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2000 rpm seems high for changing up, but that depends on how heavy your right foot is, and whether you use S or D mode. It would be as well to have it independently tested before the 30 day option to return it to the dealer expires.

Ethan. Your frequent refilling and short journey make me confidant there has been no damage. No guarantees of course, but I would not be concerned if it was my car.

Fair enough. I can't help sourcing another engine, but I would be wary of a secondhand unit unless it is supplied with a cast iron guarantee. You and your mechanic have probably considered whether repair of the existing engine is feasible. Rattles and misfires could be anything from timing belt to crankshaft position sensor, while low compression on one cylinder could be just a sticking valve. Any of those would be a lot cheaper than another engine. Having metal shavings in the fuel is odd. Rust or grit I could understand, but not shavings. Any idea how that happened?

Kieran. Have you any evidence that the engine is damaged? I ask because if the fuel filter is doing its job, which it appears to be, then the metal should not be getting any further and you only need to consider renewing the fuel pump and pipes.

My guess is that the car has noticed the lack of charge 20 minutes after plugging in and is sending the report. (It is known as going to sleep, and some cars can not be awakened again until unlocked.) The Hypervolt charge point knows nothing of that and will begin charging at the scheduled time. Communication between charge points and cars is supposed to meet a certain standard, but apparently the standard is open to interpretation, so some odd behaviour is not unexpected. Is there an option to disable this report in the application?

Thanks for the update Tony. Note that the job is not trivial so it would be worth renewing the water pump at the same time while the engine is apart. The pump life is similar to the belt and requires the same effort for access, hence the recommendation to do both at once. We have noted before problems with forum access when done through Google. I don't know the details or whether a solution was found.

Yes the squeal is most likely to be the release bearing. Adding that to the high bite point confirms that the clutch is defective and needs to be renewed. Others here may be able to recommend a source for a new clutch.

Is the report 20 minutes after plugging in or 20 minutes after the charge begins?

Was the reply of any help Gerry?

Any comment on this Dm?

Check the earth connections.

Were the comments above of any use to you Tony?

It has now. Thanks for the update.

The fans should only run when the temperature is high. I believe there is a module that controls the fans which you may need to renew, but I do not know the details, so a first step would be to get it tested.

George. I suspect the electric cooling fans are not switching off when the engine temperature drops.

David. It might help if you gave a more detailed explanation of what you mean by lumpy power delivery, along with conditions at which it happens. Conditions like engine speed, hot or cold, load, service history, state of tyres, etc.

Gary. I have no doubt there is an electronic fault of some kind and therefore the error messages are all meaningless. I suggest you find an auto electrician.

A properly maintained car, even one that is twenty years old, should not judder or overheat so it is clearly defective. Take it back to the dealer.

I can just about hear the noise in the last three seconds of the audio, but it is so overwhelmed by engine noise that I have no chance of identifying it.

What are you asking for John? Price, brand, garage, method, special tools? There no cost to using more words in your question.

I wish you luck.

James. The distinction between remanufacture/rebuild/repair is almost nonexistent. They all amount to exchanging worn parts for new. I believe you have two choices. One, go to Audi and pay a large fortune for the repair. Two, find a specialist gearbox repair company and only pay a small fortune. Don't be tempted to buy a secondhand unit and least of all don't buy one from Ebay.

Me too, but all's well that ends well.

Stripping the calipers is a good idea, but I can't help with personal experience or diagrams.

Getting blood from a stone is easier.