First mot in my care

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:03 am

Mot due already, doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun,
I’m doing it a month early because you can , and I can’t bear not knowing if it will pass for another month.... aprox 1,300 miles since I got the car
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG

Hate the first mot on a car , it’s so much better when you know the car after a few years

philbo909 · Post by **philbo909** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:15 am

My MOT tomorrow, shouldn't be a problem though

touch wood of course

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:52 am

Good luck mate

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:43 pm

philbo909 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:15 am My MOT tomorrow, shouldn't be a problem though touch wood of course

Wood in coupe

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:38 pm

Plenty of wood in the merlot firebobby

davros · Post by **davros** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:18 pm

Dave 2 dogs wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:38 pm Plenty of wood in the merlot firebobby

Yeah, my wife always admires your wood Dave

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:34 pm

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:42 pm

FAILED !! On ...... anti roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt offside front ........ so that’s been done and now passed
Advisories
Slight brake binding
Some corrosion on rear break pipes ( not excessive)
Oil leak ( not excessive)
Bolt broken on exhaust join but not blowing

davros · Post by **davros** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:10 pm

Sorry you needed some work to pass the MOT Dave

I always find MOT’s squeaky bum time, particularly with the Zed

It might be worth putting some rust converter on the rear brake pipes to give em some protection.

RustyZ4 · Post by **RustyZ4** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:16 pm

Lithium grease is a good thing to spray on brake pipes, and is cheap and easy

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:21 pm

Ah the tension, tis too much. Hopefuly all all fly through.

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:25 pm

Thanks for support guys, didn’t think £90 with mot was too painful. What should I do about the other bits? I’m probably gonna end up using it to part ex to a dealer

Mike6 · Post by **Mike6** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:13 pm

That bolt broken on exhaust join could well be the joint up to the headers. If it is you need to get it fixed properly and quickly. Its a common fail point but a relatively easy fix if caught early enough. Not sure where you live but Mr Exhaust was recommended to me and they did a brilliant job. I have been told that really corroded joints can lead to a new exhaust and header (very expensive) so dont leave it for another year.

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:00 pm

Thanks for heads up mike6

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:38 pm

RustyZ4 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:16 pm Lithium grease is a good thing to spray on brake pipes, and is cheap and easy

Solves the issue, but not necessarily the advisory!

My nephew's E46 had an advisory in October 2017 for "nearside rear brake pipe slightly corroded". So next time it was at his regular garage they greased the rear pipes up - then in October 2018 he got an advisory for "brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material"!

When I got an advisory on my E46 the next time I swapped the wheels from winter to summer I wire brushed the pipes, got some emery paper on them then painted them with Hammerite - no advisory after that.

Anyway good to know you got your MOT OP.

If you will be part-exing it I'm not sure it's worth doing anything TBH.

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