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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.

Hello Luke, Wondered if you are now able to come back with some answers and hopefully good news fro the VCheck enquiry.

No problem at all Frank, So we take it you are happy to leave your comments stay, and accept responsibility and defence for any comeback from the people you have criticised on an open forum. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Frank, Can see you revisited the forum about an hour ago, so would you be kind enough to advise whether you want your dealer opinions to remain or not. Many thanks, Gareth.

Apologies John, my comments were made in relation to best way to shorten the actual bolt which Richard had found for you, not just any M12 x 1.5. Having said that, as Cliff points out, needs must, and personally I would be prepared to fit any high tensile (10.9 I think) since 110Nm +90 degrees should not be any issue for such an M12 bolt. Regards, Gareth.

So simply return it to them to correct. If you fiddle with it they can claim it’s your fault. Regards, Gareth.

Great and helpful find Richard. Buy an M12 x 1.5 nut and screw that on and leave it on, before cutting the bolt to size. Dress the cut end and remove the nut - that will aid thread cleaning. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Dave, Did you do this conversion yourself, or did you get someone to do it for you? Regards, Gareth.

Thanks Frank, OK, but I just wonder how you are going to rectify this issue, even if someone else has the same problem. Couple this with the dealer being suspicious of you having fiddled with it, and you could find that essential warranty has suddenly become invalid - so good luck with that. Naming and shaming your nearest dealerships is not something this forum encourages, since this forum is open to all - members and non members alike, and the dealerships you name and shame are not able to to reciprocate with their views. Your call, but if you want us to remove your comments then just ask us to do so. If you are not bothered to do so, then they can remain on the proviso that they are solely your comments, and have been discouraged by this forum. Ok, to get to a a dealer of your preference will lead to you being inconvenienced, but there is little the forum or its members can do about that Frank. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Frank, Surely you don’t have to worry about the reason or resolution, or indeed if anyone else has the same symptoms. All you have to do is to book it into your main dealer, and request they correct the issue. Having said that, it would be good to know what the resolution turns out to be. Regards, Gareth.

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Possibly just of interest Rob, but brand of battery?

Hello Rob, Apologies for highjacking this thread, but how long have you owned the car, has the battery been replaced during your ownership, and do you have any service history evidence that it has been renewed in the car’s lifetime? If it turns out that the battery is the original, then I would simply renew it anyway. Re. non working stop/start. Clap your hands, since this is the most engineeringly averse system devised during the history of motoring. As Cliff points out, a new battery will need to be coded to the car. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Luke, As you say - not a good start - so you don’t know how long he has owned it - if he did have any claim to its ownership. Can we take it you have now received a ‘clean’ V5 in your name? I would treat the 3 month ago service as if it never existed, and as a minimum, I would run an on-line VCheck on the car (cost £9.99) to see what else you don’t know about it, before spending anything on it. Please come back to us when you have more details, and I’m sure we can advise on future servicing. Regards, Gareth. last service

Go on LLL Parts website, and see what info comes up against your VIN. It might come up with accessories part numbers.