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It may be better to change from Octopus Intelligent Go with its variable cheap times controlled by Octopus, to Octopus Go which has fixed times for cheap electricity and use the car's own controls for charging. You would lose the convenience of the phone app but gain more cheap electrons.

All I can suggest is an Audi dealer or Ebay, but your mechanic probably has more idea than me where to buy the parts he needs.

Are you referring to coolant hoses, vacuum hoses, inlet air hoses, or hydraulic hoses? Forgive me Kyri, but my impression is that you are unfamiliar with anything under the bonnet. If that is the case I suggest you visit a garage to solve your problem.

I don't believe you will have the the luxury of selecting a "good home" for a 27 year old car that has not been used for a couple of years. It will be a case of accepting what anyone will offer.

It seems Alan would rather end his forum membership than reply publicly, so I can now reveal he tried to engage me in private correspondence about his wheel shake problem, and did not like being directed back to the forum.

You don't seem entirely certain what has been repaired. I mention that because unless the headlight mounting has been straightened correctly there may not be enough adjustment in the screws to align the beam. Headlight alignment is normally part of front end crash repair so it strikes as odd that yours was not done.

Thanks for the clarification Mike. Having established that the system did work as expected for a considerable time under Octopus's control via its app, and then stopped working after a 12 volt fault and subsequent battery change, two possibilities occur to me. Firstly the cars charging circuits may have been affected by the 12 volt fault. That can be tested by using another granny charger at another location and without any involvement of an app. Is that possible by visiting another EV owner with working equipment? Do you have another granny charger of your own you can take elsewhere? The other possibility is the internet connection in the car has been affected by the 12 volt fault. I don't really know how you can test that unfortunately. Sorry I can not be more precise. I believe the way to isolate the source of the problem is to change just one part of the system at a time i.e. charger, location, app involvement, wifi signal. Alternatively take the car to Audi for diagnosis though you don't need me to tell you that is going to be expensive. It is not widely appreciated that EVs are surprisingly prone to 12 volt problems. Some manufacturers even recommend a new battery every three years.

Alan. Do you intend to publicly respond to the replies you have received on both these topics? I know you have seen them.

Dev. I don't believe the headlight has been misaligned for its ten year existence, so what has recently changed? Has the car been crashed and a new unit fitted?

Mike. Is that a new problem or has charging always been troublesome? It is not clear to me what device is supposedly controlling charging. Is it [1] a wall mounted charge point, [2] the car itself, or [3] the Audi app on your phone? Can you clarify please? All three have timers which can conflict with each other. [1] and [3] both require an internet or mobile signal, [2] needs no external service and hence one might expect it to be more reliable , however history on this forum has proven the matter of car charging to be problematic to say the least. My own experience of car charging via five different wall boxes was a nightmare that only ended when I got rid of them all, and reverted to a simple plug in charge point (the so-called granny charger) with a built in delay timer. I have to admit that was more to do with the car's inadequate software than any deficiencies of the wall boxes, but it has made me aware that it is too easy for those companies to pass the blame for faults on to each other.

Yes of course you can. You have shown pictures, now all you need to add is a description and a price.

Steady Neil, we don't allow topic bumping.

It is very unusual for modern engines to fail like that unless abused or neglected. I would agree that metal fragments in the cylinders and the sump indicate the need for a complete rebuild or a new engine. Unfortunately I no longer know of any engine re-conditioners anywhere in the country so I can not help on that score, but you are right to insist on a proven track record in the work. Unless somebody has a recommendation I see no alternative but to go to Audi. Don't be tempted to buy a secondhand engine without having it overhauled first.

Alan. Did this behaviour coincide with the fitting of the dashcams described in your other topic? If so, try unplugging them. https://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/31745-dashcam-fitted-now-losing-radio-stations/#comment-133331

I don't know specifically about your car, but the behaviour you describe is typical of modern automatic gearboxes. If the changes up and down are imperceptible, and can only be noticed on the dashboard display, I would not worry about it.