Mot checks?

[mcglynn]

Hi guys, cars going for its mot tomorrow, and 306 specific things I should check?

Done lights, horn, washers, front wiper, tyres, left track rod end and right handbrake cable, any others?

Any help appreciated

[4WayDiablo]

Jack her up and look at the CV boots.
Get a lever bar on the ball joins and see how they are

Handbrake on, leave it in gear and deliberately stall it see how the handbrake is

Check the seatbelts work (inertia reel)
The rear seats all lock in place and so on

[mcglynn]

Thanks dude, ill have a gander here!

[4WayDiablo]

Oh. And the airbag light. Common fault on a 306 which is now a fail (overlooked in most places though)

[mcglynn]

No airbag light thankfully!

[Piggy]

theres a entire thread about MOT checklist.

[Matt]

Abs lights? I like to check the bushes on the 'bones too while its in the air. Have a gander in the passenger rear arch for rust too

[mcglynn]

Has the splash gaurd thank god!

[Piggy]

I seem to be posting to a brick wall...but here it is anyway for all the lazy ones:

http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-17031.html

[mcglynn]

I seem to be posting to a brick wall...but here it is anyway for all the lazy ones:

http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-17031.html

Thanks I hadnt got a chance to search yet just its odd ob my tapatalk, but would have later on tonight.

Thanks for the link ill check it out!

[mcglynn]

She passed MOT with no advisories so all in I put a track rod end, handbrake cable and two new rear discs, cheap enough MOT!

[kentiiboii]

Is it just me they don't do pre mot checks. Jusy leave it for mot men to find. Got 2 weeks to correct shit.

[mcglynn]

Is it just me they don't do pre mot checks. Jusy leave it for mot men to find. Got 2 weeks to correct shit.

Id rather jack it up and do a quick visual check on things to save paying the retest fee and buying the parts anyway lol

[kentiiboii]

Is it just me they don't do pre mot checks. Jusy leave it for mot men to find. Got 2 weeks to correct shit.

Id rather jack it up and do a quick visual check on things to save paying the retest fee and buying the parts anyway lol

Most places around here offer free retest

[Poodle]

They're obliged to offer a free restest within ten working days, ie two weeks.

[mcglynn]

Not in northern ireland they arent, 18.50 for a retest afaik

[Martin306]

A retest fee is chargeable at the discretion of the garage. I know some places that charge the same again if you take the car away to repair it.

Most places I've been to are a free retest.

[mcglynn]

Our system is different, there are set MOT test centres run by the government/dva and set workers. No garage can carry out an MOT test over here, and as such the fees are a set price.

£30.50 for a full test
£18.50 for a retest

And as such id rather check the csr myself first off lol

[Martin306]

Our system is different, there are set MOT test centres run by the government/dva and set workers. No garage can carry out an MOT test over here, and as such the fees are a set price.

£30.50 for a full test
£18.50 for a retest

And as such id rather check the csr myself first off lol

Ahh well

Hey, most MOT's here are £45!

[mcglynn]

Least its a bit less that way I guess!