Recent content by samcorbridge

Hello everyone. Thanks again for all your help so far, I have an update for you all. I have spoken to two solicitors, including the firm Jeffo mentioned. They advised it would be better to go through the online small claims, as the time it took to research the case wouldn't be recovered. I...

Thanks for this. I'm not suggesting that there is any problem with yours, but mine wasn't making any noise until the preceding journey before it failed. It rattled slightly for less than a second on startup, drove fine with no noise and then the next startup failed. If you have *any* doubts over...

So the noise wasn't the turbo, it was actually the tensioner again. Got the car back again today after having it stripped down again and another tensioner fitted. Seems that as it's had another oil pump and the uprated tensioner, the oil pressure is somewhat higher than it was before and causing...

Thanks again for everyone's help so far.

Got the car back today. Garage want it back thurs/fri to check everything is running okay and not wearing or using too much oil. Car seems great except some whine from the turbo which wasn't there before the timing chain went. We will see if this reduces with mileage... Total cost came to...

Forgot to mention this gem. The dealer tried to quantify his statements by telling me that I'm wrong as he's got a degree in Law. Not sure when having a Law degree made you a lawyer..

Thanks for your reply Mario. I think the next step is to try and get Audi to put it in writing that they wouldn't expect the part to fail at this age/mileage. Do you think that they will resist putting this in writing in fear of self implication? If I can't get them to put it in writing, my...

Hi Jeffo Thanks for your reply. My understanding of the SOGA/CRA is that within the first 6 months the fault is deemed to have been present at time of purchase *unless* the dealer can prove otherwise. The dealer is stating that it's pretty easy to prove that it wasn't there as there was no...

Hi Jeffo, see post above. Audi UK passed me back to Audi Warrington who confirmed that they wouldn't expect the part to fail at that mileage and age given it had been serviced correctly. This was only verbally over the phone, however, and they weren't able to provide written confirmation without...

Cost me nearer £4k :(

Sadly paid by Visa Debit. I believe there is a bank claim process that I can undertake, but not sure if I'll be covered due to the dealerships claim of wear and tear part.

Hello everyone Sorry about the delay in updating, been pretty busy. Audi UK have been pretty unhelpful in the end, they confirmed that it wouldn't expect the tensioner to fail at the given mileage, but as they couldn't account for the service history there was nothing they could really do...

Thanks for the advice Jeffo. They're stalling on confirming whether or not they would expect the tensioner to fail at this age and mileage. They just keep saying that the timing chain is expected to be a lifetime part, and ignoring the fact I'm mentioning the tensioner and associated assembly...

Also: in terms of this playing out with the dealer, I foresee that I will need some form of 'definition' for what constitutes a wear and tear item on a car. My understanding is that while the tensioner *should* be upgraded, with the hindsight of the parts defect, it would still have been...

I was under the impression it's the tensioner. I heard the rattle on startup when it went, although it hadn't been rattling before that. Turns out one that one of my neighbours owns an independent garage that comes recommended. He checked the engine out quickly yesterday and said that the left...