Ni Mot Checks (full List Of What They Look For)

[Coog]

Had one on Frontera - weeping from rocker gasket. Used some of that stuff and it helped a bit.

Best bet is to clean the engine up well and hopefully it'll not be everywhere by the time you arrive...

 

[da.murf]

question, my fiances old rover needs mot, driver window doesnt wind down, switch is broken, will this effect mot?? do windows need to be able to up and down??

 

[nmdconceptz]

you will need it down for mot as they talk to you through it mate.

I ****ting them if this dont pass for this leak as im carless then lol

 

[pablo]

quick Q - can you MOT a car with no rear seats or belts? ie a clio with the rear interior stripped out.

 

[Graham2]

Yes so long as the belts are removed.

 

[pablo]

awesome looks better by the hour

would a rollcage phase them?

 

[Graham2]

So long as it looks properly constructed and is secure I don't see why it would. The 182 is defo the better buy!

 

[pablo]

are 4point harnesses ok instead of regular seatbelts? or do you need seatbelts too?

 

[Yellow Devil]

i have no back seats or seatbelts in my saxo can that pass?

 

[TheLarneMan]

Anyone with throttle bodies that aren't covered, e.g. by an airbox = FAIL!

It's now classed as a fire hazard...

 

[pablo]

balls!

foam filter help no?

 

[TheLarneMan]

balls!

foam filter help no?

Nah, I'll probably need something made out of metal.

The official line was 'firetrap missing'.

Apparantly they had a few rallycars in recently that backfired and a few flames spat out of the bodies. It's now part of their checklist.

Oh, and my emissions were 11.4% . Something's amiss somewhere!

All getting sorted next week.

 

[pablo]

I remember my pinto on 45s spitting flames out the carbs. slightly scary lol.

the foam filters are no good either as they soak with petrol fumes etc and become a molotov cocktail

Pipercross make a sporty CF airbox for carbs but I guess it would be easily adapted for TBs.

 

[TheLarneMan]

Richard Longman did a tasty carbon airbox but they have stopped trading now. I'm waiting to hear back from Jenvey.

 

[Bass c]

Thats crazy, Health and safety has gone totally insane.

 

[syecadelic]

question to do with registration light bulbs... i'm assuming red would be a no no? i remember reading online that having a green/blue or red sidelight bulb at the front was not allowed as blue/green is emergency, and red is a 'stop' light, therefore at back only...
so having red reg bulb lights should be ok? as they still light up the plate clearly.

 

[Airbagaaron]

Not sure about this one mite be stupid asking but no harm in asking...

Do streched tyres past MOT??

 

[natogreen16v]

yeah aaron they do. my (minimal) stretch did anyway (195/45 on an 8)

 

[matthew070]

A word of warning to those going for the MOT - check underneath for oil leaks!.Mine failed yesterday for 'excessive oil leak from engine'. I had not bothered to MOT wash underneath and a fair patch of fresh oil was underneath as I had not detected a leak. One powerwash later and a tightening of a couple of bolts plus a fresh piece of rubber and I passed the re-test this morning (£18.50).

The moral of the story is look underneath the car and give it a wee wipe, saves time and money!

i had a 106 with oil dropping on the mot guy's head and it passed it was great

 

[syecadelic]

i had a 106 with oil dropping on the mot guy's head and it passed it was great

Must have been in a good mood, or just liked the look of you

 

[Hammath]

i had a 106 with oil dropping on the mot guy's head and it passed it was great

Did he give you his phone number on your way out?

 

[AndyG]

With a rear foglight will the switch have to light up to say the foglight is on? And what height does it have to be off the ground?

 

[heavyoilhenry]

Max height 1000mm, min height 250mm all above ground. Switch must light to warn that lamp in use. Hope that helps.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/schedule/11/made

 

[johnm]

on the sames line, where would I get a fog light switch. found some on ebay & that but there 15 bills...aye, sound! and other ones say it'll take a week for deliver but need to get it sorted quickly. cheers!

 

[syecadelic]

on the sames line, where would I get a fog light switch. found some on ebay & that but there 15 bills...aye, sound! and other ones say it'll take a week for deliver but need to get it sorted quickly. cheers!

Maplin have a wide range of light up switches iirc, alternatively a motor factor store or halfrauds