Few Mk1 Galaxy Ghia X Niggles Req Help

[GT4THUG]

Hi just got a Galaxy for family reasonsand i have inherited a few gremlins too

 

its the Ghia X and has climate control (digital heater etc) and blower fan doing nothing.. i have run 12 v across it and it blows well, but no panel control... where is the usual suspects for this to fail.... as at present i have no heat coming in..

 

the passenger foot well (after finding the central locking issues and windows being possesed) is peeing wet thru with water and seems to get more when it rains.... is there an issue on the MK1 with this or is my windscreen leaking ?

 

My cruise dont work... but saying that i'm obviously just guessing how to 'set' and make it work... so an idiot you need to do this lol and i will accept being humble....

 

should be enough to keep me going for a few ticks before i say my rear heater dont work and find any other niggles

 

thanks for any help

 

Stu!

[marinabrid]

the wet passenger footwell will be either the rear washer water tube that runs under there where there is a joining valve that tends to leak, or if you say its worse when it rains, it is very likely the water drain channels are blocked,

if you look in the engine bay there is a big tray just under the wiper motor the water runs onto this and into each corner and then down the drains,

you need to remove the inner wheel arce plastic panel you will see the end of the outlet tube at the top there is a rubber flap over the end, if you move the flap you will probly see lots of grunge that needs cleaning out

 

some folk use a thin bendy rod and do it from the top inside the engine bay i never been able to do that ,

go to the faq section to find out all about the galaxy common problems and how to fix them

[chrispb123456]

Hi just got a Galaxy for family reasonsand i have inherited a few gremlins too

 

its the Ghia X and has climate control (digital heater etc) and blower fan doing nothing.. i have run 12 v across it and it blows well, but no panel control... where is the usual suspects for this to fail.... as at present i have no heat coming in..

 

the passenger foot well (after finding the central locking issues and windows being possesed) is peeing wet thru with water and seems to get more when it rains.... is there an issue on the MK1 with this or is my windscreen leaking ?

 

My cruise dont work... but saying that i'm obviously just guessing how to 'set' and make it work... so an idiot you need to do this lol and i will accept being humble....

 

should be enough to keep me going for a few ticks before i say my rear heater dont work and find any other niggles

 

thanks for any help

 

Stu!

Hi there and welcome you may do yourself a favour and time buy getting or borrowing a VAGCOM lead and laptop and get your fault codes read as you have a few electrical issues, water leaks into car are common, could be windscreen but look at the drains and rear washer pipe first as already suggested, could also be heater matrix leaking into car if you are loosing any coolant.

ps. what year and engine is this.

[dipsomaniac]

the passenger foot well (after finding the central locking issues and windows being possesed) is peeing wet thru with water and seems to get more when it rains.... is there an issue on the MK1 with this or is my windscreen leaking?

 

water flooding into my passenger footwell too. still haven't found the problem. when you find it can you let us know?

 

My cruise dont work... but saying that i'm obviously just guessing how to 'set' and make it work... so an idiot you need to do this lol and i will accept being humble....

 

you need to switch the cruise control to on (slider on stalk) before pressing set to activate cruise control. make sure you are doing more than 30mph too.

 

if still not working it is common for vacuum hose to perish and leak air. the pump is behind the nearside front indicator. you will just need to cut out the perished piece and refit.

[marcostig]

ive a mk2 windscreen leaks real bad on these..both top corners had come away from rubber beading, rubbish design.i took inside and outside trim off/away and cleaned /dried then rebedded with black sealent been good now for early 2 years...

[big_kev]

has climate control (digital heater etc) and blower fan doing nothing.. i have run 12 v across it and it blows well, but no panel control... where is the usual suspects for this to fail.... as at present i have no heat coming in..

 

Most likely the motor speed controller ( hedgehog ! ) has died or burnt out.

 

Its obvious to find behind the glovebox as the blower is plugged into it ( one small torx or phillips screw holds it in ).

 

Plenty for sale on ebay or you could nick the one out your rear heater unit to test.....assuming its working as well.

[GT4THUG]

has climate control (digital heater etc) and blower fan doing nothing.. i have run 12 v across it and it blows well, but no panel control... where is the usual suspects for this to fail.... as at present i have no heat coming in..

 

Most likely the motor speed controller ( hedgehog ! ) has died or burnt out.

 

Its obvious to find behind the glovebox as the blower is plugged into it ( one small torx or phillips screw holds it in ).

 

Plenty for sale on ebay or you could nick the one out your rear heater unit to test.....assuming its working as well.

 

 

i took this out, and it 'looks' in order i was looking for the balast resistor type and seeing this wasnt sure if it was something to do with the Air conditioning, then presuming it has a different setup as all posts imply the balast and not what seems to be a few power IC's

 

can i use balasts for this or whats the proper trems for it guys as i dare say 'hedgehog' for a ford galaxy ghia x i'll ge ta few funny looks!

[big_kev]

can i use balasts for this or whats the proper trems for it guys as i dare say 'hedgehog' for a ford galaxy ghia x i'll ge ta few funny looks!

 

No !

