Hey all,
Just got the bleeding thing less than a week ago and already having problems
It's a 2000 X reg Galaxy using a 1.9TDI PD, so still relevant
Driving into work today the first 15 miles were fine, stuck in a lot of traffic but that's nawt unusual.
I tried over taking a cyclist but couldn't! I was in 2nd doing 10/15mph and floored it but nothing happened, then the glow plug light came on so I pulled over and turned the car off.
Turned it over to key pos 2 and the GP light went out after a second and started her up, she drove for a few hundred yards and done the same again... at this point in holding up traffic on a busy road in the middle of Oxford :embarassed: So I tried again and it works again for a few hundred yards.... It happened again when at a point where I wouldn't block traffic so I decided to call my breakdown cover I have with my insurance, they couldn't find my details on their system (possibly because I'm a new customer) and couldn't confirm my address because their postcode system (GreenFlag) doesn't yet have my postcode... comon' it's been a year since the place was built!
They said call insurance directly and have them confirm my address with them, so I call them and their systems are DOWN
So after all that f@cking about I still couldn't get recovered, I tried again and she worked! I was only 2 miles down the road from my work so I drove there where she is now parked up.
So when this happens...
1.) No Acceleration.
2.) GP light comes on after a few seconds of this and starts flashing.
3.) Rev counter is just above 1k when this happens.
4.) The car will pull itself along as if you have released the clutch and applying no acceleration.
5.) Plenty of fuel.
Any ideas where to start looking?
I don't have a fault code reader or cable for vag-com yet.
