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Car Forum / Fiat Cars / February 2005

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Hober Mallow - 31 Jan 2005 15:08 GMT
Hi,

Failed my MOT/NCT (irish)

the bloke was a right fussy b*stard ha ha. Anyway, he said the rear
wishbones were kinda 'worn'.

Whats it like replacing those, is it hard, and will I need special tools?
I have the haynes manual, and I'll give anything a go :)

The other stuff I failed on I can fix myself
Handbrake needs tightennig
Battery is 'tired' (told you he was fussy)
Registration plate bulb...
Engine leaking oil, needs tightening.. (wtf?)

thanks,
Stephen.
Nick Bailey ///// - 01 Feb 2005 18:39 GMT
You don't say what the car is!

Some of your cited fail points don't seem right to me.  Looks like the guy
was looking for work.

Nick /////
> Hi,
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> thanks,
> Stephen.
Hellraiser - 01 Feb 2005 21:54 GMT
Indeed - a tired battery and leaking oil is not a valid reason for MOT
failure. My advice is take it somewhere else for a test, sounds like the
guy's a prick.

Hellraiser..........>

> You don't say what the car is!
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> Nick /////
>> Hi,
psychodad - 02 Feb 2005 17:07 GMT
Tired battery ????, This guys doing you.  I agree with Hellraiser .
As for oil leaks ,Well if the oil leaks out on the floor during the time the
vehicle is in the workshop for testing ,Then that is a valid point of the
MOT test ,It falls under the heading enviroment ,
Just a sweating though is no reason for failure ,Has to be a pretty big leak
!!!!!!!!
All MOT garages have guidelines to follow ,And they can not deviate  .No
such thing as aTired battery in the MOT test !!!!!
 
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