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If you could get it to fit you'd probably have a much less driveable car. It's probably also more cost effective to trade it in for a TDI already with the 6 speed box. The 2.3 is pretty gutless if you floor the throttle at 70mph in 5th gear whereas, even in 6th gear, the TDI will still accelerate quite briskly. Adding higher gear ratios to the 2.3 would only dull the performance even further. The 6 speed gearbox has higher ratios and is more suited to the diesel engine (and 2.8 petrol) as they have higher torque. The 2.3 engine would have to be worked much harder to accelerate through these higher ratio gears. Any fuel savings you made cruising at lower rpm would probably be cancelled out by the extra fuel you use during acceleration (depending on the type of driving you do). You'd also be changing gears a lot more to get back up to speed on motorways. If it's engine noise that bothers you then sound-proofing would also be a cheaper option. Gear ratios (mph per 1000rpm): 5-speed: 1st - 4.8, 2nd - 8.7, 3rd - 13.2, 4th - 19.3, 5th - 26.3 6-speed: 1st - 5.5, 2nd - 10.0, 3rd - 16.0, 4th - 22.8, 5th - 28.2, 6th - 34.0 Torque (Nm) figures: RPM:- 2.3 1.9TDI (115) 1000 157 148 1500 171 260 2000 179 310 2500 203 283 3000 195 257 3500 190 229 4000 198 202 4500 202 162 5000 195 5500 186 6000 164 At 70mph in 5th in the 5 speed box, engine speed is about 2700rpm which is around where maximum torque is achieved in the 2.3 engine. In 6th in the 6 speed box, engine speed would be around 2000rpm which is where maximum torque is achieved in the TDI engine.

As the fault is intermittent it's probably nothing to be concerned about.

Probably better to go around your local Ford Dealers and try to view the colour on any stock they have (they might have Mondeos or S-MAXs in the same colour).

If you use the configurator on the Ford website (http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/configurator/-/car_config_iapp/-/-/-/-) you can see the colour there.

The recall mentioned above only affects 130PS models built between Nov 2002 and August 2003, i.e. not yours. Your symptoms could indicate that it's time to change your clutch but I doubt if there's a problem with your DMF.

That's the one for the outside temperature display, not for booster heater control.

The procedure in TIS describes the engine/transmission being supported on a table while the vehicle is raised clear of it, i.e. it's effectively lowered out from the bottom. This assumes that you have a suitable vehicle lift available to you of course!

Not too bad but sounds like the rear shock absorber will need replacing.

Check this: Ka.pdf

Remember that the 2.0TDCi is the only model that would suffer from this problem as it's the only one with electro-hydraulic PAS. All other models have the conventional hydraulic PAS. You could downgrade to a 1.8TDCi or upgrade to the new 2.2TDCi.

Ignition coil?

The temperature sensor for the booster heater is near the wiper motor, not the front bumper.

Take it to a Dealer - it's come on for a reason.

There is an oil cooler on these engines so it's possible that coolant could leak into the oil via this route. Another possibility if you're only doing short trips is that the engine is not getting up to temperature and condensation is causing the beige deposits on the oil filler cap. The loss of water could then be due to a separate leak elsewhere. I'm trying to offer less expensive options but it doesn't sound too good, unfortunately it could be the head gasket.

It's beneath the cover on top of the engine (10 bolts to remove).

This might help with item 8 in your list . . . TSB22_2002.pdf

Could be a leak from the turbo / exhaust manifold. Exhaust gasses from there could easily be drawn into the heater inlets.

A 2006 Galaxy should still be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. You could try taking it back to the Dealer?

I recently had 4 new tyres fitted which were the asymmetric tread pattern type. However, the next day I noticed that the incompetent tyre fitters had fitted 3 out of the 4 the wrong way round! Needless to say I took the car straight back and they corrected their mistake. I don't know what the consequences would have been if I hadn't noticed, having read the warnings given by Dunlop - http://www.dunloptyres.co.uk/ourTyres/car/...icalInformation. If you have asymmetric tyres fitted to your car or ever have them fitted in future, please ensure that the sidewall marking "OUTSIDE" is on the outside of the wheel. I had them fitted at an independent tyre fitting garage but I would still expect more from someone whose day-to-day business is (supposedly) fitting tyres correctly. It seems I'm not alone: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpo...amp;postcount=1 http://www.fordedgeforum.com/lofiversion/i....php?t2089.html I wonder how many people are out there, unaware that their tyres are incorrectly fitted and travelling above 50mph? It seems we can't always trust the MOT test to pick it up either.

Sounds like a reasonable assumption. Did you check the part number on your old pump against those in the ebay listing? You also haven't provided details of your car - I assume it's a 2.0 or 2.3 petrol?

No black box as the cruise control is ECU controlled. The switches feed directly into the ECU via the wiring loom. (I'm not sure if there's a difference between the switches for petrol / diesel models though - Ford petrol models have a separate C/C module and actuator)

Assuming it was the 2.0 diesel you had previously, this would have had electric/hydraulic PAS, i.e. a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor. This is mapped to provide more assistance at low engine revs and less at high engine revs. I believe the 2.2 has conventional hydraulic PAS driven by the accessory belt on the engine so you would notice a difference. (If I'm wrong and the 2.2 also has electric/hydraulic PAS then the level of steering assistance provided might be adjustable by a Dealer)

I guess it's because Ford don't make towbars, they make cars. Dealers are independent of the car manufacturers and are free to sell whatever range of accessories they like. They will obviously have the Ford approved type available within this range but it certainly won't be the cheapest. When it comes to servicing or repairing your car, however, they must use Ford approved replacement parts.