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Any answers yet John?

First owner may have been a company who had it on lease, and such things were not important - whereas price was.

Doubtful Mohammed, unless Lithuania has moved near to Birmingham. Have you inspected the wires in the flexible harness section yet? Regards, Gareth.

Your call of course Gary, and yes 30 day right to reject, and warranty, but rejecting = unwanted hassle, as does trying to argue warranty claims with the so many wear and tear clauses. As has been said before, low mileage isn’t always a bonus, and indeed can become a handicap, particularly with diesels. @Audisq524 Thanks Bob, but we tend not to ask such questions on here, in preference to pointing members to the systems they need to do their own checking - as in this case. If a member does want to reveal the reg. no. then they are welcome to do so, but generally they don’t. Regards, Gareth.

Um! 6months?? Always worth spending £9.99.

Welcome Scott, Likely to be the pump, or possibly congealed gunge in the bottom of the reservoir. Aftermarket pumps are cheap. Access usually by taking the wheel arch liner out. Fixings usually corrode and may give trouble but… Regards, Gareth.

Thank you Gary, Last V5 issued 29/9/25, could mean that the vehicle had a change of owner less than a month ago! I might just mean that it was on a cherished plate until then, but…. You will obviously need to find out if it was a ‘rejected within 30 days’ vehicle. No good asking the salesman! It’s not my money, but if it was, I would be moving forward very carefully, and knowledgeable that salesmen always tell you what you want to hear Again, have you had sight of the service history rather than accepting that you have been told it has it? This should give you a history of parts replaced as well as routine servicing. When you do have sight of it, and hopefully it stacks up well, I would be spending £9.99 on a VCheck history of the vehicle. This will give you mileage confirmation, any instances where it’s gone through auction, changes of ownership - with dates. Always well worth a tenner.

Where are you getting them from Edmund, so that others will benefit from your experience?

There isn’t a specific link, Are you able to conduct an EBay search for the filters etc. that you want? Are you able to do and on line search for what oil grade you need for your engine? You can search Castrol’s website, and/or Opie oils website. Please let us know how you get on.

Any of this any good to you Edmund?

Hello ? ( could you please amend your profile to include your name. We like to address members by name). First points first:- I’m surprised an Audi dealer is retailing this 6/7 year old vehicle, since they normally operate on trading anything over 5 year old. Have you done a DVLA Vehicle Check on this to see when the last V5 was issued? This will point to possible short term ownership - perhaps returned under issue? MOT history check? Requested the seller e-mails you a copy of the service history? Please bear in mind that the car has covered a mere c5k/a - very low for a diesel - and they generally don’t like short runs. Perhaps you could comeback to us with some answers. Regards, Gareth.

On Retention Certificate Frank? Regards, Gareth.

Congratulations Charlie, you have just won Shortest post of the Year award.

No probs Guy, I’ve messaged Stevey and asked him to have a look at your post when he has a chance - he’s a busy chap though. Regards, Gareth.

No problem Guy, it seems our posts overlapped. So logic would now point to dismissing the thermostat as the culprit, since the car was OK until the water pump was changed. So water pump associated ( or something else which has gone wrong in the meantime)? Still air locks, level sensor? Solenoid associated with water pump?? Stevey Y on here would be your best point of contact. Send him a PM and ask him to have a look at this thread - he’s a busy man, so give him a bit of time. Why was the water pump changed Guy? Others on here will hopefully be along to offer advice. Regards, Gareth. p.s. Audi main dealer?? Oh blinking heck, your wallet will need gas and air! I’d forget that as an idea, and take advice on other independents in your area.

Thanks for the very informative update Tony. I’ve dealt with Andy in the past re. air suspension on a non-Audi, and found him very knowledgeable and helpful. I rebuilt a couple of compressors using his piston rings - to good effect. He should be able to help you with a replacement compressor. It seems there are Chinese struts available for some marques, but not sure of contact or availability. Might be worth dipping into the Jaguar Forum and searching through the X350 section with a search on air suspension. Don’t know about this, but I’ll throw it in:- Consider changing to conventional suspension. Doable? Practical and economic?? Regards, Gareth.

Welcome Guy, and sorry to hear of your issue. As I see it, whoever (garage?) fitted the new thermostat should be your first port of call. It could be as simple as air locks in the system, faulty temperature sensor or even a substandard replaced thermostat. Ideal would be to get it plugged in to diagnostics to get any fault codes and to record live temperature data. Please keep us up to date on progress. Regards, Gareth.

You could also check with ‘Bagpipingandy’ - on EBay. He was the pioneer of compressor repair kits, and much more re. air suspension as I understand. Please let us know how you get on.

Hello Robert, So what did your checks come up with, and do you intend to buy it? Regards, Gareth.

Hello again Ingrid, Notice you have replied to another thread with similar issues. Just wondering if you would be prepared to share its service history as requested earlier, and as the owner of the car on the other thread has posted? Regards, Gareth.

Thanks Tony, So have you tried the sources I mentioned? Regards, Gareth.

But they will need to be sorted straight away, since the car cannot be moved. If I’m reading it correctly, the bags/ SA were not blown when it went in there, so….? Now it’s going to cost you to get it transported to an independent. Air suspensions systems, although not too complicated, do need to be worked on by mechanics who have been there done that, not leaving you with an unusable vehicle. Hope you can get some sense out of this Tony. Please keep us posted on how it pans out. Regards, Gareth.

Bear in mind that fuses blow for a reason -to protect the circuit, so if anything has blown, you will need to investigate why, rather than just putting another one in.

Welcome Tony and sorry to hear of your issue. If you have two blown bags and a leaking tank then I assume this vehicle was sitting on its backside prior to investigation -? This is an air suspension on back only on this isn’t it. Alternative suppliers may well be limited, but you could try Arnotts website for sort of aftermarket replacements. Would be worth putting your reg. no. into Parts in Motion website and see what they come up with. If it were mine, I’d be getting a second opinion from a trusted local independent before progressing this. Please let us know how you get on Tony. Regards, Gareth.

In case it helps anyone, and as I understand it:- VAG’s recommendation on timing belts changed in July 2023, to supposedly bring the U.K. in line with the Continent. Change - remove the time limit (taken as every 5 years) Current mileage recommendation has been quoted at 180k miles - but I’m doubtful on that - and most likely?? to be in km. - and an inspection at 150k miles - or it’s it Kms For what it’s worth, I would not run a timing belt for more than 5 years unless you are prepared to gamble thousands of £s on consequential damage. Justification:- engineeringly averse stop/start systems, low annual mileages, with consequence of vehicle running at less than optimum temperature, more gear changes etc. all putting additional stresses on belts. Change auxiliary belt at same time. Regards, Gareth.