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[tunnie]

First to go was my X Plate 2.2, then mother tunnies W Plate Facelift 3.0 Elite Estate, then father tunnies Y plate 2.2.

Mines done 118.5k, father tunnies 103k, mother tunnies 79k.

They all passed first time, and all of them had no advisories.  

All DIY maintained  

Father tunnie had his MOT'd at a local Vx dealer, as our local garages are being n00bs. Vx dealer was very surprised to see it passed  

[ali]

if you have the magic touch can you take mine because I know its not going to pass even though Ive done all the work on fail sheet I bet they find something else as its been 4 weeks :-/

[tunnie]

if you have the magic touch can you take mine because I know its not going to pass even though Ive done all the work on fail sheet I bet they find something else as its been 4 weeks :-/

Its all about preventative maintenance  

That said i know mine will fail on the handbrake next time  

[ali]

if you have the magic touch can you take mine because I know its not going to pass even though Ive done all the work on fail sheet I bet they find something else as its been 4 weeks :-/

Its all about preventative maintenance  

That said i know mine will fail on the handbrake next time  

aaahhhh thats where I went wrong from now on I will take more care of my pair of migs

[BERTIECBX550]

I`ve got a bad feeling the Beemer will fail..... :-/ :-/ not been keeping on top of the jobs lately....

[Gareth Lewis]

if you have the magic touch can you take mine because I know its not going to pass even though Ive done all the work on fail sheet I bet they find something else as its been 4 weeks :-/

Its all about preventative maintenance  

That said i know mine will fail on the handbrake next time  

What would you list as the preventive maintenance that is most important?

I now know about 3,000 oil changes and 40,000 mile cambelts. What else should I be doing?

Thx

Gareth

[Taxi_Driver]

if you have the magic touch can you take mine because I know its not going to pass even though Ive done all the work on fail sheet I bet they find something else as its been 4 weeks :-/

Its all about preventative maintenance  

That said i know mine will fail on the handbrake next time  

You probably use your handbrake thats why   yours being a manual....
In the 3 years i had my 2.2 i never used my handbrake once ( i know its suppose to be bad pratice) and it never failed the mot for it  

[albitz]

if you have the magic touch can you take mine because I know its not going to pass even though Ive done all the work on fail sheet I bet they find something else as its been 4 weeks :-/

Its all about preventative maintenance  

That said i know mine will fail on the handbrake next time  

What would you list as the preventive maintenance that is most important?

I now know about 3,000 oil changes and 40,000 mile cambelts. What else should I be doing?

Thx

Gareth

Clean the breathers annually.
Clean out scuttle drains,also annually.

[tunnie]

I would add to that could coolant changes. officially the stuff lasts 5 years. but I change it in all our cars once a year. its a minmal cost, and the 4 pots in particular its important. biggest cause of hg failure is poor/old coolant

[TheBoy]

if you have the magic touch can you take mine because I know its not going to pass even though Ive done all the work on fail sheet I bet they find something else as its been 4 weeks :-/

Its all about preventative maintenance  

That said i know mine will fail on the handbrake next time  

What would you list as the preventive maintenance that is most important?

I now know about 3,000 oil changes and 40,000 mile cambelts. What else should I be doing?

Thx

Gareth

As others have said - coolant, breathers etc.

Added to that, brake fluid, servicing the brake calipers and handbrake mechanism, checking aux belt, pollen filters (not that that will affect MOT), waterpump every other cambelt on a v6, plugs regularly.  All helps to keep it running


Handbrake aside, all the failures on my cars recently have been the MOT tester being a idiot - things like Air Freshener  .  The Rover failed on headlight aim which was fair I guess.