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Thanks for the replys guys No i have not paid them yet nor will i untill the car is sorted by another garage, and if i have my way compensation will be the order of the day. regards Ripoff.

Hi All Just thought i would keep you all posted, i got my car back this morning to find alarm,indicators,interior lights, heated screen both front and back not working phoned the garage he said bring it in. Nochance i contacted trading standards and am in the proccess of sending a letter with all my complaints and requests, also he said the final fault is with the ECU which is causing the glow plugs not to work and the white smoke and until i replace it there is nothing more he can do. so now i cannot sell my car until all this is resolved and it's running like a bag of bones. well i have one more question is there anyway the ECU can tell when it went faulty ie date/time etc? or next question how much would it cost to get it checked out to see if it is faulty? Regards Ripoff.

Thanks guys once again Regards Ripoff

Ok guys i think the final question should be. In you're opinion what is it going to take to fix this problem? Regards Ripoff

wow what a reply, thanks guys much appreciated this could be the infomation i need to nail this garage, Thanks for all the help Regards Ripoff.

Hi all just an update the cars gone back into the garage for the last time, if the repair is not satisfactory as per the instructions of the trading standards i can request an independent inspection to assess the workmanship but both parties have to agree to this, the car still doesn't start properly and on a morning a great amount of white smoke comes out when it's started. Can anybody confirm that the fuel pump has to be timed manually or is it electronically controlled as this has been suggested as the fault. Regards Ripoff

Hi Guys First of all thanks for the replies much appreciated and no i haven't got my parts back yet as i still haven't got my car back. The garage in question is Bankside garage kirkstall road, leeds, west yorkshire.

Hi all I just wanted to ask if this garage is ripping me off. I have a galaxy 2003 1.9 tdi 130bhp 71,000 miles In january i replaced cambelt car ok in june car cambelt snapped caused by waterpump, also damaged valves, garage quotes cost of repair

Hi Mate Just to let you know i had the same problem 1.9tdi 130bhp 2003 replaced nearside, got the offside reconditioned 12months and 1 week later had to replace offside, i cannot wait to get rid, it costs me about

Thanks for the replies guys, I will find out tomorrow from the garage after the inspection but thanks again for the infomation. Regards Ripoff.

Thank for the infomation mate just as i thought lady luck was on my side. Any ideas of cost for repair?

Hi guys I have another question could anybody explain what drives the waterpump? Regards Ripoff.

Thanks for that mate yes it is a 1.9 tdi but i was also told that if the waterpump bearings o that this could cause the damage to the cam belt is this not the case?

Hi all I have a 53 galaxy and the cam belt has just gone after having it fitted approx 3 months ago, i suspect the cause is the water pump although it has not been confirmed yet. My question is would the valves be damaged on this type of engine because i have been told not all engine valves get damaged. I don't fully understand the technical bits so any infomation would be appreciated. Regards Ripoff.

Hi mate i had a galaxy with the same problem, then i heard a hissing sound from the footwell area took it to a garage and was told to let it develop which i did, about 6 weeks later brakes failed and it turned out to be a seal, spoke to tech support ford and requested a seal to be informed i had to buy a new brake servo at a cost of

Hi all first of all thanks for letting me join, and the reason for joining is my brake warning light has come on, i checked the front brakes and cannot see a warning indicator lead, however the store where i bought the pads from told me only the front brakes have a warning connector on. So my questions are does the front brakes have a warning indicator lead? could the problem be electronic fault? or is this a common fault with galaxy's? any help would be appreciated. My car is a ford galaxy 2003, 1.9 tdi 130 bhp Regards Ripoff.