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I said he'd try and wriggle out of it. In this case he tried to deflect responsibility onto the warranty company whereas in British law he, the vendor, bears sole liability for defective goods for the first thirty days. There is a good reason secondhand car salesmen have such a dreadful reputation. That's worth bearing in mind when you buy another car.

Hi again and thanks for the reply. The first thing I am pretty sure is that my car doesn't have a N75 valve due to it being a B9. Using VCDS is not an option for me since it is quite expensive and I am just trying to see what the issue might be due to me selling the car. I no longer drive it but I have attempted to find the solenoid that could be causing this issue but to no avail. I have tried the method of hard driving the car for a long period of time and that didn't solve anything. I forgot to mention that the car is at 162000 miles mostly driven on motorway. Oil changes have been done every 5000 miles too. I am no mechanic and I am just seeing if I could fix it myself but if it's something big like having to replace the whole turbo, I could't do that job. I don't think it is the turbo itself, due to it being very responsive and having no loss in boost. I am pretty certain that it is an electronic issue. I am sure there are application out there for mechanics that show you a diagram of all the components in the engine bay. It would help if I had it to see where this actuator might be located on my car if it even has one.

The car has been checked with a VCDS today. There were no codes. It appears the low oil sensor works in isolation. However, this does confirm that nothing more sinister is going on other than a faulty oil level sensor.

Take advice from CAB if you don’t get a positive response from the seller following advising them of the problem in writing As I understand it, you must give them an opportunity to rectify the issue, but beware that they may play you out of time in terms of your option to reject the vehicle within 30 days. What sort of warranty did they give you? Regards, Gareth.

After an absolute nightmare with a rouge supplier, I’ve now got all the bits ready to start and rebuild the front end. It'll take me a while but hey 60 is a good age to start a project 🤣 I will post updates as and when I get bits done. p.s. Please PM me if you want details of the supplier.