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Your choice of course Lance, but if the flywheel is only contaminated with fluid it is 30 second job to clean it. If it is worn that would be a different matter, though wear seems unlikely at 64000 miles unless you have been driving a slipping clutch for a long time.

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Hello Alison, As Daryl points out, although the sensor is likely to be externally connected, the sender/ signaler may be built into the hub, which may mean the hub has to be replaced. Again, as Daryl says - ask for an itemised bill. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hi Alison, yes it does sound a bit steep, but firstly is your Q5 a quattro? If yes then it could be down to the ABS sensor being stuck into the hub and they have then had to strip the hub down to get the sensor out without causing any damage to the rear CV joint, wheel bearing and ABS reluctor ring that works in conjunction with the abs sensor, ask for an itemised bill as to what they have done.

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I would expect 20 miles of motorway driving without full coolant flow to get it boiling, yet you say the coolant was only warm and there was no excessive pressure. That, together with the odd temperature reading, suggests to me there is still an airlock, probably in the heater matrix. A3s are prone to them and can be difficult to get rid of after opening the cooling system. I know of no certain way to eliminate the air as I have never needed to do mine, but I suspect that moderate vacuum would expand the air enough for it to bubble up to the reservoir.

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As a good tip

hi mark,any main dealer will always give you a list of jobs that need to be done and most can be ignored in my opinion,however id definitely be taking it to a good mechanic for a second opinion before audi do anything to it,greg.