Failed MOT :(

Front tyres worn on inner edge - tracking needs doing.

And the bane of everyone's life - emissions! CO level was way too high on fast idle.

So she's off to Triton tomorrow to see what they can do about the levels. I'll put the front cat in the boot in case that's what's needed but I'm hoping new lambda sensors will sort things.

And 2 new Toyos being fitted and tracking sorted on Saturday.

The real buggerance is that under the new rules they're gonna charge me for a full retest on Monday.

Oh Bugger. Just what I didn't need just before Xmas.

Ken

cant u have free retest???

i mention forum when i go down....dont get no discount but may get us all in future....just mention u know kid off forum who had white supra...in poor way!!

Thats not good mate, but could have been worse, why the re-charge:no: ?

Have you still got the 2nd cat in? Should pass with just the one. In any case if you take it to Triton and get them to take it for MOT to the place they use with the cat in the boot they should pass it - they will fit it, test it and then remove it again, honest

I use Triton myself for most things on Tim's recommendation, but unfortunately they didn't do the test as it's a two day stay whenever I leave it there (I finish after they close).

So I used a place in Verwood that's just 200 yds from the office instead. Because they're not doing the work they're going to re-charge.

And because the tyres aren't getting sorted until Saturday I can't ask Triton to test it either.

Next year it's Triton all the way! Sod all this messing about.

Oh, the 2nd cat is still in so she should have been OK. Just my bad luck I guess.

Yeah, apparently you only get 24 hours for a free retest now. There a list of some so called minor faults which qualify for the 24 hour retest and emissions is one of them. If it's not on the list there's no free retest at all.

Sucks

You lot just need to find a decent MOT centre. Since my car was imported it would never have passed an MOT (no rear fog lamp, no plates, dash warnings, etc.) Even with the new MOT regs it shouldn't be a problem (apparently)....

They said since it MoT testing went computerised and linked to the DVLA they have no leeway with giving longer periods for free retests 'cos the DVLA would easily be able to see that more than 24 hours had passed between tests. They showed me the DVLA document which lists what does and doesn't qualify for the free retest and it clearly said that after 24 hours you must pay for the retest.

They said since it MoT testing went computerised and linked to the DVLA they have no leeway with giving longer periods for free retests 'cos the DVLA would easily be able to see that more than 24 hours had passed between tests. They showed me the DVLA document which lists what does and doesn't qualify for the free retest and it clearly said that after 24 hours you must pay for the retest.

Thinking about this, could a garage do u a "pre" mot ?

basically do all the checks but not issue a cert unless it passed?

Then u could sort everything then pop it straight thru

good luck with the tracking , my fronts were gone on the inside as well had the car tracked it wasnt out . took it for a laser check and that said it was ok .

so i dont know what is left to check now , bloody expensive to keep replacing these fronts .

Has your car been lowered Peter?

Thanks for cheering me up Peter

Mine's been lowered, but Tim had the whole alignment & tracking done at the time so I hope it's not a long term problem.

Dropped the car into Triton this morning and am now pootling around in my son's 1.2 Punto

Triton are going to check the emissions and put the 1st cat back on if necessary to get the readings right. (I've also asked them to change the oil as it's been 5000 miles since last done.)

Jake, free retests can still be carried out if the garage wishes to do so. The DVLA form even mentions it and calls it "for marketing purposes". The form doesn't say it must be paid for, just that it must be a FULL retest instead of just testing the bits that failed. So most garages will charge now unless you're a favoured customer...

Cheers,

Ken

Could be your camber mate? my tires are fucked on the outside not tracking so hoping its that!

Try taking the car to micheldever tyres. They reset my camber etc as mine was setup on track settings and wore the inside edge right off my tyres. There is a couple of guys in there that are a wizard at supes in whatever state of lowering. Be prepared though for it to not handle as well as it does now though

It didn't handle well in a straight line before compared to now DB.

But now - WOW - what a difference!

Two new tyres (Proxes T1-R) and the tracking done for free. It was at +4. Simon at Seaview said he's surprised the car wasn't hopping all over the place. A quick burn down the Upton bypass and the car feels sooo much better. I'll see how it goes over the next week or so and check the tyres for any rubbing then. Cheers for the heads-up on Micheldever - where abouts are they?

Triton put the 1st cat back on Friday and it made absolutely no difference to the emissions. So their going to replace the lambda sensor on Tuesday and try again. They said there wasn't anything wrong with anything else.

I might as well let them put it through the MoT while they're at it seeing as I've got to pay again anyway...

Leave it with triton for an mot pass chap.I don't know if tim did anything post the dyno run he did up at JAE not this time but last time round but it was low on power then. Pete at thor hazarded a guess at a restriction in the exhaust if I remember rightly. This might be tied in with your emissions problems now.

Micheldever tyres is just outside micheldever train station which is 2 shakes of a lambs tail off the a303 about 10 miles this side of the m3.

Well, she's back with a clean bill of health so I'm very happy.

Not so happy about what the MoT failure has cost me though.....

Exactly £650!

£40 for the original MoT.

£235 for 2 new front tyres and tracking.

£375 for the work at Triton. (fit cat, renew O2 sensor, renew exhaust gasket, refit de-cat. Oh and an oil & filter change while they were at it.)

Lastly, the MoT came back with a couple of "advisories":

Front discs wearing. (That'll be the 'ring session I expect )

Suspension components generally starting to corrode.

Rear tyres part worn (no shit Sherlock - it's a Soop. LOL)

Ah well - stuff to look at next year then...

Cheers,

Ken

Rear tyres part worn (no shit Sherlock - it's a Soop. LOL)

 

Ah well - stuff to look at next year then...

 

Cheers,

Ken

Hah you reckon the rear tyres will last til next year??? You laying the car up for 12 months?

Nope - just hoping that they won't get too abused during the slow-driving months Bri.