New Boy

[marinabrid]

hi all, got 1st galaxy, well its for the wife but im in charge of looking after it ,i get a few rewards for jobs well done. it got 130,000 miles on but seems to run great.

its a 98 s reg 1.9dti 110 i believe but how do i check the power output ?

 

2nd, do all diesels take longer than a petrol car to warm up ? this takes at least 5 miles of decent speed running to get into the normal zone.

 

can i swop the standard fit radio/cassette, the small standard din e looking one for a replacement cd head unit if i get a wiring plug.

 

the car had a ford dealer cambelt done at 80,000 the chap i got it off said it would last till 160,000 is this correct or should i get it changed earlier and what about the pulley and tensioner ?

 

many thanks no doubt i will have many more questions. i got to go out in morning and valet it for her fpr which i will get a big sunday lunch.

[johnb80]

Hi, Welcome aboard.

 

I can't answer all of your questions, I'm sure some of the others will!

 

The warm up should be quicker, the diesel engine is very efficient and doesn't produce a lot of heat. To help the situation most (if not all) Galaxy diesels are fitted with an aux heater. You should notice a turbine sound from the nearside rear of the car on cold mornings if not either it's not fitted or not working hence the long warm up.

 

Kind Regards - John

[Guest vr6galaxy]

hi all, got 1st galaxy, well its for the wife but im in charge of looking after it ,i get a few rewards for jobs well done.

What sort of rewards? or shouldn't we ask? :rolleyes:

TDI's do take a bit longer to warm up due to the low heat output from the engine, to compensate for this they have a secondary heater unit mounted under the rear passenger side of the car that heats the coolant, when this is working it sounds like a jet engine and blows out smoke! do a search under the topic of aux heater

replacing the oe radio? stick anything you like in with the right adaptor lead and a powered aerial lead adaptor!

[GSMGuy]

Hi!

 

I'd get that cambelt done asap, if it's already done 50k... And if your car is taking this long to warm up - it's 99% likely that the booster heater ain't working..

 

HTH

 

Mike

[Masked Marauder]

The cam belt interval on your engine is every 60k miles or six years, whichever comes first. So it is due in 10K miles.

 

And yes, the engine does take some time to warm up. Five miles is about what mine takes and my booster heater has had the external temperature switch removed and the terminals bridged, so it works all the time until the engine is warmed up.

[seatkid]

If its a really cold day and youre a gentle driver, it may take many more miles than that to warm up, sometimes all the heat from the engine is being used to heat the cabin. The engine (esp 110) is that efficient. In fact the 110 Tdi was, and I think still is the most thermodynamically efficient production diesel car engine ever produced.

 

how do i check the power output ?

Is there a [MAF] problem? Or are you unsure of the engine - check the engine no. or look for the red i in Tdi.

[Phil Neal]

And yes, the engine does take some time to warm up. Five miles is about what mine takes and my booster heater has had the external temperature switch removed and the terminals bridged, so it works all the time until the engine is warmed up.

is that an easy job?

[Guest clanman]

Hi mate, i just had my cam belt done and the pulleys and tensioners were done at the same time...just as well doing them at the same time! going by my service manual it should be done every 50k or 5 years, whatever comes first.

I fitted a sony xplode cd player in mine, it was easy, although i couldnt get the proper adapter for the wiring in mine so i just made a block up.

my motor only takes about 2-3 minutes to heat up :o

[Masked Marauder]

And yes, the engine does take some time to warm up. Five miles is about what mine takes and my booster heater has had the external temperature switch removed and the terminals bridged, so it works all the time until the engine is warmed up.

is that an easy job?

Yes, you just unclip the sensor from the wiper linkage at the passenger's side, unplug the teperature switch, wrap some copper wire round the pins on the switch and plug it back in.

[paulmpaciorek]

Hi MM

 

What year, model do this refer to and do you have any pics of the sensor and switch.

 

 

Paul

[GSMGuy]

It is clipped to the wiper linkage arm on the passenger side, just underneath the plastic cowling - The wiring for it follows that for the wiper motor back into the loom, and there is just enough slack to pull it free and get at it.

 

Mike

[marinabrid]

And yes, the engine does take some time to warm up. Five miles is about what mine takes and my booster heater has had the external temperature switch removed and the terminals bridged, so it works all the time until the engine is warmed up.

is that an easy job?

Yes, you just unclip the sensor from the wiper linkage at the passenger's side, unplug the teperature switch, wrap some copper wire round the pins on the switch and plug it back in.

 

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do you remove the temp switch permanantly? its a bit confusing.

it then say wrap wire around it and plug back in !

would you mind clarifying for some of us who are thick !

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Wrapping some wire around the pins on the sensor is a way of shorting it out! with the link made across the pins the switch is seen as closed and the aux heater should start up at any time not dependant on the ambient temperature

not exactly a recomended way of doing it but hey it works!