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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #15 on: 03 November 2021, 18:14:46 »
the CO is not that far off a pass anyway
the Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded is what you need to look at first  ;)
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #16 on: 03 November 2021, 20:59:54 »
Just a question here will using e10 fuel lower the co2 for my mot
I currently have e5 in it when it failed
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #17 on: 03 November 2021, 22:29:32 »
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Just a question here will using e10 fuel lower the co2 for my mot
I currently have e5 in it when it failed


No.


Put that handful of straws away ;D
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #18 on: 04 November 2021, 12:49:52 »
Hi Nick,
Could you please confirm the flare type and the fittings required the the trailing arm pipes listed earlier. I agree that £37 includes a fair dose of profit, but it's knowing which parts you need that is the tricky bit. Any recommendations on a suitable inexpensive flaring tool would also be appreciated.
Thanks,
Graham.
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #19 on: 04 November 2021, 13:08:57 »
Hello all, had a quote today 100 plus vat for welding
Seems reasonable  :)
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #20 on: 04 November 2021, 13:24:36 »
Quote from: GrahamK on 04 November 2021, 12:49:52
Hi Nick,
Could you please confirm the flare type and the fittings required the the trailing arm pipes listed earlier. I agree that £37 includes a fair dose of profit, but it's knowing which parts you need that is the tricky bit. Any recommendations on a suitable inexpensive flaring tool would also be appreciated.
Thanks,
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They're Metric male fittings. Utterly ubiquitous parts. M10x1 if you think it would help. They're about £0.20 each


Any brake pipe flaring tool will create the flare needed for them; it's the first flare you make. A female fitting will then need the another operation to form the internal flare.


One of THESE can produce a usable flare, if used with care, some practice and a blood sacrifice. Something like THIS is a better bet if you expect to make more than a couple of pipes, and can be bought cheaper than that. There are better, vice mounted ones available too, but are much more expensive
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #21 on: 04 November 2021, 13:26:56 »
Quote from: jacko on 04 November 2021, 13:08:57
Hello all, had a quote today 100 plus vat for welding
Seems reasonable  :)


Wow :o
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #22 on: 04 November 2021, 13:56:31 »
Quote from: Nick W on 04 November 2021, 13:26:56
Quote from: jacko on 04 November 2021, 13:08:57
Hello all, had a quote today 100 plus vat for welding
Seems reasonable  :)


Wow :o
Is that a good Wow or a bad Wow Nick?  :D
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #23 on: 04 November 2021, 14:30:40 »
Thanks Nick, that's just what I was looking for.
To the OP, £120 for a welding quote sounds very reasonable.
Good luck!
Graham
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #24 on: 04 November 2021, 17:05:42 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 04 November 2021, 13:56:31
Quote from: Nick W on 04 November 2021, 13:26:56
Quote from: jacko on 04 November 2021, 13:08:57
Hello all, had a quote today 100 plus vat for welding
Seems reasonable  :)


Wow :o
Is that a good Wow or a bad Wow Nick?  :D


It's an I don't believe it's that low Wow.


Combined with a They're probably going to tack a couple of plates over the hole, add half a tin of seam sealer and plenty of underseal and call it fixed Wow
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #25 on: 04 November 2021, 18:45:53 »
Yeah, does seem a bit, errr, competitive?  ;)
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #26 on: 04 November 2021, 18:50:13 »
Wasn't from the MoT garage by any chance...

If yes, then get the emissions and brake lines sorted and throw it in for another test somewhere else.
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #27 on: 04 November 2021, 21:46:28 »
 ::)    ???     :-\      ::)



If it is the MOT station that quoted that quoted £100 +VAT for the welding then get it done by them ,and sort the brake lines and Cataclean for the emissions (plus warm the car up prior to test )

and get the MOT pass

getting it tested elsewhere will cost another £55

the tester will see the fails on the VTS device (computer) and may prod around and find even more issues  :o

with the MOT passed you can then look at the whole corrosion situation in more detail at your leisure  :)
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #28 on: 05 November 2021, 00:08:31 »
My point was that if it were actually bad enough to fail, then it would be significantly more expensive because they would know a proper fix would involve dropping the subframe  ;)
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Re: Mot fail
« Reply #29 on: 05 November 2021, 09:06:45 »
Indeed £100 of welding will just be a plate hot snotted over the immediate problem  :(
but with only 2 weeks left of MOT it keeps the OP mobile if the Omega is a daily and not just a toy .

The car will need a proper detailed inspection  (which doesn't happen in the 45 min MOT) very soon , including what horrors are lurking under plastic trim, sill covers ,undereal etc  :-X and the cost involved in sorting the issues.

being Londun based the OP may decide a milk float or public transport may be the long term solution :-\
Omega ownership isn't for everyone now they are 19+ years old and a bit thirsty on GOGO juice  :P

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