E46 320d & MOT
Discussion
just had the 320d Touring through its MOT.
a few issues needed resolution
both rear dampers had severe corrosion on the shaft at the top - covered up buy the bump stop - one was nearly 50 % less in thickness !
I guess moisture is help by the bump stop rubber ?
Both rear springs were cracked - looking back at past MOTs this is the third set ! (in 140K miles of motoring) - I've never had a coil spring crack before - is this 'normal' at this age ?
Also had a sticking front brake caliper - garage said they had done 3 of thee in the past 2 weeks on E46's.
couple of other minor issues - not too bad in my book for a 16 year old car in daily use (20k miles PA), and 140K miles in total
a few issues needed resolution
both rear dampers had severe corrosion on the shaft at the top - covered up buy the bump stop - one was nearly 50 % less in thickness !
I guess moisture is help by the bump stop rubber ?
Both rear springs were cracked - looking back at past MOTs this is the third set ! (in 140K miles of motoring) - I've never had a coil spring crack before - is this 'normal' at this age ?
Also had a sticking front brake caliper - garage said they had done 3 of thee in the past 2 weeks on E46's.
couple of other minor issues - not too bad in my book for a 16 year old car in daily use (20k miles PA), and 140K miles in total
red997 said:
just had the 320d Touring through its MOT.
a few issues needed resolution
both rear dampers had severe corrosion on the shaft at the top - covered up buy the bump stop - one was nearly 50 % less in thickness !
I guess moisture is help by the bump stop rubber ?
Both rear springs were cracked - looking back at past MOTs this is the third set ! (in 140K miles of motoring) - I've never had a coil spring crack before - is this 'normal' at this age ?
Also had a sticking front brake caliper - garage said they had done 3 of thee in the past 2 weeks on E46's.
couple of other minor issues - not too bad in my book for a 16 year old car in daily use (20k miles PA), and 140K miles in total
Brake calipers seems fairly common - I had to do one on my last E46, and both on my current E46. 3 sets of springs seems a bit OTT, (mine are just starting to show signs of corrosion), might be worth checking the general level of corrosion underneath.a few issues needed resolution
both rear dampers had severe corrosion on the shaft at the top - covered up buy the bump stop - one was nearly 50 % less in thickness !
I guess moisture is help by the bump stop rubber ?
Both rear springs were cracked - looking back at past MOTs this is the third set ! (in 140K miles of motoring) - I've never had a coil spring crack before - is this 'normal' at this age ?
Also had a sticking front brake caliper - garage said they had done 3 of thee in the past 2 weeks on E46's.
couple of other minor issues - not too bad in my book for a 16 year old car in daily use (20k miles PA), and 140K miles in total
I left it to the MOT garage !
pretty good service IMHO.
Original MOT was done at 5:30 pm
left the car with them overnight
picked it up following day at 5:30 (24 hrs post MOT failure)
All issues rectified for £500 inc parts, labour & MOT
I priced up all the parts myself (ECP) and came to £370
I think £130 for garage labour cost / MOT is an absolute bargain !
pretty good service IMHO.
Original MOT was done at 5:30 pm
left the car with them overnight
picked it up following day at 5:30 (24 hrs post MOT failure)
All issues rectified for £500 inc parts, labour & MOT
I priced up all the parts myself (ECP) and came to £370
I think £130 for garage labour cost / MOT is an absolute bargain !
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