 

The ballast resistor pack is for manual air-con ( dial switch going 1-2-3-4 ) and simply reduces the voltage to the blower by passing it through a different value resistor for each speed setting....except for speed 4 which bypasses the resistors.

 

The Blower Motor Control Unit ( Hedgehog ) is an electronic device which provides a variable voltage to the Blower motor and is in turn controlled by the Automatic Climate Control unit.

The Hedgehogs in the front and back of the vehicle are identical.

 

It usually comes in Black or Red (below) although both are identical inside and fit both the Mk1 and Mk2 models.

 

 

It is a VW unit ( no surprise there then ! ) part no. 1J0-907-521.

Expect to pay more at Fords ( they have to make a profit you know ! ).

 

As mentioned check operation by swapping with the rear one first.

If it is faulty....check that it is not a dry solder joint ( the unit does come apart...brute force).

 

Plenty available on ebay or breakers yard.

Edited May 4, 2010 by big_kev

[GT4THUG]

can i use balasts for this or whats the proper trems for it guys as i dare say 'hedgehog' for a ford galaxy ghia x i'll ge ta few funny looks!

 

No !

 

The ballast resistor pack is for manual air-con ( dial switch going 1-2-3-4 ) and simply reduces the voltage to the blower by passing it through a different value resistor for each speed setting....except for speed 4 which bypasses the resistors.

 

The Blower Motor Control Unit ( Hedgehog ) is an electronic device which provides a variable voltage to the Blower motor and is in turn controlled by the Automatic Climate Control unit.

The Hedgehogs in the front and back of the vehicle are identical.

 

It usually comes in Black or Red (below) although both are identical inside and fit both the Mk1 and Mk2 models.

 

 

It is a VW unit ( no surprise there then ! ) part no. 1J0-907-521.

Expect to pay more at Fords ( they have to make a profit you know ! ).

 

As mentioned check operation by swapping with the rear one first.

If it is faulty....check that it is not a dry solder joint ( the unit does come apart...brute force).

 

Plenty available on ebay or breakers yard.

 

 

will have a look at removing left had back panel and swapping over to see if this resolves 'some' heat into the cabin, then i will see if it is cost effective to re construct it as i have found a place that does ballast repairs for

[chrispb123456]

may be the perfect opportunity to change windsreen on insurance, will rule out any leak from there!!

[GT4THUG]

may be the perfect opportunity to change windsreen on insurance, will rule out any leak from there!!

 

 

daft question they will replace with the heated one thats already oem fitted or will they downgrade me ?

[chrispb123456]

may be the perfect opportunity to change windsreen on insurance, will rule out any leak from there!!

 

 

daft question they will replace with the heated one thats already oem fitted or will they downgrade me ?

No they should replace like for like, when you ring appointed windsreen fitter tell them its the heated one they do the rest.

I had mine done outside my house takes a couple of hours to do then you cant drive it for another hour whilst the bonding sets, all I had to pay was the

[GT4THUG]

Cool.. will look into that as its grew an inch the crack over night...

 

back to the original issue

 

i have removed the hedgehog and put into the front and stil the same a small whirr and nothing more...

 

right ideas please as its back to basics....

 

like i said 12 across the fan it goes full pelt, but no control on the electronic console if i over ride it or auto it its just dead..

 

ideas ?

[chrispb123456]

Cool.. will look into that as its grew an inch the crack over night...

 

back to the original issue

 

i have removed the hedgehog and put into the front and stil the same a small whirr and nothing more...

 

right ideas please as its back to basics....

 

like i said 12 across the fan it goes full pelt, but no control on the electronic console if i over ride it or auto it its just dead..

 

ideas ?

Just a thought because of your water getting in/damp problem central locking have you had a look at the fuses very carefully as there are more than one fuse controlling heating/aircon/fans etc

[GT4THUG]

Cool.. will look into that as its grew an inch the crack over night...

 

back to the original issue

 

i have removed the hedgehog and put into the front and stil the same a small whirr and nothing more...

 

right ideas please as its back to basics....

 

like i said 12 across the fan it goes full pelt, but no control on the electronic console if i over ride it or auto it its just dead..

 

ideas ?

Just a thought because of your water getting in/damp problem central locking have you had a look at the fuses very carefully as there are more than one fuse controlling heating/aircon/fans etc

 

 

Water issue, its coming in form the passenger side as most do, and the black box has been removed temp until i can get teh fan running, but i thought about that and re connected it still the same no go.

 

have just stripped the centre console there is no 'rear heater' switch on this just a hole (presumed it had broke and the look popped back but there is no loom, so a blank is going to be bought for that.

 

the whizzing noise is for the ambient temp sensor, as soon as that turns on the fan moves

 

so fuses and relays or any stupid connections that can fail unless the panel is fault.. as i cant see 2 hedgehogs being faulty ?! any continuity tests that can be done on it ?

 

just back to put it all back together as a bad job as still no heater.. front or back..or do they both have to be connected to work ? (likje put the front speed connector back in the rear to make a full circuit ? going to try that now just in case ...)

 

someone must of stumbled into this can o worms previously and is going to go 'oh! just do.... ' and all wont need thermals!!!

 

Cheers Guys

 

Stu!