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
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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