp off the hoses and check the travel, there should be very little, if you still have travel then the problem is in the master cylinder / abs / pipework. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE A LOT OF TRAVEL. If it's the norm, why are people raising the subject? Clearly when work has been done additional pedal travel has been noticed which must mean things are not as they should be. Many members have commented before on thses issue's, yes the brakes still work but something isn't right, clearly a weakness on the Gals IF work is not carried out correctly. Regards - JB

We've gone over this one before, brake pedals should NOT reach the floor. Saying 'Theyre like that' is completely mad, they are definately NOT like that. If you guys want to keep driving with pedals that reach the floor thats fine but please stay away from me and my family because I don't wish to be involved in your suicide drives. Regards - JB

When you changed the pads did you release the bleed nipple when you pushed the pistons back? I beleive it's possible to invert the seals in the master cylinder if you don't which results in long pedal travel and the pedal sinking all the way to the floor slowly. try clamping all the brake hoses, you should then have very little pedal travel, release the clamps one at a time and see if one of them makes a huge difference, if that happens you know which corner to check. Regards - JB

The only simple way to sort this one out is to get someone to supply and fit the turbo. If it don't work then it aint your problem. Talk to speedway again and ask them if they have a fitting agent, they 'may' be willing to help out again if their agent fits it? Regards - John

Pull the relay not sure which one or disconnect the cable to the clutch.

A white horse walked into a pub and ordered a pint, the barman said did you know there's a whisky named after you? The horse looked puzzled for a while and said 'why would anyone want to name a whisky Eric?' Goodnight - JB

From a Galaxy point of view I would agree with that whole heartedly. There are of course some other vehicles that sound way better :unsure:

I would wager on a decent trip say Lands End to John O Groats driving at legal speeds (and probable at illegal speeds as well) a bog standard 115 TDi would beat a bog standard VR6. The time you guys waste in petrol stations just so you can save a couple of seconds in the traffic light drag means the diesel will sail on by no problem. And when you're doing the legal limit it makes bugger all difference whether its a V6 or a TDi except you muppets are drinking fuel and were not :lol: So guys, stop being jealous, console yourselves that you can get off the line that bit quicker and your engine is quieter and in line with being a V6 it depreciates quicker, it's even rumoured that V6 drivers ejaculate quicker too in keeping with their all important vehicle performance status. In fact, the V6 is so good many owners fit a different fuel system and don't bother with a spare, now there's real common sense for you :unsure: Regards - JB

Well done, at least you should still have one arm and one leg left :blink: The carb cleaner sometimes does the trick, I have the luxury of having an ultrasonic cleaner which really helps, wifeys 2.3 has been done twice in four years and so far it's sorted it every time. Regards - JB

Ahem, thought it might be :ph34r:

Syphon out the contents of the tank and dispose of safely !!!!! Put as much diesel in the tank as you can via jerry cans / towing to garage etc. Get a new fuel filter and fill it with diesel before fitting, start your engine, don't rev it just let it idle (thats when most fuel is being returned to the tank). After a couple of minutes go for a drive and forgive your other half. Regards - JB

Try cleaning the throttle body and the idle speed valve (air control) with carb cleaner. Regards - JB

Well just go back and don't work, nice gentle change, nothing too abrupt #8o) Regards - JB

Why?

I find the 115 more than enough, my previous cars have all be 6 pot'rs Cosworth Ultima Estate and 24v Senator. Both had incredible power, the Cosworth at times literally took your breath away. I have to say in all honesty I don't really miss the brute power nor the frequent visits to the petrol pump. I do miss the lovely sound 6 cylinders make especially the Senator being a straight 6. Come to think of it my 4.2 Range Rover was rather nice too. :)

You can select a lower temp in the rear on Climate Control. Regards - JB

Definately 115 if auto is a requirement, if I remember correctly hasn't there been some posts re smoother running of 115 ? Regards - JB

The rear heater gets it's heat from the coolant system. The aux heater when conditions are right (varied views on this but generally less than 11 deg C outside and less than 90 deg C coolant temp) the booster heater will start up ang put up to 7Kw of heat into the water system. Regards - JB

Yep that sounds about right, if it didn't have a limiter the MOT smoke test would destroy the engine! Regards - JB

Well done that man, thanks for the update. Regards - JB

Not rising to VR6's derogatory comments, he's just an overgrown boy racer. At the end of the day if you want something fast you don't buy a Galaxy. If you want something practical you don't buy a VR6 it's a simple concept that he seems unable to get his single brain cell around. It would seem that fuel consumption is irrelevant for you so why not a VR6! go for it and enjoy. Timing chains CAN be an issue and an expensive one, listen to it start from stone cold when oil has had time to drain back overnight or longer, for any rattles (imagine a bike chain being pulled over the edge of a work surface. If that noise is heard and then disappears about 4 or 5 seconds later be careful. If it's there for half a second or so no problem. Make sure ALL electrics work Check the CC / Aircon is working Wind the spare wheel down all the way and back again to check the winch. Good luck and enjoy. Regards - JB

For what it's worth KN type filters and lpg conversions of the type you have are not a good combination. The KN is too free flowing and doesn't cause enough vacuum to get the gas sucked into the engine properly as a result the mixture will be all over the place when running on LPG. I don't have personal experience of Galaxies on LPG but all of the above was very true with Range Rover V8's on LPG. Regards - JB