MOT - what to remember?

[thermidorthelobster]

The 101 is due for MOT this month, and I've had to hunt far and wide to find somewhere that would do it - it's too big for most of the Class IV places, and even the commercial boys struggle.  But finally the local VOSA people have kindly acquiesced to giving it the once over.

Now I'm racking my brains to think of anything it will fail on.  Thoughts are:
- the exhaust isn't blowing any more (it's been welded)
- brakes seem evenly balanced, and handbrake works now
- lights are all ok
- chassis is tip-top
- hubs are OK as far as I know
- tyres are being dealt with

What else should I be thinking about?  It's a long time since I put an old vehicle through an MOT, and I'm having a mental block!

[beast5680]

Have a look here http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm might give some pointers

[Hightower]

When mine went in last month I knew all the main things were okay, but then it's the little bits that you take for granted that'll get you failed like seatbelts, alignment of headlamps etc.

Good luck

[hobbit]

If in doubt see if you have somewhere local who could do a pre-mot inspection for you, might be worth it in the long run, mind you with that beast I think you will scare a lot of people off

[thermidorthelobster]

Oh, by the way - one of my mud guards is ripped off - is that an MOT failure?  I don't think it is from memory, but I'm not actually sure.  Can't see anything about it in the VOSA documentation.

MOT is on Wed, I have to haul the damn thing over to Mitcham, which will be about a tanker full of fuel down the swanny.

[datalas]

I find that appologising to Tim and Joanne in advance is a good plan, as is bringing a bottle of wine or two :D

[Damonski]

Good luck with it! If the VOSA gang are looking you will be sure of a proper job being done ;)

[hobbit]

One thing that can speed up mots nowadays, is to take your log book in, actually logging onto the mot system with the new computers is hell, a lot of the info that they ask for on there is in the log book, and saves a lot of  q & a's from the system about your car

Can make quite a difference for the tester

[muddyweb]

Yeeess.... unless, like today, the main computers in Swansea crashed...  which made getting certificates... interesting.

[Budgie]

Got mine OK at lunchtime Tim, guess it must have gone down before or after I was in having it done.  :D

Dave, Don't forget things like horn, windscreen washers and condition of wipers, no cracks/chips in the windscreens, play in the steering (I know we're talking a 101 here but even so!   ) and fluid residue from areas of the brake system.

All the best with it, hope it goes a well as mine did today.  :D

[strapping young lad]

feww things to remember..

1) the vehicle in question
2) the current mot certificate

;)

[Bush Tucker Man]

Fabia's going tomorrow morning to the main-dealer for its first MoT test

Wonder if it'll pass :?

[Rich_P]

Wonder if it'll pass :?

Plenty shiney enough to pass I think.  If something was broke, you would of seen it, unlike Landies coated in mud that you never see the broken/leaking parts.  :P

[Bush Tucker Man]

Wonder if it'll pass :?

Plenty shiney enough to pass I think :P

Well it passed, but with realignment of both(?) headlamps for some reason

Advisories on;
1. One rear seat-belt as it couldn't be tested with Child-Seat in place.
Before you all comment on the tester not moving the seat out of the way, as I understand it the vehicle is tested exactly as presented[/u]

2. Deterioration of a bush in the near-side front suspension arm.
Must be an unexpected item, as it's getting done under warranty next week (2 days before it expires)


I waited & spent the time drooling over the new Octavia vRS, very tasty.
I even went as far as asking how much we'd get in PX against a showroom/new vehicle.

(circa £5,000 as a 'ball-park figure, 3year old & 14,600miles)

[thermidorthelobster]

Damnation.  Mine failed, on CO2 emissions.

I presented it on Unleaded instead of LPG, partly cos I thought the HC emissions would be high on LPG, cos it doesn't idle that well (to do with the poppet valves in the carbs).

It was 4.65, it needed to be 4.5.

This means I have to trek all the way down to Mitcham again tomorrow - about a 3 hour round trip - just so they can retest the emissions!

If anybody fancies posting what I need to do to solve the problem, that will save me some head scratching  :D

By the way, the MOT took nigh-on 2 hours, while they figured out the best way to test the damn thing.  The brakes caused the biggest headache.  In the end I drove along at 10mph with the tester in the passenger seat and jammed the brakes on.  And they tested the handbrake by parking it on a slope and seeing if it slid down again.

[Damonski]

The brakes caused the biggest headache.  In the end I drove along at 10mph with the tester in the passenger seat and jammed the brakes on.  And they tested the handbrake by parking it on a slope and seeing if it slid down again.

 :lol: I just have to get one now just for that annual event  

[thermidorthelobster]

I must have twisted the jet adjustment screws the right way, cos it passed today, emissions down from 4.65 to 0.45.  Another thing out the way, thank goodness.