geoffandjen

Thank you for your responses. my garage (been reliable) have removed both. Neither appeared to be working, and both appeared stiff. the garage insist that they have 'checked the power to the fans and that is good. They have been looking for second hand fans for me, but have come up with nothing after a week. I have checked Ebay, and could possibly get hold of a pair, or indeed a complete radiator with fans. I have registered with a couple of spares breakers on line, but have had no joy here. How do I check the sensor? I am no electrician. Any help appreciated. Regards Geoff

I have a 1997 2.8 v6 Ghia X. I have put it in my local garage and they have diagnosed both fans around the radiator not working. They have delivered power to them but they are not working. The garage say Frod charge

Will check both tomorrow, just getting on the road to Wembley - Pompey fan. Thank you for the swift reply.

Just back from a trip to North Devon Towing my caravan. A few days before we left, I noticed that my Galaxy V6 1997 GhiaX temp gauge was creeping up to the red when in very slow traffic (not towing). Normally the gauge sits dead centre on the dial between the O and R of NORM. When travelling to work (25 miles) temp stayed normal unless in slow traffic for a minute or two. It soon cools after speeding up again - I assume air flow. Had no time to get it seen to before towing holiday, so carefully monitored it. Similar pattern occurred. When travelling at 55mph towing, the gauge stayed normal, but up long hills, or during very slow traffic, the gauge crept up to between the M and the Red. Managed to avoid overheat during trip. Behaved the same whilst away without towing. Topped up water before I left and checked it regularly whilst away, and I had to put only about a cupfull in just before return journey. There are no water leaks visible, and no steam showing. I recently had the cam chain and tensioners replaced after previous running problem. I have not monitored the internal heater for the car. I have however noticed a slight 'rattle' from behind the steering wheel in front of the dash. This rattle increased when blower was on two bars, and reduced when I went down to one bar of the control. Have seen some posts about impeller blades on other models, so thought this may be relevant. I would appreciate any help or ideas as to my problem. I spent the best part of

Cyborg, Brilliant - thanks. A virtual pint of Old Peculier on it's way. Many thanks

Long explanation on it's way - why I am not going anywhere near the garage - let alone letting them back on my car. Will phone them though. I am away on holiday at the weekend towing my caravan, and am a little worried that it could be vital.

Ok - it's a bracket. Very good. That's two pints so far. A virtual pint for whoever can identify whereabouts on my car it belongs.

All, If it wasn't such a nightmare, this could be a joke! I will write separately about the experience in curing my misfire on my 2.8 V6 1997, but for now - Can anybody identify the following part? It fell out off the engine compartment as I drove away from a 'garage' on Saturday. A couple of clues:- 1 -It is about 3 inches long 2 -I have had my rocker cover off and all the 'stuff' that is required to take off in order to get to the top end of the timing chain. 3 -I had 2 'new' fuel injectors fitted A virtual pint for the first correct answer! Praying somebody can help. Thank you Geoff

I bought one 2 weeks ago after good advice on here and the VW part no is VW 021012213. It cost

Hi, Sorry to bounce this, but still need help with which HT Lead goes to which port on the coil pack. Can any of you V6 2.8 1997 owners help? Thank you in anticipation. Geoff

Hi, In trying to resolve my misfire, I had a thought. Without a manual, I do not know which leads go from which sockets on the coil pack. Now, you would normally expect that nothing has changed. However, I did have a garage replace my drive belt recently and it is since then that the misfire occurs. I assumed that if two leads were 'swapped' in error, then the engine would misfire extremely badly, and possibly cause great damage - am I correct? But for my piece of mind, can somebody tell me which leads go where. I notice that the channels and leads are numbered, but I cannot see the coil pack markings if there are any. Three at the back of the engine compartment, drivers, middle and nearside, three at the front. Connecting to coil pack, top 3 and bottom 3. Thank you in anticipation. Geoff

Hi all, Well the leads arrived and I bought the plugs. I also purchased a lead removal tool from VW (

MK2VR6 Many thanks, have ordered the tool and have the plugs, leads on their way. Really useful forum for novices like me. Will let you know how I get on. Cheers Geoff

Help, Can anybody point me at the tool required to remove/replace Spark Plugs and HT Leads on my Galaxy V6 2.8 Ghia X Jan 97? Can anyone advise if it is best to replace the Coil Pack at the same time. Sorry about simple questions, but I cannot get a Haynes Manual for this car to help, so any help you can give me would be very much appreciated. Regards Geoff

Sorry, forgot to say, that although starting problem cured, I have a couple of issues which I have already reported back to VW service man. Before this problem my remote I/R key did not work, but the central locking worked fine when I inserted any key in any of the 3 locks. Now Upon return today, none of my keys activate the central locking. I have to manually lock and unlock every door except the tailgate. Strangely enough this locks always upon shutting, even without key insertion??? Second issue, I guess related. After I switch off ignition I hear a ticking sound coming from under the passenger seat for about 40 secs, before it stops. Any ideas?? Will expect to have this corrected for free upon return. Oh and there was very greasy handprints all over my bonnet, presumably as a result of changing battery! It wouldn't have taken much to clean it would it?