MOT 'fail'- but not the usual type...

[bigwinn]

Bronzit went in for its MOT game of roulette today. Got a call from the guy-

As he drove it up the ramp he 'caught' it on the lip of the brake pit, cracking the sump!

So even if it fails when its tested its got £95 of new sump and £10 new gasket on it!

Its not that low so not sure how he did it....

Poor old girl.

[Tom-s]

surely the garage should pay for the repairs??

[bigwinn]

Yeah to be fair he is doing it all at his cost!

[Morat]

Free sump gasket inc fitting! grats!

[daimlerman]

Hope he's stumping for an oil filter as well!

[HJG-E30]

That's a bit of luck I'd say!

[bigwinn]

Well, still not MOT'd

Same garage that has MOT'd for the last 2 years, now cant get the car onto the brake rollers as its too low...

It cant have settled that much in a year can it? No cracked springs.

The saga continues....

Have left it with him to figure it out

[Rav335uk]

As I understand it, any damage caused by the MOT station has to be repaired at their cost.

[toby]

What springs have you got on it mate?

[jmc330i]

Tell him you have fitted an LSD, then it won't be brake tested on the rollers.

[bigwinn]

I think the backs were 30mm drop, the fronts not sure

but it got on the rollers ok last year-

I think he is just being over cautious as he has already damaged it!

[HJG-E30]

Tell him you have fitted an LSD, then it won't be brake tested on the rollers.

They always brake tested mine on the rollers

[jmc330i]

Tell him you have fitted an LSD, then it won't be brake tested on the rollers.

They always brake tested mine on the rollers

I believe that a part roller test can be done, so the fronts are roller tested and the rear (with LSD) are tested on the road with a decelerometer.
In 11 years of MOTing LSD equipped E30s, none of my cars have ever been on a roller tester. As soon as I mention the LSD, the tester has done a full decelerometer test.