Anybody got any ideas or helpful suggestions??

Thank you very much for your replies - this is all very helpful. The service history is as follows: Date of Service Type of Service Vehicle Mileage 05/12/2025 Inspection Service 67,379 01/08/2024 Oil Change Service 61,162 04/08/2023 Used Car MPC 56,479 04/08/2023 Oil Change Service 56,479 04/08/2023 Brake Fluid Change 56,479 11/02/2022 MOT (passed) 43,772 23/08/2021 Interval Service 38,706 04/09/2020 Interval Service 29,582 13/11/2018 Oil Change Service 9,753 I bought the car in August 2023 and its had one oil change since I've had it with one inspection service. These cars don't even have a dipstick so you cant check the oil is clear when it comes out of an oil change service I bought it from a main dealer in good faith and I suppose you assume with a full Audi service history that they would have changed the oil more regularly. Seems I was dead wrong to assume

Thank-you. Sofar I have not been successful. I am in the north of Scotland and the one local audio specialist can't help.

Hello Karl, Really sorry to hear of your plight, but am I too surprised? Regrettably, no. You said Audi claim it has full service history, and their claim cannot be refuted, but extending oil and filter changes to every 18k miles is asking for trouble. My stab at why, leads me to believe that cars are sold new, and Audi - like many other marques - want to keep the servicing cost down during warranty, to make the sale of service plans seem value of month to rental companies and private individuals alike. After the warranty has expired, and leased cars are returned, they are sold with FSH, and manufacturers couldn’t give a toss about how long they last under this service schedule - as you have found to your cost. They now want you to part with tens of thousands of pounds to start again! How many services have you had done during your ownership Karl. Re. another engine, paying out £20k would be bonkers on this 10 year old car, and respecting Cliff’s views on secondhand ones, this would still be my chosen route - if you are not prepared to scrap it. Car are frequently deemed to be beyond economical repair - body damage wise, and engines from these may well be worth investigating. Regards, Gareth. Just realise this post has overlapped Stevey Y’s - with similar comments.

Hi if its a new module it will need coding to the car but if the brake is working it can't be that, what're you trying to clear the code with?. Steve.