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Hello again Lisa Our posts overlap. As stated, please list it on here. Private sales and comebacks? We can advise you on suitable wording to minimise that risk. Test drives? Is the car currently taxed and MOTd and insured for you to drive. Policies can lapse when the policy holder dies, so you would need to check on that. Wise to take a male neighbour or friend with you. Getting a good price? Perhaps being pessimistic, but obtaining a ‘good price’ will limit the number of interested buyers. In my opinion, you would be better off biasing this to a quick and uncomplicated sale. I think we should be able to advise you at any stage Lisa. Your Dad’s neighbour is right in some respects re club, but worth bearing in mind that members on here already own Audis, whereas you need to sell to someone who hasn’t got one. Take care Lisa. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Lisa, You are very welcome to advertise it on here - just take some photos and you can then list it. No charge and really nothing to lose. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks for coming back to us Mark, and without being patronising, I really feel for the plight you are in - very much at the wrong time of the year, particularly since you did the right procedural thing in getting the cambelt changed. Why it should suddenly jump a third of a turn? Almost certainly too slack, and with additional strain on a cold morning, the belt simply jumps. Did your garage confirm that the waterpump bearing was still serviceable, and similarly with the belt tensioner and idler, and was the tensioner adequately secured to the engine block? Was the auxiliary drive belt renewed at the same time? Apologies, since the above will only give you an indication of why it may have failed - but obviously no consultation. Way forward, What mileage has this 6 year old car covered Mark. As said, you have two or three choices:- Cut your losses and sell the car on EBay as a non runner. Get a garage to remove the cylinder head and assess the actual damage. You can then decide on your next course of action, which could be finding a secondhand head, or engine. Sorry I can be more helpful at this stage Mark, but please come back to us, and we will attempt to advise at any or all stages. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Why not take this up with the garage who fitted this belt some 14 months ago.

Good morning Mazeed. Welcome to the forum. Saying it as I see it, with apologies, but you are asking a poster to give you information on a thread which goes back 7 years, and she now/did then live on a Scottish island! Based on the brief information you give us, you are seeking advice about currently spending considerably in excess of the seven year old quote of £450 to instal heated seats in your 18 year old A3 -? Sorry, to be dismissive, but it all sounds rather unreal. Perhaps you have a very valid reason for posting, that you may like to share. Kind regards, Gareth.

OK Mark, Let’s keep this as simple as possible:- Allow this garage to retime the belt positioning, then retest the compressions. If still no compression then, find another garage who will remove the cylinder head to establish what is wrong. I would put the ‘secondhand’ engine considerstion on the back burner until the above has been carried out. We will support you through this as best we can. Kind regards, Gareth.

Are these your insurers or the third party insurers?

Welcome Lisa and thanks for joining. First things first - can we pass on our condolences for your Dad’s passing. Not an easy time - they only give us one, so always bad news. A couple or so pointers to hopefully help with your query:- Main dealers will not be interested in the car (as good as it may be), since in general, they do not retail vehicles over 5 years old. If they are going to buy it off you, it will be at a price low enough to resell it into their trade contacts at a profit, so really no point in perusing that route. Ways forward:- Enter the details into Parker’s Guide, and you will come up with a ball park valuation for an average mileage car sold privately. If you want a ‘mileage adjusted’ quote, then I believe you have to pay. Worth doing that?? Search EBay and Autotrader for similar year examples, building up a picture of a number of valuations, some of which might be for lower mileage examples. It is worth noting that (unless you are very lucky) you are unlikely to sell the car at prices that dealers are asking, since yours will not be sold with any warranty. Apologies for being pessimistic, but you are trying to sell very much at the low demand end of the year., and the car will effectively be a year older by the end of the month. Another disposal route could be via. the Motorway advertising route, or similar. I don’t have any experience of this, but you could investigate. On a brighter note, such low mileage cars normally find homes among family and friends, and as such tend not to spread out to the wider market. Anyway Lisa, please come back to us if you think we can help further, or if you wish to advertise it on here. Many thanks and kind regards, Gareth.

You should not have a problem then John. Simply report the issue to the insurers and let them sort it out with the repairer. Can we take it you have reported the accident to your insurers, and if so, do you have legal cover with your policy? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello James, I’m pleased my suggestion is working for you. If your turn out to be as good as mine were, you will be very pleased with them, since mine were identical to what I would have expected from a main dealer supplied ones - except for not having the very expensive label stuck on the packaging. Re. Audi original ones - you should be able to twist someone’s arm and perhaps get a7% discount on dealer supplied ones! Please let us know what you think of them when they arrive James. Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome John, Sorry to hear of your issue. Was this work undertaken on behalf of your insurers? Kind regards, Gareth.

Far easier to give them a ring.

Any update David?

Appreciating the sensor was ‘for this model’ , but what make was it, and are you going to do an actual oil pressure test on the engine?

Am I missing something here, but what do injectors have to do with maintaining coolant temp? Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome John, Have you checked with Thule?

Try Aliexpress. I bought a set for a non-Audi and was very pleased with them and the fitting. Let us know how you get on James. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Steven, My opinion ( and hope there will be others):- Electrically operated gauges are generally very reliable, and it’s quite rare that they are the source of problems. They are really just ammeters, fed varying resistances by a sender unit. You say you have renewed the sender, and could you confirm that it was from a reliable source and brand? Have you checked wiring and connections? Have you connected a working (mechanical type) oil pressure gauge to where the sender goes, to establish you have got reasonable oil pressure? Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks Steven, Could you let forum members know why you want to remove the handbrake cover? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks, Could you confirm that the coolant temperature gauge reaches 90 within about 3 miles, and holds that reading for the rest of the journey? Sorry to point this out, but I guess the above quote will be plus VAT?? Kind regards, Gareth.

Can we take it you aren’t going to respond Mo?

Thanks Ian.

Well you can live in hope.

Thanks Ian, Perhaps you could do us a favour and Like the post and fill in your model and year on the profile.

No problem John, Even easier then, hopefully they can do it and save yourself a job. Could you please ask them to do us a kindness and feed back to yourself, so we can then close the thread off. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Michael, Are you ordering a new Audi starter (at great expense!). If not, you may find your replacement may not last as long as your occasionally used hammer shaft!