Faulty diesel auto after MOT

pendulum

Post #17 wasn't exactly polite.

colino

I don't for one second think that your woes with the gearbox are connected with the MOT. Hypothetically I suppose in an effort to get through the emissions someone might have revved it for a long time in "Drive" held against the foot and handbrake, but I doubt if the brakes would have won the contest.
Why not take the car in on Monday with a pleasant attitude and a query about how the car is now driving. Go in quoting the SOGA or your expert mate down the pub about what they have done to your car and they will turf you out. Garages see too many Monday moaners to lose much sleep. Being positive with them, they might just take a free look and suggest a cure.

mikey72

How's the downshift, is it still smooth, and is the kickdown working as it should, or has it changed from how it used to be?

F.G

I never intended going into the garage all guns blazing but I will be asking if they know why the car drives so differently to when it went in, surely everyone would do this?
Maybe my initial thoughts of some harsh driving will be unfounded (I hope so) .
If the garage can shed no light then I will take it to a auto box specialist.
Down shifts are slightly more noticeably but not as much as the up shifts particularly 1st to 2nd.
The gearbox does have an ECU.

Irony

Similar thing happened to me & even worse ,intermittent stalling at junctions/roundaouts/lights(posted somewhere). Convinced it was auto-box, had fluid changed.Not that.Had diesel filter changed,nope. Then took it to main dealer (none in my area). BINGO it was the ECU that needed resetting £24. Don't know if you can DIY or if any garage can do it,guys? Must have happened to mine when the dealer disconnected the battery to recharge it for me.Hope it's that easy for you.Keep your head.X

F.G

Thanks Irony, I hope it's that simple too.

Does anybody know if you should get the emission test printout with the MOT or is it up to the garage if they give it to you or not?

mikey72

Always had the printout from all my mots

Strider590

In laymans terms, if you took your car in for a new tyre and then your engine blew up a week later, would you go blaming the tyre fitter?

It is however very remotely possible that it was a dodgy garage and they've messed with something to get you to come back and spend a fortune..... But as the car didn't fail the MOT drastically, I'd tend to think otherwise.

You should get a seperate opinion purely on whats wrong, wherever you get that opinion make it very clear you only want a diagnostic and say you have a mate who can get it fixed but he's on holiday (or something), that way the new garage won't have any reason to screw you over.

mikey72

Strider590 wrote: »

In laymans terms, if you took your car in for a new tyre and then your engine blew up a week later, would you go blaming the tyre fitter?

It is however very remotely possible that it was a dodgy garage and they've messed with something to get you to come back and spend a fortune..... But as the car didn't fail the MOT drastically, I'd tend to think otherwise.

You should get a seperate opinion purely on whats wrong, wherever you get that opinion make it very clear you only want a diagnostic and say you have a mate who can get it fixed but he's on holiday (or something), that way the new garage won't have any reason to screw you over.

If, in laymans terms, changing the tyre involved accelerating the engine up to governed speed six times, you might then blame the tyre fitter.