greg_68

Thanks again for the replies, yes the nearside wheel and suspension were also damaged / repaired.

Thanks for the replies It is an auto. How would I know if the level was low? can you check it yourself.

Hi all, Please could you point me in the right direction to fixing my problem. I was in a crash just before crimbo front end nearside crumpled. Had a new wing, light and bumper replaced. Whilst repairing the car they found an oil leak on the gearbox which was a leaking seal which they replaced. It was then sent to a Ford dealership to be refilled with oil. Since it's return it has trouble finding 1st gear when starting from cold. I can rev the car in drive to pull away and nothing will happen, then all of a sudden it will clunk into 1st gear. As you know autos creep when in drive but mine will just sit there for 10 secs or so and then go into gear. This will carry on for about a mile or so it will then get better. If I leave it pointing it uphill when I start it in the morning it really struggles to find 1st gear at all. There doesn't seem to be any problems on any other gear. I will be sending it back to the repair shop but wanted your opinion of what the problem maybe so I am armed with some info because I know they will say it is unrelated to the crash and refuse to repair it. Is it a problem with the gearbox or the clutch? What are the signs of the clutch failing? Another problem with it is when pulling away uphill from cold I can put the accelerator right to the floor and it will do a max 20mph, again once it has warmed up it is much better. It has never been very good at pulling away from cold uphill but seems worse since the repair. Finally I think it could do with a good tune up and timing belt change, can anybody advise me of a good place to go in the Birmingham area. Thank you very much for any advice given. Greg. (soon to be an ex galaxy owner I think......boo hoo.)

:blink: I have a fairly recent copy of the TIS CD and have found it fairly useful on the limited amount of times I have looked through it. if anyone needs a copy leave a reply with your e-mail address on and i will contact you, should be about

:o I have a 1995- 2.8 Galaxy, Whilst driving along yesterday my water temperature gauge warning light(red) started flashing. The temperature gauge seems to be reading normally but even on a cold engine about 10 seconds after starting the light starts to flash. I have checked the water level and it's ok. Any advice will be gratefully received. Greg.