Well, some of you may remember my MOTH failure. Basically, car failed on Exhaust (which I expected) and a track rod balljoint and steering idler (which I did not expect).
I started work in earnest on the exhaust - got the old system off no problem but then came stuck with the centre bolts. Managed to get two drilled out, but the other two would not drill at all. No matter what sort of bit was used.
In the end, I gave up and drove the car (without an exhaust which was fun!) to work and gave it to the small workshop next door. They also had a huge load of trouble and it took 3 hours for them to remove the sheared bolts! They also did the idler arm which was also a ba****d to remove (their words not mine) requiring an air chisel apparently.
I went to the workshop feeling quite a failure, but after listening to what they had to say, I feel that I did quite well really, considering that I was laying under the car with it on axle stands!
At this point, I would like to say thanks to all those who advised me with the various issues that I had.
So, the retest is today - I went for a good hard run this morning - the new fuel filter that I fitted seems to have made a difference here.
Fingers (and everything else) crossed and wish me luck!
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Topic: MOT Failure Update and Retest (Read 2075 times)