Galaxy V6

[eupho]

I have had my 1997 V6 for a few months and am generally very pleased.Petrol consumpyion is better than I expected although I do seem to be using a bit of oil.I would appreciate help with the following.

The horn buttons have now both come off...the second one simply by catching my finger on it in an emergency situation ! I cannot really see how these can be easily replaced as they seem integral with the plastic of the wheel.

Windows! I have on a couple of occasions come back to the vehicle only to find the electric front windows have opened!!

The car still has a gas tank fitted in the spare wheel position. Clearly this means the spare has to sit in the vehicle. In order to site it back where it belongs I assume some mounting must have been removed...any advice on where I might obtain whatever is missing !! (sounds a bit vague!)...is the tank of secondhand worth ?

Finally, the Haynes manual does not cover the V6...does anyone elses or can I purchase a Ford official one.

In anticipation of some responses, thank you very much. Tom

[Masked Marauder]

Horn buttons can be changed, don't know how, but I have seen them for sale

 

Windows. Check for damp under the front passenger seat. If you find some do a search on damp foot well.

 

Spare Wheel. This is fitted to a winch which winds the wheel up and locks it under the car, look for a semi-circular flap in the carpet in the back of the car. If you see a wheel-bolt sized nut, thats the winch.

 

The manual issue. The engine is the same as the VR6 Golf. Or you can "acquire" a copy of the Ford TIS DVD and all you need is on there.

[Guest vr6galaxy]

The car still has a gas tank fitted in the spare wheel position. Clearly this means the spare has to sit in the vehicle. In order to site it back where it belongs I assume some mounting must have been removed...any advice on where I might obtain whatever is missing !! (sounds a bit vague!)...is the tank of secondhand worth ?

Is the rest of the gas system still in place?

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Spare Wheel. This is fitted to a winch which winds the wheel up and locks it under the car, look for a semi-circular flap in the carpet in the back of the car. If you see a wheel-bolt sized nut, thats the winch.

If you have a gas tank under the rear, you won't have the bolt head under the flap - it is part of the winch mechanism which is easy to fit. Check that the gas tank has been isolated, then you can have it safely removed.

[Masked Marauder]

I did not know if the winch would still be there or not so offered a simple way to find out!

 

If I had an LPG tank under my boot I would be wondering how much it would cost to have the rest of the system fitted, not how to remove it!