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All I can suggest is an Audi dealer or Ebay, but your mechanic probably has more idea than me where to buy the parts he needs.

Are you referring to coolant hoses, vacuum hoses, inlet air hoses, or hydraulic hoses? Forgive me Kyri, but my impression is that you are unfamiliar with anything under the bonnet. If that is the case I suggest you visit a garage to solve your problem.

I don't believe you will have the the luxury of selecting a "good home" for a 27 year old car that has not been used for a couple of years. It will be a case of accepting what anyone will offer.

It seems Alan would rather end his forum membership than reply publicly, so I can now reveal he tried to engage me in private correspondence about his wheel shake problem, and did not like being directed back to the forum.

You don't seem entirely certain what has been repaired. I mention that because unless the headlight mounting has been straightened correctly there may not be enough adjustment in the screws to align the beam. Headlight alignment is normally part of front end crash repair so it strikes as odd that yours was not done.

Thanks for the clarification Mike. Having established that the system did work as expected for a considerable time under Octopus's control via its app, and then stopped working after a 12 volt fault and subsequent battery change, two possibilities occur to me. Firstly the cars charging circuits may have been affected by the 12 volt fault. That can be tested by using another granny charger at another location and without any involvement of an app. Is that possible by visiting another EV owner with working equipment? Do you have another granny charger of your own you can take elsewhere? The other possibility is the internet connection in the car has been affected by the 12 volt fault. I don't really know how you can test that unfortunately. Sorry I can not be more precise. I believe the way to isolate the source of the problem is to change just one part of the system at a time i.e. charger, location, app involvement, wifi signal. Alternatively take the car to Audi for diagnosis though you don't need me to tell you that is going to be expensive. It is not widely appreciated that EVs are surprisingly prone to 12 volt problems. Some manufacturers even recommend a new battery every three years.

Alan. Do you intend to publicly respond to the replies you have received on both these topics? I know you have seen them.

Dev. I don't believe the headlight has been misaligned for its ten year existence, so what has recently changed? Has the car been crashed and a new unit fitted?

Mike. Is that a new problem or has charging always been troublesome? It is not clear to me what device is supposedly controlling charging. Is it [1] a wall mounted charge point, [2] the car itself, or [3] the Audi app on your phone? Can you clarify please? All three have timers which can conflict with each other. [1] and [3] both require an internet or mobile signal, [2] needs no external service and hence one might expect it to be more reliable , however history on this forum has proven the matter of car charging to be problematic to say the least. My own experience of car charging via five different wall boxes was a nightmare that only ended when I got rid of them all, and reverted to a simple plug in charge point (the so-called granny charger) with a built in delay timer. I have to admit that was more to do with the car's inadequate software than any deficiencies of the wall boxes, but it has made me aware that it is too easy for those companies to pass the blame for faults on to each other.

Yes of course you can. You have shown pictures, now all you need to add is a description and a price.

Steady Neil, we don't allow topic bumping.

It is very unusual for modern engines to fail like that unless abused or neglected. I would agree that metal fragments in the cylinders and the sump indicate the need for a complete rebuild or a new engine. Unfortunately I no longer know of any engine re-conditioners anywhere in the country so I can not help on that score, but you are right to insist on a proven track record in the work. Unless somebody has a recommendation I see no alternative but to go to Audi. Don't be tempted to buy a secondhand engine without having it overhauled first.

Alan. Did this behaviour coincide with the fitting of the dashcams described in your other topic? If so, try unplugging them. https://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/31745-dashcam-fitted-now-losing-radio-stations/#comment-133331

I don't know specifically about your car, but the behaviour you describe is typical of modern automatic gearboxes. If the changes up and down are imperceptible, and can only be noticed on the dashboard display, I would not worry about it.

It's likely there is an airlock as a result of the work on the cooling system. A vacuum applied to the reservoir should clear it.

The Yuasa 9000 series are 12 volts so Rob must have a standard starter motor, not the starter/alternator of hybrid cars.

CVTs have what are effectively an infinite number of gears between minimum and maximum, hence the name Continuously Variable. It is misleading of Audi and others to falsely claim their boxes to be CVT when they have only a fixed number of gears, 7 in your case. Look up the gearboxes fitted to DAF vehicles many years ago for an example of a true CVT. They were dreadful things.

That new information means all bets are off regarding diagnosis. Mapping has a bad reputation for causing engine problems. You are right about the symptoms of a slipping clutch, (engine speed rising with no change in road speed,) so we can rule that out. I still believe it is an engine problem, though it needs somebody more knowledgeable than me for a diagnosis. By the way your gearbox is not CVT.

This topic is going nowhere so I am closing it.

My guess is the injectors or fuel pumps, but because their repair will be expensive it would be well to get confirmation from an electronic diagnosis before buying anything.

What engine and what fuel Declan?

In the end John beggars can't be choosers. If the Spareto part is all that is available I would take a chance on it or go with Gareth's suggestion of a longer bolt with a nut. As long as you get the right clamping force between the two components you will meet the designed strength requirements.

Has your paid subscription to Audi lapsed?

It's not the starter motor Rob. That much I am sure of so don't waste any money buying new parts until you have a confident diagnosis. If the battery is in good shape, and I am not convinced it is, you need an electronic diagnosis.

Radio and GPS aerials used to be entirely separate items on different cables, but maybe technology has moved on since then. Is it a shark fin aerial on the roof? I have read they can become loose.