Passed my MOT today but.....

lincroft1710

Hintza wrote: »

Why? Do they remember all the advisories they have given in the last 12 months? Or do you think they print off a crib sheet before performing the MOT?

I thought the idea of a "advisory" was that there was a fault with or wear of a tested part which although would pass, would need attention before next MOT.

Raksha says "different ones each time and we haven't done anything between tests", which says to me that the tester is inconsistent - if there is an advisory for replacing brake discs after 1st year's MOT, then there should be similar advisory after 2nd year's MOT.

DiiFMaritime

Just heard back from the garage for a quote for replacing the rubber bushes and had the below response

we don't replace the rubber bushes on the rear tie bar on their own they would need to be replaced with the tie bar and the price for replacing both the rear tie bars would be £282.60

Is it worth replacing the tie bar as well, is it necessary? Or are they just trying to extract as much money from me as possible?

s_b

do you mean trailing arm?

[Deleted User]

Notmyrealname wrote: »

If its the switch in the gearbox, £50-£75 depending on labour.

How much? :eek:

Less than £20.

Take you 15 minutes to replace it yourself.

mgdavid

s_b wrote: »

do you mean trailing arm?

why are you asking the OP, it's the garage that used the term tie bar...

Weird_Nev

DiiFMaritime wrote: »

Just heard back from the garage for a quote for replacing the rubber bushes and had the below response

Is it worth replacing the tie bar as well, is it necessary? Or are they just trying to extract as much money from me as possible?

What year focus is it?
Honestly, I'd ignore it. They've noticed the rubber looks a bit perished, and flagged it up as an advisory. So long as the car handles predictably and doesn't make any nasty clonks over bumps it will be fine. Bushes "fail safe" anyway - the car doesn't fall apart it just sounds bad and is detrimental to the handling. If you want to know what failed suspension bushes sound like, get in a minicab and specify a destination at the other end of a street with speedbumps.

Replacing a "tie rod" of almost any kind is a matter of undoing two bolts. The bushes come pre-inserted into the arms for ease of fitting. They un bolt the old part and fit the new part, which renews the bushes. It's trivial work but earns garages a lot of money on parts mark up.

This is a rear tie arm (BUT MAY NOT BE THE PART YOU NEED! FOR EXAMPLE ONLY!) You can see it is just a metal bar with two rubber "bushes" inserted in the end. Nothing special about it.
Don't spend money like that unless you have to.
Advisories change year on year, as others have stated.

s_b

mgdavid wrote: »

why are you asking the OP, it's the garage that used the term tie bar...

why the stupid question?
im trying to save the OP a gallon of money

photome

s_b wrote: »

why the stupid question?
im trying to save the OP a gallon of money

but the OP is only repeating what they have been told by the garage so there is no point asking the OP as they obviously have no idea about cars

DiiFMaritime

photome wrote: »

but the OP is only repeating what they have been told by the garage so there is no point asking the OP as they obviously have no idea about cars

unfortunately that is true:o