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Welcome Lisa and thanks for joining. First things first - can we pass on our condolences for your Dad’s passing. Not an easy time - they only give us one, so always bad news. A couple or so pointers to hopefully help with your query:- Main dealers will not be interested in the car (as good as it may be), since in general, they do not retail vehicles over 5 years old. If they are going to buy it off you, it will be at a price low enough to resell it into their trade contacts at a profit, so really no point in perusing that route. Ways forward:- Enter the details into Parker’s Guide, and you will come up with a ball park valuation for an average mileage car sold privately. If you want a ‘mileage adjusted’ quote, then I believe you have to pay. Worth doing that?? Search EBay and Autotrader for similar year examples, building up a picture of a number of valuations, some of which might be for lower mileage examples. It is worth noting that (unless you are very lucky) you are unlikely to sell the car at prices that dealers are asking, since yours will not be sold with any warranty. Apologies for being pessimistic, but you are trying to sell very much at the low demand end of the year., and the car will effectively be a year older by the end of the month. Another disposal route could be via. the Motorway advertising route, or similar. I don’t have any experience of this, but you could investigate. On a brighter note, such low mileage cars normally find homes among family and friends, and as such tend not to spread out to the wider market. Anyway Lisa, please come back to us if you think we can help further, or if you wish to advertise it on here. Many thanks and kind regards, Gareth.

You should not have a problem then John. Simply report the issue to the insurers and let them sort it out with the repairer. Can we take it you have reported the accident to your insurers, and if so, do you have legal cover with your policy? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello James, I’m pleased my suggestion is working for you. If your turn out to be as good as mine were, you will be very pleased with them, since mine were identical to what I would have expected from a main dealer supplied ones - except for not having the very expensive label stuck on the packaging. Re. Audi original ones - you should be able to twist someone’s arm and perhaps get a7% discount on dealer supplied ones! Please let us know what you think of them when they arrive James. Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome John, Sorry to hear of your issue. Was this work undertaken on behalf of your insurers? Kind regards, Gareth.

Far easier to give them a ring.

Any update David?

Appreciating the sensor was ‘for this model’ , but what make was it, and are you going to do an actual oil pressure test on the engine?

Am I missing something here, but what do injectors have to do with maintaining coolant temp? Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome John, Have you checked with Thule?

Try Aliexpress. I bought a set for a non-Audi and was very pleased with them and the fitting. Let us know how you get on James. Kind regards, Gareth.

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?