Jonny75

I have had this problem for ages and finally managed to get to the btm of it but it took alot of Saturday mornings at a friends Garage . I was getting intermittant boost and never full power, turn off ignition back on and away i went until it happened again. Usually only happened in 4th or 5th. On my Galaxy the turbo wastegate wan't functioning fully, was eitherr only 80% close or open cant remember. These are prone to sticking too, Lubed it up with a bit of WD through vacum pipe and manually moved the vane rod. I also replaced all vacum hoses. Some were quite brittle, well worth doing as a small pin hole can cause the same symptoms. If the boost control valve is sticky lube it again. U can check this by pulling off the vacun hose and suck u should hear the valve move inside. Brake servo hose can get brittle and cause a loss of vacum. Mine was broken right at the servo just feel around it for any shap edges. Do you have any fault codes? I was getting a MAP fault Manifold Air Pressure, was told it might be the ECU (didn't want to pay for that) but the faulty wastegate causes the same fault code. Hope this helps My Galaxy now pulls like a train, never been so good Its a '98 TDI 110BHP

Definately sounds like a head gasket. One sure way to check is that if you remove a spark plug and there is water on it then head definately gone

Hi 7up Thanks 4 your reply, I have been checking out loadsa different types of tow bars. Think I'll go for a witter. It's the electrics that got me a bit. Whats the crack with car specific wiring kit or a 7 pin bypass relay? I bought my Galaxy Last December, 1 yrs MOT, 6 Mths tax just had a service from a Garage near my Parents. The Mileage was 97000, price in window was

Hi i'm a bit of a newbie to this site. I have been caravanning for a while, but have recently bought a '98 Galaxy TDI 110 bhp. I need to get a towbar fitted. I have been looking around and some require the bumber to be cut, which i don't really want to do. As i'l be fitting it myself does anyone recommend any particular type and make. Also do i need to get a car specefic wiring kit for the job, or special relays? Your answers will help greatly. Thanks

I have the same type of problem, took my galaxy 1.9 tdi to garage they replaced MAF sensor but still car loosing power and going to limp mode. other fault that showed up on test was over boost, what do i need to do to cure this? no engine management light is showing up. Cheers Jon