Steve Q

You're most welcome 🙂 A steering lock is a good deterrent. The best security is a ghost imobiliser

Does sound like you've been caught out by untruthful individuals. In my opinion I think the car needs the brake vacuum pump replaced which is the part that's supplied and id recommend a brake fluid change at the same time. If you scan the obd port with your scanner let us know what fault codes flag up. If one flags up for the battery control module then that will explain why you have one of those as a spare. It's the oil pump that's the most concerning for me, if there's a problem with the current one then it could do damage to the engine.

This is the audiConnect app on iOS.

Are you certain the car has those features fitted?

also checking the MOT history tyres were an advisory in 2023 but not 2024 so makes me wonder if they were changed and the ones in the boot are the old ones

Right I've been researching the parts from the pics. The one below is a brake vacuum pump. Part number 03g145209c. That's probably whats wrong with the brakes. The part below is the balance shaft oil pump with part number 03g103537b. If there's a problem with the oil pump then this could damage the engine if ran. The part below is the brake fluid reservoir and is where you would top up the brake fluid. The part below is the battery control module. Part number 4f0915181a. Theres a fuse that controls the interior lights and rear window heater and this module. So if the interior lights and rear heated window isn't working then it's worth looking at fuses. I'm.nit sure which fuse it is though. This part trickles charges out to all the various components when the car is not running. It's situated in the boot bolted to the "bumper" area. All the images I can't see the part numbers. So if you take pics of the parts showing the numbers then I can help further.

Jay has been messaging me and sent me some further pics of the engine bay. Can anyone determine if and what's missing from this 2.0tdi engine.

You might be best looking on eBay but include international sellers

Glad to hear the good news 😊 I can always find you Audi projects lol

Is it via the my audi app?

The thing most people forget about german cars is that no matter how cheap they become Tom purchase the maintenance costs are just the same. So like you say, people just leave it if something big starts to fail.

Knew you'd change your mind kev 😉

How's that going? How has the dealer been?

Wowsers. Any other VAG specialists nearby?

You could always get a second opinion from an Audi independent specialist.

Definitely most likely the weather. But feel free to get a diagnostic check or battery test for peace of mind.

Thought it'd be the compressor

If you have no paperwork to show it's had work done then there's a good chance it hasn't had the work done. Also I've just sent you a private message.

Please keep us posted on how you get on.

Please keep us posted on how you get on 🙂

Please keep us posted on how you get on. Fingers crossed it's a cheap fix 🤞

Not necessarily as it depends on when the car wants to do a regeneration on the dpf. Unfortunately dog and egr issues are common problems on most modern diesels these days. Use the search function to see the different threads to see what I mean

Definitely worth seeing what they say.

Yes you could end up with blocked dpf with soot if the engine isn't run hot for long enough. I'd definitely advise a petrol in your case. Also I'm not sure what towns/cities you visit but diesel will be more of a problem if emissions zones are brought in.

Has the battery been checked? Any fault codes for the gearbox? When was the gearbox last serviced?