MOT today

[Phillc]

It failed Worn Front brake pipe the flexie one, and rear brake light bulb blown, interesting thing is i have a small number plate on and as of April it will fail the mot, (good job i have the original and some velcro for next year) also the centre exhaust bracket had snapped but not failed on it, and outer cv boot split also not a fail, having all done on Tuesday, going to put braided hoses on, and replace the centre section with the diesel centre section as it has not got the silencer in it, for £20 worth a go

 

[Phillc]

Any one know if the cv boot is dealer part only.
Cheers

 

[LEE69]

No can get it from most factors, split boot is a fail and the exhaust bracket is too.

Let us know about the diesel centre section

 

[Phillc]

I thought this too but tester said these will NOT fail the mot and didn't.

 

[LEE69]

Mine failed on the boot last year.

 

[LEE69]

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_250.htm

E. Front Wheel Drive Shafts and Couplings

Inspect as follows while the front wheels are jacked up
1. With the vehicle in neutral gear, rotate the wheels when they are on each lock in turn, and check visually the gaiters of the outer constant velocity joints while the pleats are expanded.

1. a. an outer constant velocity joint gaiter missing, split or insecurely mounted to its housing

 

[Phillc]

Ah mines the inner boot, but i had read that someones car failed on the exhaust brackett.

 

[Jimski]

Bladdy flexi hoses eh!! Mines the same, luckily it didnt get spotted!


Jimski

 

[Phillc]

Mine was spotted i asked if it was a fail he just said no but its rattling about.

 

[LEE69]

Ah mines the inner boot, but i had read that someones car failed on the exhaust brackett.

Explains it, yeah read recently about the exhaust myself too.

Be nice to see what you make of the middle section, is it the same bore on the LCR then too?

 

[Phillc]

Not sure on the lcr but then mine's a cupra.

 

[LEE69]

Sig pic threw me

Even more interested then

 

[Phillc]

Yeah, those lcr intercoolers throw loads of people.

 

[andycupra]

common MOT faiulure the centre bracket. same onthe golf.
Dealer will rape you if you want it fixed there.
A decent garage will weld it for not alot.

some people get advisories where the centre / back box join if they have aftermarket exhausts.

CV boot is a fail.

 

[Seat Adam]

Inner CV boot is NOT a fail, only outer. It's because the outer is a joint that has to turn the wheels. The inner joint only pivots up and down with the suspension movement. It's just the nature of the joint.

 

[NWhiteley]

Ah mines the inner boot, but i had read that someones car failed on the exhaust brackett.

CV boot is a fail.

As the boot is an inner one its not a fail, only an advise, as the inner boots are not part of the MOT, if it was a rear wheel drive car none of the boots would be part of the MOT.


mmmm beaten to it

 

[andycupra]

ah yes i didnt realise it was an inner.
quite right Whiteley and Adam

 

[Robb1990]

My centre mount has gone on mine and was rattling, so i bodged it with a jub clip, ive got the MOT end of this month, think it'll get through? Its not loose, i just fixed it with what i had to hand lol. Meh, might take it an exhaust place anyway, need to price up a mufflerectomy

 

[Seat Adam]

Should get through as long as it's secure. should also get an advisory for it though.

 

[Phillc]

Mine was not secure and was moving a lot definitely not failure, but did put it on the advisory note.