MOT resulted in grands worth of work????

jeannieblue

badmumof1 wrote: »

sorry but i dont see how this is the fault of the MOT tester
you said ^^^ that you bought the car at 72k miles and its now done 79k miles so you have done 6k miles. You also said you was unsure of when it was done when you bought it so you really should have had it done within a few hundred of getting it.
I bought a car 2 years ago that had done 25k but i changed then cambelt within weeks of buying it the car was 5 years old as i was aware the problems that a worn belt can cause.

(Garages do not rev the car for the emmissions, all they need is a car thats been ticking over for a bit so the engin eis warm and the airflow is even.

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Recommend you sit in on an MOT and then you'll see for yourself.

cyclonebri1

jeannieblue wrote: »

I know............ specially if its a pain - like an Audi with engine so far forward, that the labour time to do it is so long! Luckily, most of our customers have been with us a long time and children and granchildren start coming to us over the years - then recommendations etc., that they trust the guys and go with their advice.

But there are some - and I've been ripped off in the past - that think they know best. Shame really but understandable.

There are honest garages out there!!!!

There are jeannie, I know of just the one, unfortunately they are in the minority. And you no the sad thing, in general its the big boys, the dealers that the uninformed asume are experts, that are responsible for this. I have yet to take a caqr to a garage for work in over 40 years of my own and family motoring. The3 only time is for an MOT or insurance work. Give me the small local friendly family run garage everytime:T

Quoting mr wig;
The only time they don't over rev the cars is if it is a pre 1991 car with no catylitic converter. or an LPG car.

To be fair they don't over rev the car, but they do have to use something like 3/4 max revs which does sound like a good thrashing when you are stood next to it,:rotfl:

badmumof1

WIG and Jeannieblue so you both reccomed i sit in when i next see a MOT being done
I used to work in a garage that serviced cars and done MOT's

One of my best mates is a MOT tester and has never reved a car up infact i had mine MOT'd just last month and sat through that one whilst chatting to my mate ( he didnt do my car but his buddy did, just incase you are wondering if i had a false MOT)

anewman

badmumof1 wrote: »

One of my best mates is a MOT tester and has never reved a car up

They do rev them a little, not like boy racer revving though, they keep the engine in what they call a "fast idle". My MOT tester gives me the printout from the gas analyzer computer and that states how fast my car was revved and all the relevant measurements.

goldspanners

badmumof1 wrote: »

WIG and Jeannieblue so you both reccomed i sit in when i next see a MOT being done
I used to work in a garage that serviced cars and done MOT's

One of my best mates is a MOT tester and has never reved a car up infact i had mine MOT'd just last month and sat through that one whilst chatting to my mate ( he didnt do my car but his buddy did, just incase you are wondering if i had a false MOT)

well maybe your best mate is passing cars without doing emission tests?
i doubt it though.

Wig

My car test result from the last one I had says 2600 rpm, that is over revving in my book. and the testers manual says all vehicles not subject to the non-catylist test are to be reved to 2500 - 3000rpm which as I say is over revving in my book.

Are you saying they didn't do this for your car? Is your car 1991 or earlier, or fitted with an engine of that age?

blue_haddock

movilogo wrote: »

To be on safe side:
1. Change cambelt always at relevant intervals
2. Avoid buying cars which uses cambelt in an interference engine (cambelt failure in non-interference engine won't cause any damage)
3. Buy a car with chain cam driven engines (old Nissans, most BMWs, most Suzukis etc. etc.)

What a load of tosh!

Providing a cambelt is changed along with the required tensioners at sensible intervals you should have no more problems than with a chain cam engine. And speaking of which they are not exactly fool proof - just ask the great number of micra and almera owners who have had engine problems relating to the cam-chain.

As to the OP i don't think the garage are to blame in anyway. If your vehicle hasn't been serviced to a suitable standard it is your fault not theirs.

jeannieblue

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

There are jeannie, I know of just the one, unfortunately they are in the minority. And you no the sad thing, in general its the big boys, the dealers that the uninformed asume are experts, that are responsible for this. I have yet to take a caqr to a garage for work in over 40 years of my own and family motoring. The3 only time is for an MOT or insurance work. Give me the small local friendly family run garage everytime:T

Quoting mr wig;
The only time they don't over rev the cars is if it is a pre 1991 car with no catylitic converter. or an LPG car.

To be fair they don't over rev the car, but they do have to use something like 3/4 max revs which does sound like a good thrashing when you are stood next to it,:rotfl:

I work for one of those local friendly garages - although based in the South East we get cars come to us from all over the Uk - due to the fact that we also specialise in certain types of vehicles as well as all types.

And we quite often get called upon to 'rescue' cars from main dealers - which is also a pleasure.

jeannieblue

badmumof1 wrote: »

WIG and Jeannieblue so you both reccomed i sit in when i next see a MOT being done
I used to work in a garage that serviced cars and done MOT's

One of my best mates is a MOT tester and has never reved a car up infact i had mine MOT'd just last month and sat through that one whilst chatting to my mate ( he didnt do my car but his buddy did, just incase you are wondering if i had a false MOT)

Recommend less chatting and more observing .......

cyclonebri1

Wig wrote: »

My car test result from the last one I had says 2600 rpm, that is over revving in my book. and the testers manual says all vehicles not subject to the non-catylist test are to be reved to 2500 - 3000rpm which as I say is over revving in my book.

Are you saying they didn't do this for your car? Is your car 1991 or earlier, or fitted with an engine of that age?

Sorry mr Wig cant agree there. 2600rpm probably equates to 50-60 mph in top gear and under mot conditions is very low load. To put things in context your average modern engine will rev to 6500-7500 regularly with no problems. If you have a diesel it's probably a bit more in terms of speed, but probably less than most do on the way to the test

In general terms you cannot "over rev" a modern engine, rev limiters and such like take car of that, plus mot testers don't like pools of crud on the garage deck;)