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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!

Worth trying Parts in Motion. Kind regards, Gareth.

Simple answer Chris - No. If the car is fitted with a gauge and it doesn’t reach and hold 90 degrees -albeit taking longer in this weather - then there is something wrong, like partly open thermostat. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks John, Probably straight from the University of the Bleeding Obvious, but why not just take one of your wheels off and try it in the well? Space Savers not being to your liking John - hopefully won’t be needed, and when is, will only be for a short time, and is far more practical option to gunge and a compressor. Might be worthwhile asking yourself :- how many 4 year old Audis fitted with the spacer saver option are on the road, where the spare hasn’t moved out of the well? Perhaps you could let us know if your full size wheel does fit the well without any adjustments John. Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome John, Wondering why you want to fit a full size wheel ( which doesn’t sound feasible - and you don’t tell us the size of your wheels) as opposed to fitting a space saver? Kind regards, Gareth.

How did you get on with this Charlie?

Hello David, Would you be kind enough to up date us on this, so others can benefit from your experience. Many thanks and kind regards, Gareth.