The ask an MOT tester thread
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I realise this would likely be more vehicle dependant than anything else but worth an ask.
Aftermarket exhausts, specifically cats. My old Lexus needs the centre section replaced and I can get a new mild steel replacement off eBay for £500 odd quid, including 2 cats. Not expecting miracles in terms of longetivity but are these fairly reliable for a while on emissions testing? Assuming the car is in otherwise good health.
Just had to spend a few hundred on the back boxes, now this, it's been keyed (along with several other vehicles on the surrounding streets, b
ds) so it's costing me a heap on what is realistically a £3500 car. second hand OEM replacements are at least £750 and I'm skint 
Aftermarket exhausts, specifically cats. My old Lexus needs the centre section replaced and I can get a new mild steel replacement off eBay for £500 odd quid, including 2 cats. Not expecting miracles in terms of longetivity but are these fairly reliable for a while on emissions testing? Assuming the car is in otherwise good health.
Just had to spend a few hundred on the back boxes, now this, it's been keyed (along with several other vehicles on the surrounding streets, b
ds) so it's costing me a heap on what is realistically a £3500 car. second hand OEM replacements are at least £750 and I'm skint KTF said:
I got the MOT reminder today so wen out to check the car before booking it in.
I noticed this on one of the tyres. There are no cords showing.
Would it be a fail as I looked at the mot manual online and not sure if it would or not.
If no cords are visible and you can’t peel any rubber back to see or feel cords, that will be fine. I noticed this on one of the tyres. There are no cords showing.
Would it be a fail as I looked at the mot manual online and not sure if it would or not.
Rod200SX said:
I realise this would likely be more vehicle dependant than anything else but worth an ask.
Aftermarket exhausts, specifically cats. My old Lexus needs the centre section replaced and I can get a new mild steel replacement off eBay for £500 odd quid, including 2 cats. Not expecting miracles in terms of longetivity but are these fairly reliable for a while on emissions testing? Assuming the car is in otherwise good health.
Just had to spend a few hundred on the back boxes, now this, it's been keyed (along with several other vehicles on the surrounding streets, bds) so it's costing me a heap on what is realistically a £3500 car. second hand OEM replacements are at least £750 and I'm skint
Impossible to say really. Sometimes a poor quality cat will still pass the emissions test but will trigger a downstream lambda sensor fault which will put the EML on. If the car was first used before 1st July 2003 this won’t be a fail. Aftermarket exhausts, specifically cats. My old Lexus needs the centre section replaced and I can get a new mild steel replacement off eBay for £500 odd quid, including 2 cats. Not expecting miracles in terms of longetivity but are these fairly reliable for a while on emissions testing? Assuming the car is in otherwise good health.
Just had to spend a few hundred on the back boxes, now this, it's been keyed (along with several other vehicles on the surrounding streets, b
ds) so it's costing me a heap on what is realistically a £3500 car. second hand OEM replacements are at least £750 and I'm skint CSLM3CSL said:
Do you think that many of the repairs you see are short term fixes just to get the car through the MOT and they will reoccur the following year?
I look at mot history and see things like failure for handbrake travel happening year after year.
Definitely. Some people only want the bare minimum doing to get the vehicle through the MOT. I look at mot history and see things like failure for handbrake travel happening year after year.
Little Pete said:
CSLM3CSL said:
Do you think that many of the repairs you see are short term fixes just to get the car through the MOT and they will reoccur the following year?
I look at mot history and see things like failure for handbrake travel happening year after year.
Definitely. Some people only want the bare minimum doing to get the vehicle through the MOT. I look at mot history and see things like failure for handbrake travel happening year after year.
Sign of the times, must be a nightmare looking for bodge ups like that.
Randy Winkman said:
Do cars ever fail an MOT because the plastic headlight covers are cloudy/oxidized? Or do "modern" cars have good enough headlights that they can always emit enough light to pass the test? I tried a (well reviewed) DIY kit on mine but it didn't help. Cheers.
Not on brightness but on pattern. Hazy lenses really affect the beam and that is what causes the fail
Could you not refuse to MOT that on account of it being a health hazard?
I literally cannot believe someone would present their car for an MOT in that state and think it was acceptable?
If I was an MOT tester I would think if that is the state of the car then the owner would not be concerned with maintenance either and already have a bad impression of the car.
Don't know if it makes any difference, but mine are immaculate inside and out when I take them for MOT.
I literally cannot believe someone would present their car for an MOT in that state and think it was acceptable?
If I was an MOT tester I would think if that is the state of the car then the owner would not be concerned with maintenance either and already have a bad impression of the car.
Don't know if it makes any difference, but mine are immaculate inside and out when I take them for MOT.
I'm sure if British MOT testers watched just rolled in on yt they would have a fit
https://youtu.be/0R3IQwjI50A
https://youtu.be/0R3IQwjI50A
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