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[philhoward]

...if it's not due to corrosion?

Have just gone to re-tax wifey's Mini (the one with OOF registration) and the MoT has expired!!  It's done about 150 miles since the last one and is bodily sound, but I know the exhaust blows a bit from the manifold joint (like all Mini's do).  Is this a failure?

Off working abroad on Wednesday and she needs her car...so i need to MoT it quickly!

[Markie]

Not a failure on its own. ...

But, if an exhaust is insecure, or shows a visable hole it may fail.

It may also increae emissions, which in turn will fail it.

Doubt a manifold will cause either of the above.

[lee4206]

Not a failure on its own. ...

But, if an exhaust is insecure, or shows a visable hole it may fail.

It may also increae emissions, which in turn will fail it.

Doubt a manifold will cause either of the above.

not quite true
it all depends how bad the blow/leak is if the tester thinks its excessive it will fail if its only a minor leak it will pass.
lee

[philhoward]

It's secure enough and was brand new last year.

It's a pre-cat car (1990), so emmissions should be a doddle - since i fixed the carb!

[Markie]

Not a failure on its own. ...

But, if an exhaust is insecure, or shows a visable hole it may fail.

It may also increae emissions, which in turn will fail it.

Doubt a manifold will cause either of the above.

not quite true
it all depends how bad the blow/leak is if the tester thinks its excessive it will fail if its only a minor leak it will pass.
lee

Diagnosis based on OPs use of term " blows a bit..."

[philhoward]

You can feel it by hand and only really hear it when giving it some beans...

[lee4206]

  [quote]Diagnosis based on OPs use of term " blows a bit..."  [/quote]      
fair do's    


philhoward
Cant you just replace the clamp or seal it well enough to get through the test?    If its not that bad i wouldn't worry about it but it does depend on the tester.

[Lazydocker]

You can feel it by hand and only really hear it when giving it some beans...

In which case it should be fine... They don't really give it the beans for an MOT test

[Vamps]

Our Mitsubishi passed last year with a 'bit of a blow' didn't expect it too. faild this year, till garage did a bit of a job on it....

Don't want to spend much money on this, was hoping it would fail big time swmbo drives is, she is supposed to drive the Mig, sat on the drive..  Need to get her out of the Mitsubishi to slow her down a bit.