Ok, got some interesting points re today's mot failure:
I know my mot guys quite well so tend to bow down to their superior knowledge.
Its the first time i've had my S2 mot'd and when I got in there I remembered to tell them its permanent 4wd and will have to have the alternative brake test.
Anyway, when they got it on the ramps and lifted the back end, the guy spun the wheel and the other rear wheel didn't move, he then jacked up the front (with the back down again) and spun the wheels, again they moved independantly with no resistance. So he said that it could be brake tested on the rollers with no ill side effects. I trust the guy so he did it. Sure enough no problems. But he did suggest that maybe I have a knackered diff - is this possible? what test can I do to see if my 4wd is still 4wd!? (It drives like its still 4wd with no horrible noises).
That was it really, oh except I failed on leaking damper he said he hadn't seen one that bad in a long time - well fook me but 1 week previous there was NO leak, now there's oil all over the hub and lower wishbone. I've read somewhere that this oil might not be from the damper but from the strut cartridge tube????
Also failed on missing middle silencer mounting - which at last gives me the excuse to take the car to pipewerx for a downpipe back system he he he
So if my shocks are fooked - where's the best place to get standard replacements (don't want anything stiffer for now).
cheers boys any help MUCH appreciated as my funds are at an all time low
(still, thats my fault for having 3 cars I suppose
)
I know my mot guys quite well so tend to bow down to their superior knowledge.
Its the first time i've had my S2 mot'd and when I got in there I remembered to tell them its permanent 4wd and will have to have the alternative brake test.
Anyway, when they got it on the ramps and lifted the back end, the guy spun the wheel and the other rear wheel didn't move, he then jacked up the front (with the back down again) and spun the wheels, again they moved independantly with no resistance. So he said that it could be brake tested on the rollers with no ill side effects. I trust the guy so he did it. Sure enough no problems. But he did suggest that maybe I have a knackered diff - is this possible? what test can I do to see if my 4wd is still 4wd!? (It drives like its still 4wd with no horrible noises).
That was it really, oh except I failed on leaking damper he said he hadn't seen one that bad in a long time - well fook me but 1 week previous there was NO leak, now there's oil all over the hub and lower wishbone. I've read somewhere that this oil might not be from the damper but from the strut cartridge tube????
Also failed on missing middle silencer mounting - which at last gives me the excuse to take the car to pipewerx for a downpipe back system he he he
So if my shocks are fooked - where's the best place to get standard replacements (don't want anything stiffer for now).
cheers boys any help MUCH appreciated as my funds are at an all time low
(still, thats my fault for having 3 cars I suppose
)
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