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 11 
 on: Today at 08:50:07 
Started by Mutha Jugs n Speed - Last post by TheBoy
Some stations have ATLs (automated test lanes) where the tester can do an MOT on his own
(vibrate plates/shakers to rock suspension, mirrors to check rear lights etc )
This is what my MOTer has, just so he can advise something on the MOT, now that I always remove air fresheners.

 12 
 on: Today at 08:45:40 
Started by mong00sehun - Last post by TheBoy
P1600 is generic.  You also need to look in other modules on same CAN - which on Omega is ABS and TCM...   ...and this one is a manual, so that will possible give a clue...

The TC light is controlled by the ABS module, so that will definitely have a fault code stored as well.


Its unlikely to be an ECU failure, as these are rare on Omegas.  It could be bad programming, though.

 13 
 on: Today at 08:40:24 
Started by JamesV6CDX - Last post by TheBoy
It measures output shaft speed. It gets input shaft speed from RPM signal.  It compares these 2 figures, and knows what gear it thinks it is in, and if things don't correlate, throws a P0730 Incorrect Ratio  and dumps the box in limp.

 14 
 on: Today at 08:04:38 
Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by VXL V6
Must be a day for MOT passes - a pass on the Petrol Blue 3.2 Elite with clean bill of health and no advisories. In fact it created a lot of admiration from the other mechanics during its test.. :y
Congratulations on the MOT pass  :)

It's quite often a stranger says ...
"not seen one of them in a while"  ""great car, I used to have one" etc

I hope they are not too disappointed when I don't praise their common as muck, shiny ,Euro Sh!tbox  :D

Great to get an advisory free pass on an Omega now with youngest ones being 20 years old  :y

Mine seems to get the most attention when filling it with fuel, loads of 'I used to have one of these, best car I ever had' and 'You don't see one of those very often' remarks. However, no one offers to pay for the fuel!

 15 
 on: Today at 07:58:16 
Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by Marks DTM Calib
Finished a head gasket repair on a friends 1.4 Turbo Zaf C.

Wife has one of these (2016 SE 1.4 Auto) - I really should dump the coolant on this. Been giving it annual oil changes with Dex1 Gen2.

It does low miles, but lots of stop/start town stuff.

It's been very reliable so far, just changed the coolant hose that goes from the coolant tank and plumbs in what I assume is the main coolant engine feed. The one with the metal clip, it was starting to weep a bit.

It blew a windscreen washer pump around 2 years ago.

But apart from that since 2019 been a solid mummy wagon.

I guess that is the smaller vent hose from the top of coolant elbow at the gearbox end of the engine to the header tank?

The hose end goes brittle and fractures, the part with the metal clip is actually (and rather crazy!) an adaptor with an O ring on it (easy to swap the O-ring), the main hose has a plastic clip integrated into the end

 16 
 on: Today at 07:44:35 
Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by dave the builder
Must be a day for MOT passes - a pass on the Petrol Blue 3.2 Elite with clean bill of health and no advisories. In fact it created a lot of admiration from the other mechanics during its test.. :y
Congratulations on the MOT pass  :)

It's quite often a stranger says ...
"not seen one of them in a while"  ""great car, I used to have one" etc

I hope they are not too disappointed when I don't praise their common as muck, shiny ,Euro Sh!tbox  :D 

 17 
 on: Today at 00:09:48 
Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by johnnydog
Must be a day for MOT passes - a pass on the Petrol Blue 3.2 Elite with clean bill of health and no advisories. In fact it created a lot of admiration from the other mechanics during its test.. :y

 18 
 on: Yesterday at 23:13:37 
Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by Andy B
....
Brake pipes don't "self heal" with time  ;)  :D

unfortunately not  ;D

 19 
 on: Yesterday at 18:01:00 
Started by Mutha Jugs n Speed - Last post by Migv6 le Frog Fan
One thing that is mandatory ,yet I doubt ever gets tested .....
"speedometer is working correctly and gives an accurate reading"
obviously speedos are NEVER tested on AUDIs, Golf GTIs (or golfs pretending to be GTI, with Ebay badges,) etc   :-\

A few years back ... maybe 10/13 ??? ..... I presented an Astra G for test with a none working speedo/odometer.
The car passed without comment! (eventually  ::) )
Going back quite a number of years now, the tester at the little village garage i used
 always got me to stay in the car when he hoisted it up. He got me to press peddles and wriggle the steering wheel about a bit.  :D  Doubt we allowed near the test bay now are we?  :-\

Thats exactly what happens when I take cars for MOT at my local garage, although the car isnt hoisted up. The tester is in a pit under it.

 20 
 on: Yesterday at 17:34:58 
Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by dave the builder
MOT Pass, no advisories on the BMW  :)
Congratulations on the MOT pass  :)

MOT pass on the Smart Roadster .... but with the same advisories on brake pipes it's had on the last 4 MOTs  :-[

Congratulations on the MOT pass  :)

Brake pipes don't "self heal" with time  ;)  :D

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