Any Suggestions For The Technical Section Faqs

[corskey]

[center][size=3]Please post any [size=6][color="#ff0000"]links[/color][/size] to threads in here.[/size]
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[/size][center][size=3]Please do [size=6][color="#ff0000"]not[/color][/size][color="#ff0000"] [/color]post the [size=6][color="#ff0000"]actual thread[/color][/size] here - just a link to it.

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[center]No other posts please. [img]http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/html/emoticons/smile.gif[/img] [/center] Edited June 24, 2008 by NikpV

[alan_131]

Mods please delete/move if I've posted this in the wrong place, but a selfish suggestion - be interested to hear what others think - would it be useful if we tried to build up a bit of a library of VCDS logs/graphs for known good/bad engines?

Any feedback gratefully received....
Alan

[gregers]

good idea,hopefully nik will see this sooner ather then later.

[NikpV]

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good idea,hopefully nik will see this sooner ather then later.
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yes start posting them and put links here and I will try and make some sense by moving the posts to one thread ... over to you ....

[chrisbeeching]

One frustration I have is of the (seemingly) so many wiring variants between Alhambra, Sharan and Galaxy. Even VW cannot tell me which relays I should have on my fuse / relay / wiring ditribution board! The Haynes manual seems to refer to Mk 2 wiring, but the wiring on those diagrams does not marry up with my vehicle (a Mk 1 Sharan). Although mine was 'previously cherished' before I got it, I suspect that (for whatever reason) some relays are missing from the distribution board, and pictures from members of such items, with the vehicle make, version number and a relay and fuse identifier legend would be absolutely invaluable.

[HurleyBloke]

Found this very useful website, not sure if it's best in the FAQ section or External links:

 

http://ford.workshop-manuals.com/Galaxy_2000.75_04.2000-02.2006/index.php?id=2

 

That takes you to the "menu" (see left hand side), which can be navigated to the relevant section. I found it helpful after trying to find directions for removing the RH Loadspace trim.

[jasonic]

It would be great if there were a SOLVED button TAG function for forum threads, where the original question/post has been successfully resolved. And then some search filter to list list those..

 

..likewise there appear too often be posts where it is not clear at all if problems were resolved or not.

Reading through these can be very enlightening at times, but also a royal pain at others. Makes one you want to shout the screen:

 

Well DID you fix it, and if so HOW?

 

This forum is great and has high signal to noise ratio.Kudos everyone.

And of course once the problem has been solved, or forgotten, most people need to get on with their lives, crisis behind them.

This phenomemon is widespread as you probably all know. Am sure I am guilty myself of neglecting  to return with a final lucid post on others forums.

 

Am wondering about some netiquette. Maybe after some amount of time, an email could be sent auto to original poster, asking:

 

Did You resolve this [insert link here] ~ please let the forum know?

 

That email could include an html link to click on, thereby TAG the thread as either:

= SOLVED

= ONGOING or

= FORGOTTEN/ABANDONNED

 

Idea is not to play nanny state, or nag members in any. Just to find a better way to help generate some sort of plublicly closure where possible

 

any thoughts?

Edited April 3, 2013 by jasonic

[gregers]

some very good points there jason,

perhaps a email to admin(gteuk) glenn.

not the other admin because she has disappeared off the forum for yonks.

as mods we have limited access to the settings of the forum.

regards greg

[chrispb123456]

Yes good points but at the end of the day it's up to the individual members to finalise their topic.

Lets face it majority of users to forums grab what info they can and don't return till the next problem.

[Fraz-ktf]

http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.php/topic/25917-parking-sensors-how-to-remove-them-front-rear-galaxy-mk11/

[Fraz-ktf]

http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.php/topic/25917-parking-sensors-how-to-remove-them-front-rear-galaxy-mk11/

It's a "How to" on removing parking sensors :D

 

When I was looking to find out how, there were many folks asking how to do it but I couldn't find anyone who had answered, so here is the answer to this common problem

[gregers]

www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.php/topic/25943-soft-unresponsive-brakes/

[Scorpiorefugee]

This is a link to a more general set of problems but the important bit is the loss of gears. The whole topic is 4 posts but it is the last which contains the useful information.

 

http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.php?/topic/27396-garages-just-dont-understand-galaxys/