My E86 failed MOT anti-roll bar link

[marcop123]

My E86 was in for its MOT but initially failed on anti-roll bar joints, mechanic said minor issue replacement parts £24 each side.

But since I’ve had the car back 10 days or so it performs noticeably better, just a noticeable more pull in take off / acceleration.

It’s strange as consistently feel it’s performing better I asked mechanic if done anything else or checked which he hadn’t so I can’t figure out these links assisting in performance ??? Any ideas of the impact these new links ?
I always use v-power so no change of fuel or anything..
It’s a good thing but would like to understand the change

An advisory was corroded front to rear brake pipe , the mechanic cleaned and greased it up but I was wondering what sort of costs being involved in replacing it ?

Cheers

 

[nick_l]

Only thing I could think is throttle adaptations have been reset….has the battery been out for any period of time?

 

[Ewazix]

The psychology of an MOT pass, l I swear that mine goes better after a wash and polish :lol:

 

[Rockhopper]

Maybe the mechanic Road tested it and gave it a good thrashing?

 

[marcop123]

Only thing I could think is throttle adaptations have been reset….has the battery been out for any period of time?

I did have battery issues prior to MOT which replaced battery I think was 1 maybe 2 weeks before so yeah battery was flat a few times in month or so prior

 

[Mr Tidy]

An advisory was corroded front to rear brake pipe , the mechanic cleaned and greased it up but I was wondering what sort of costs being involved in replacing it ?

I got them replaced with copper on my 2nd E86 for £100 by a former forum member, but that was in 2017 and even then was a bit of a bargain!

It's easier to replace them with copper/kunifer because the steel BMWs are pre-shaped so fitting the driver's side pipe requires the fuel tank to be dropped to get it across the rear bulkhead. An added bonus is that unlike the BMW ones they won't rust!

If you say where you are someone may be able to recommend somewhere to get them done.

 

[marcop123]

Thanks for the info mr tidy . I’m in north east Scotland but good to have knowledge of the copper option as something I’m going to have to get looked at this year and something I’ll now look into with the copper / kunifer

 

[Mr Tidy]

Well as I'm in South-East England I'm sorry I can't help with recommendations!

They run under the car on the passenger side in a plastic conduit but it ends a bit before the rear wheel and tends to accumulate a build up of road dirt at the end, which traps moisture hence corrosion. One of them has a joint inside the conduit so the guy who did mine just put a joint in the other one, poked it through the clips behind the fuel tank then shaped it to fit.

My car had advisories on the MOT 2 years running so I thought I'd better get them done!