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Keith ABS

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MOT queiry
« on: 15 May 2014, 07:49:14 »
Mate took his Octavia estate for MOT this week, failed on temp guage not working. If and for how long has this been a requirment as its a new one on me. He has it done at a kwik krap as he has known them for donkeys year
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #1 on: 15 May 2014, 08:36:20 »
New one on me as well  :-\
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #2 on: 15 May 2014, 10:36:20 »
Not all cars display the engine temperature so I'm not sure how that works. My other car displays fuel level and oil pressure and without going in to the settings it is not clear what temp it is running at.  :-\
Perhaps it's one of those things where if it is displayed it has to work.  :-\
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #3 on: 15 May 2014, 11:37:25 »
Quote from: Keith B on 15 May 2014, 07:49:14
Mate took his Octavia estate for MOT this week, failed on temp guage not working. If and for how long has this been a requirment as its a new one on me. He has it done at a kwik krap as he has known them for donkeys year
Keith b

Me tinks he's been had ..... what a load of bollards!  :o
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #4 on: 15 May 2014, 11:47:24 »
Take the car elsewhere ...
Not a testable item, as it's not among the failure codes within the tester's manual :o

Be interesting to see the 'Refusal' certificate though. Can you scan/post-up?
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #5 on: 15 May 2014, 11:59:03 »
Is that the case or where they using it as an excuse not to do the emissions test (as the engine has to be upto temp to do this)
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #6 on: 15 May 2014, 12:46:16 »
When I can find out more, I will let you all know
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #7 on: 15 May 2014, 13:07:24 »
If it was me I would go back and gaffer tape His hands to the Exhaust Manifold and poke the Emissions Probe up His jack'see.  >:(
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #8 on: 15 May 2014, 13:08:59 »
Quote from: Blaster Bates on 15 May 2014, 11:59:03
Is that the case or where they using it as an excuse not to do the emissions test (as the engine has to be upto temp to do this)
Diesel or petrol might also have a bearing on that too...
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #9 on: 15 May 2014, 13:13:47 »
Taken from a SEAT forum:

Hello,

Just looking through my past few emission test reports and i noted on them that it says "Temperature gauge shows normal temp".
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #10 on: 15 May 2014, 13:20:47 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 15 May 2014, 13:08:59
Quote from: Blaster Bates on 15 May 2014, 11:59:03
Is that the case or where they using it as an excuse not to do the emissions test (as the engine has to be upto temp to do this)
Diesel or petrol might also have a bearing on that too...
Yep. Just phoned my local kwik fit and his first question was 'petrol or diesel?' Diesel can be failed apparently.
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #11 on: 15 May 2014, 13:27:26 »
Summat to do with the engine being upto temp and cambelt being servicable prior to them revving the living daylights out of it for the smoke test iirc :-\
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #12 on: 15 May 2014, 13:43:51 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 15 May 2014, 13:27:26
Summat to do with the engine being upto temp and cambelt being servicable prior to them revving the living daylights out of it for the smoke test iirc :-\

My MOT teser has never even looked for the tenp gauge/dispay on my diseasal Merc befoe he's done the test  :-\
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #13 on: 15 May 2014, 13:54:56 »
Mine didn't bother on the basis that nothing ever came out that was worth testing :-X
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Re: MOT queiry
« Reply #14 on: 15 May 2014, 14:09:32 »
Are Thick Fit Twitters so dumb now that they need a temperature gauge to know when an engine's hot? ;D
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