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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: andy1 on 16 March 2012, 08:06:38

Title: MOT
Post by: andy1 on 16 March 2012, 08:06:38

2.5 v6 elite
 she goes for mot next week anything i should check apart from obvious stuff
thanks andy

Title: Re: MOT
Post by: tigers_gonads on 16 March 2012, 08:28:07

Tbh, if your mot man's anything like mine, if the car looks like its been maintained underneath they don't seem to look too hard  ;)

Personally, i'd get myself a can of white greese and empty it over any copper brake pipes I can find.
If you have any copper slip greese, stick some on the moving linkages at the back of the handbrake linkages / disc backplate and on the adjusters for the tracking  ;)

Other then that, general stuff like bulbs, washers and wiper rubbers  :y

Good luck  :y

Title: Re: MOT
Post by: big mel on 16 March 2012, 16:40:41

why do you have grease copper brake pipes?

Title: Re: MOT
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 March 2012, 16:45:42

Quote from: big mel on 16 March 2012, 16:40:41

why do you have grease copper brake pipes?

They'll normally be Kunifer or Steel, and hence prone to rusting. Copper work hardens so isn't generally used for brake lines.

Title: Re: MOT
Post by: Agemo on 16 March 2012, 23:06:38

Copper is a brilliant material for brake pipes, it's a doddle to work, and it doesn't rust (the Statue of Liberty hasn't failed it's MOT). Grease is often put on copper pipes to prevent Verdigris in salt water areas.