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help , MOT fail

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03 Jul 2012 17:43 #43458 by rooster
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my thoughts exactly. but tomorrow when i go the the garage and get out my van with a dti gauge and start checking the kingpin lift , then if it has passed the emissions test, question how it can with a silencer that is deemed as unrepairable and needs replacing. i think it might get heated . if a job needs doing fair enough but when this guy does not seem to know what day it is , then im affraid hes gonna get it . got a breakdown of prices ; silencer £59 +vat , seal £27 +vat , bearing £24.23 +vat , mot £45 and labour 2hrs £76 +vat. and to finish it off he said you can only get these parts from suzuki to which i said funny that im on euro parts and its all there and the good old electronic bay , needless to say he did not respond. Now i am also trying to find out the form code you can request to appeal the mot , and also thinking he aint gonna get his mot money either. these people rattle my cage :angry:

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03 Jul 2012 17:50 #43460 by markyp2000
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go on www.directgov and look at the mot history you can find out what it failed on dont for get hes got your car in my garage you dont pay you dont get car just pay the mot and then you have 10 working days for a full retest as for the exhaust the only thing i can think of is that they failed it due to the outer skin of the exhaust is rotten

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03 Jul 2012 17:54 #43461 by rooster
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thans for that i will have a look . ref the exhaust if the outer casing is broken but not leaking i should be able to just trim off the loose part ? maybe :unsure:

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03 Jul 2012 17:56 #43462 by markyp2000
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thats all i did

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03 Jul 2012 18:31 #43465 by rooster
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checked it out , it says rear exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases. im thinking this guy does not know what a tail pipe is !! lol . thanks for the advice peeps

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03 Jul 2012 19:23 #43470 by facade
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King pins are best part of £40 each (No-one but a garage changes them though ) so 2 is £80
Bearings and seals are about £90 for genuine suzuki.
Rear silencer and centre pipe (usually, the pipe rots at the silencer joint and will break when changing the silencer) £70
2 hours labour around £90 (wish I earned money that fast)

£300 including the MOT isn't too bad.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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