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Hello Hanees, Tungstone would not have been the original battery, but it has been - still is? a bought out brand name from 2009. Having said that it appears ‘the company’ was dissolved in 2019, so your battery could be at least 5 years old, and if so is probably passed its prime. Of course Hanees, I cannot claim your symptoms are totally due to an ailing battery, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they were. If you do decide to renew it, I’ve bought Exide Premium from Tayna Batteries ( no connection with the company) to good avail in recent times. There are others inc. Battery Megatore, but if you do decide to buy one, it’s worth investing a bit extra in quality. I never buy batteries on price, but by quality - min. 4 year warranty ones at best price. Kind regards, Gareth.

I wouldn’t worry about the recall if it’s not Adblu associated. Any ‘messing orotund’ with the car, gives the seller ammunition to claim it ‘wasn’t like that before you subjected it the recall’. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks for allowing me to try to help you David. Sorry I’ve got it wrong! Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Richard, There has been many posts on the potential impact of this issue - regrettably often not good reading. I take it you didn’t buy your car from a main dealer ( too old?). If this were mine, I would be e-mailing the seller today, and following up with a phone call in the morning. I think you need to request that you book this in to your nearest main dealer, or trusted independent for a diagnostic check, and seek their sanction to do that. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello David, Could now possibly be pointing to a faulty steering lock actuator-? Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome Kerry, Try Parts in Motion at Exeter. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello David, Certainly agree with Richard. Well worth rechecking, and increasing the revs. to around 2,000 Incase it increases. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Jay, Probably best to PM Imram, since he hasn’t visited the forum this year. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Mike, Even if you did post a video of the sound, I think the best would be a calculated guess. If it were mine:- I would be seeking opinion from a local trusted independent. Unless the independent advises you to do so, I certainly would not ignore it - the car is trying to tell you something. You have a warranty with the car, and it is not your responsibility to actually diagnose the fault. Your responsibility is to simply ensure it gets sorted. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Matt, Welcome,,and sorry to hear of your issue. By what means are you hoping to get an aftermarket one, quicker than nipping into an Audi dealership to order one on Monday, and arranging to pick one up on Thursday? Kind regards, Gareth.

The symptoms you describe are typical (but not restricted to) a failing battery. Ability of your test to declare it totally serviceable in all respects?? Do you know how old the battery is? Make may give a clue if you don’t know. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks David, CCA is usually a good indicator of overall battery efficiency, but if original to the car, then I wouldn’t conclusively eliminate it as perhaps a suspect. Guess the car doesn’t have any longish runs with you. Alternator output checked? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello David, How was the battery tested to come to the conclusion that it was OK? Is the battery the original fitted to the car? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Hanees, Who tested the battery, and what parameters did they test? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Simon, Sorry to hear of your issue, particularly since the replacement costs are likely to render that route as being uneconomical. I terms of deleting, I would first be taking experienced advice on this, and the potential MOT implications, before spending anything on that route. Let’s hope someone who has experienced views of been-there-done-that will be along to help, or if there is indeed experienced advice to just not go there. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Kernower, Could you please complete your profile properly, then we should be able to assist. Kind regards, Gareth.

Apologies for the now understandable confusion in the middle. JasonJ who was a contributor to this thread is no longer with us. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Larry, Saying it as I see it, even though it didn’t work for the original poster Dean, he hasn’t yet managed to get around to thanking you for trying to be helpful, so please accept the forum’s thanks pending this happening. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Will, For mechanical parts, you can always send your registration number to Car Parts in Motion - down your neck of the woods. Always worth a try. Kind regards, Gareth.

No need to delete the thread. Just leave it open, and let us know if you junk it. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Dave, Did it go out of your ownership some 3 years ago? It seems to be doing a relatively high annual mileage since it left you, and although I share your wish to reunite the key and car, it will prove to be an almost impossible task, so I think you just as well now junk it ( some 3 years on-?) unless, by chance, someone may recognise the number operating in their locality. Always worth a try on here though for a couple of weeks. Kind regards, Gareth.

The depreciation might surprise.

Not new Justin -?

Hello Jonathan, Welcome and thanks for joining. It will be very difficult to form a decision for you. If you are buying on price, then it could be argued you have done the right thing - until you see the new model, and have to accept the far more rapid depreciation on the older model you have just bought. How long do you intend to keep this model? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks for now letting us know that you have sorted it Dean. Could you give more details of how you actually sorted it, so that it might help others in the future. I think Larry was trying to be helpful, so perhaps a thanks to him would be in order. Kind regards, Gareth.