Another MOT pass

[HPsauce]

You never know what will happen when the rules change, but my trusty D2 sailed through again and has another almost 13 months of approval against it.
Just one advisory, one side the rear bake pads are wearing thin. But it's due a service anyway.

They struggled initially to get it through emissions, though I think the mechanic enjoyed revving the engine to get the cats warmed up.
Simple reason really, it's no distance from home, was absolutely chucking it down and the last few hundred yards were through really deeply flooded roads.

But once properly warmed up the lambda figure was spot on and HC and CO were zero. +++

[Goran]

Good to hear +++
My MOT is due now, I am struggling with the headlight issue really hoping I can get them adjusted so it passes.

[pete-p]

Very good +++

[RICKY D]

Good news - another year of happy motoring +++

My 8 also struggled to get through the last MOT emissions test.....then I remembered I don’t have cats :rolleyes:

[HPsauce]

then I remembered I don’t have cats :rolleyes:
I'm not convinced that a "good" S8 engine, properly warmed up, actually needs them anyway.

I ran for a few years with one rattly cat and when tested it was always spot on.
Eventually I had it replaced and it turned out that there was literally nothing inside it, apart from one loose lump of ceramic substrate. The rest had disintegrated and departed via the exhaust long ago!
And after that expensive exercise it was exactly the same, but quieter.....

[MikkiJayne]

I intend to test mine without cats over the winter to see what it does :)

[RICKY D]

I'm not convinced that a "good" S8 engine, properly warmed up, actually needs them anyway.

Mine must be a bad one then :ROFL:

I won’t repeat exactly what my mate said, but it was something along the lines of your emission readings are “ducked” :D

[Conan_the_Librarian]

Don't the Construction and Use Regulations require cars constructed after the early 90s to have catalytic converters?

[HPsauce]

More likely worded in such a way that a certain emissions target has to be met. After all Teslas don't have them......

[lebesset]

[QUOTE=Conan_the_Librarian;144480]Don't the Construction and Use Regulations require cars constructed after the early 90s to have catalytic converters?[/QUOTE

my understanding exactly , something like 1992

but with a proviso....when fitted with cats as OE

[RICKY D]

^^

Yes, that’s also been my understanding and was mentioned by the MOT tester to me.

[MikkiJayne]

If it has something which looks like a cat, and it passes emissions... ;)

[RICKY D]

Can I use this guy once a year then? :D

[Architex_mA8tey]

Can I use this guy once a year then? :D

Seems like a nice quiet cat with no rattles and very low emissions :D

[Goran]

Mine must be a bad one then :ROFL:

I won’t repeat exactly what my mate said, but it was something along the lines of your emission readings are “ducked” :D

I guess it wasn't a vorsprung duck :D

Mine passed the MOT too, but had a warning on tyre edge close to legal, on rears :Confused:
Here we go again D2 eating tyre edges. I had a thought, maybe I need to keep them inflated above 32psi? despite what the fuel cap says?

[RICKY D]

Seems like a nice quiet cat with no rattles and very low emissions :D

I’m not so sure, it makes a bit of a racket when it’s cold outside :ROFL:

[RICKY D]

I guess it wasn't a vorsprung duck :D

Mine passed the MOT too, but had a warning on tyre edge close to legal, on rears :Confused:
Here we go again D2 eating tyre edges. I had a thought, maybe I need to keep them inflated above 32psi? despite what the fuel cap says?



I keep mine around 38psi which seems to work for me. I’ve got Michelin’s all round which are wearing very well after 7k Miles over 2 years. I think I could do another 2 years on these at this rate.

[HPsauce]

And another year has gone by and another MOT pass, eventually...….

Couple of observations which are hardly a surprise (Diff leak and worn brake pads) but it failed "Do not drive until repaired!" due to a cracked 20" FE wheel. :angry2:
Potholes strike again, and the crack actually was in a previous repair (from the previous owner of the wheel, not me)!

Thanks heavens for the full-size spare, for a small amount of extra cash (offered by me, they didn't want anything) they checked the spare, swapped it over and issued a re-test pass on the spot. +++

Straight over to the local wheel specialists and they say it should be all fixed Monday lunchtime.

[steamship]

Thanks heavens for the full-size spare, for a small amount of extra cash (offered by me, they didn't want anything) they checked the spare, swapped it over and issued a re-test pass on the spot. +++


Well done on another clear MOT, but was intrigued about the re-test. So intrigued that I decided to look up the rules for re-test in Great Britain, and from what I can find, because the car didn't leave the premises (or within 10 tens), it is done for free.

For a similar scenario in Northern Ireland, we would have to pay £18.50 for the privilege, which would involve leaving the building, parking up, go into the office and booking a re-test, and hope they would do it straight away.

On a much lighter note, I just put the S8 through the MOT on Sunday. A pass with no advisories, but a bit hairy. Our MOTs are done in government run buildings, and go through four sections, which cover the various aspects of the test. The tester does the driving after the second section and we proceeded to the third one, which are automated testing machines that test the brakes and the suspension. He put the front wheels on the rollers and tested each of the front brakes in turn. He then 'attempted' to move the car forward to get the rear wheels onto the rollers, and we ended up about 20 feet beyond them before he got the car stopped. Just as well the buildings are long.

[HPsauce]

Yup retests are usually free (unless significantly delayed) and I think they only have to look at the failed item even if its not "fixed on the premises".