Omega Owners Forum

Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: jjleonard on 06 May 2009, 23:12:29

Title: MOT tomorrow
Post by: jjleonard on 06 May 2009, 23:12:29
first one since I've owned my mig. Given the amount of work I've done on it, the only things I can see that it's likely to fail on are:

Handbrake adjustment (even with the heatshields off, I couldn't get a socket onto the nut - damn propshaft kept getting in the way)

Exhaust back box (rotted, but I still haven't got my replacement from Eternal yet!)

fingers crossed I get an advisory on the exhaust - failing that it'll have to sit in the MOT place until I get the damn thing and let them change it over.

Wish me luck!  :-/ :-/
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: Gareth Lewis on 06 May 2009, 23:24:49
Have confidence ;)





.... failing that .... your credit card! :(
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: Vamps on 06 May 2009, 23:34:35
Quote
Have confidence ;)





.... failing that .... your credit card! :(

What he said............ :D :D  

Good luck, always a worry :y
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: Welung666 on 07 May 2009, 05:48:17
Good luck JJ :y
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: Jimbob on 07 May 2009, 07:45:18
fingers crossed  :y
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: m1ct on 07 May 2009, 07:49:11
what time is the big exam?  :)
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: jjleonard on 07 May 2009, 10:25:47
dropped it off for a 9.30 appointment - it's 10.30 and I haven't heard anything yet.  :-[

still got my fingers crossed....
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: m1ct on 07 May 2009, 10:38:57
Quote
dropped it off for a 9.30 appointment - it's 10.30 and I haven't heard anything yet.  :-[

still got my fingers crossed....
did you take a note of mileage when dropped off?
Who knows, they might have taken it for a test drive and enjoyed it too much  ::)
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: jjleonard on 07 May 2009, 10:49:55
Quote
Quote
dropped it off for a 9.30 appointment - it's 10.30 and I haven't heard anything yet.  :-[

still got my fingers crossed....
did you take a note of mileage when dropped off?
Who knows, they might have taken it for a test drive and enjoyed it too much  ::)

NOW you're worrying me! good point though - i took my expensive sunglasses and my newly purchased CDs out of the car before I dropped it off. Mind you, I left my halfrauds toolkit in the boot - little chance on them nicking that!
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: m1ct on 07 May 2009, 10:55:45
i thought more of speed cameras  ;) was only joking anyway!
You never know what people are like though,
that`s why i tend to do MoT&cuppa deal ;)
Go at agreed time to keep an eye on my miggy and wait for the test  8-)
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: jjleonard on 07 May 2009, 11:02:48
Quote
i thought more of speed cameras  ;) was only joking anyway!
You never know what people are like though,
that`s why i tend to do MoT&cuppa deal ;)
Go at agreed time to keep an eye on my miggy and wait for the test  8-)

I know you were joking  ;), i'm just getting nervous. hour and a half now and nothing...
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: m1ct on 07 May 2009, 11:07:29
hour and a half and nothing..

Did your solenoids work fine this morn? Maybe they`re still playing with the remote  ;D
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: jjleonard on 07 May 2009, 11:53:13
WOOHOO! Passed! another year of worry free running!

An advisory on the back box, but I expected that.

I am now a happy bunny.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: m1ct on 07 May 2009, 11:55:33
Great!  ;)
And we were coming up with reason for delay... :-[
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: Jimbob on 07 May 2009, 12:16:32
Congrats  :y
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: ians on 07 May 2009, 13:08:13
Splendid :y

A stubby spanner/ratchet spanner or deep socket (13mm I think) would be best on the handbrake adjuster- normal socket isn't deep enough in my experience.
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: over50now on 07 May 2009, 19:38:02
Handbrake adjustment.   That adjustment above prop shaft.  Fiddly, yep but do-able with patience and sixth turn each time.  by the way, where did you take it.

Mine passed last week hi-point, pin green
Title: Re: MOT tomorrow
Post by: jjleonard on 07 May 2009, 22:11:39
I should really have spent more time trying to do the adjustment on the handbrake, but I lost patience after 15 mins of trying to get a deep 13mm socket on the nut. Perhaps I need more patience, but then.... they didn't even give me an advisory on it despite that fact that it doesn't hold the car stationary! (perhaps the fact that I have an autobox meant it was ignored?)

I took mine to Kipling Motors in Hemel - very friendly and helpful - decided to give me an advisory on the exhaust even when it should really have failed. They are right next door to my work so dead handy. I'd recommend them - only £38 too.