E30 Zone

Just thought I would share my joy of 3 successful MOTs... Which I think is the most I've ever had on the trot. I know I should expect nothing less from such a class car

its always a great feeling to pass the mot, mine failed............ badly.

Sorry to here that man... last thing you need is some git being smug...

stevotheevo wrote:its always a great feeling to pass the mot, mine failed............ badly.

+1 my touring failed that badly i bought a new one

on a lighter note it wasnt anything major just loads of wee stuff but the headgasket was away aswell so made more sence to buy another one from a zoner with a years mot

Mine is booked in for 11am on Saturday.............

good luck!! ^^^
and well done i love the pass feeling!!

hi there guys,im an zone newby but also a current mot tester,anything i could help you guys out with just ask ill try me best!! done my own 325 tourer not so long ago,went down on the usual,brake pipes and rotten front jacking points.

mine failed today, for the first time in 3 years..only ball joints though so its all good

well done pimp_

Mine passed 5pm yesterday second time round.Failed originally on headlight aim and front flexi pipe bulged.
Cost of car for scrap £100
cost of MOT £40
cost of flexi pipe £Free

Not bad for a deserved breaker

wackiacki wrote:hi there guys,im an zone newby but also a current mot tester,anything i could help you guys out with just ask ill try me best!! done my own 325 tourer not so long ago,went down on the usual,brake pipes and rotten front jacking points.

I think mine is likely to fail on minor bodywork ( havent checked jacking points ....hmmm ) but I have receipts for flexi and metal brakepipes done last year so should be OK, steering & suspension all feels good and all lights/wipers etc work as they should. Fingers crossed - I suppose once its been through the test I'll really know what I'm up against !

Just been out in the garage and poked around the jacking points - all seems very solid .... no nasty crunching noises when prodding with a screwdriver anyway. MOT time always stressful - Im sure it will throw some sort of nasty at me!

only bit I am now concerned about :



Expensive to repair ?

as far as bodywork goes any excessive corrosion within 30cm of a load bearing point,ie seat belt or suspension mounting point,will fail the mot,but theres almost 500 indervidual items checked average per test.you can get your mot done 1 calender month before its due and the computerised system will automaticly add the extra month to your new ticket.just make sure the garage gives a free re-test,most do within 14 days (ten working days) of the test date. remember though that even though you may have a valid mot certificate,it is illigal to knowingly drive a defective vehicle,and vosa's computer shares everything with the p.n.c.

wackiacki wrote:as far as bodywork goes any excessive corrosion within 30cm of a load bearing point,ie seat belt or suspension mounting point,will fail the mot,but theres almost 500 indervidual items checked average per test.you can get your mot done 1 calender month before its due and the computerised system will automaticly add the extra month to your new ticket.just make sure the garage gives a free re-test,most do within 14 days (ten working days) of the test date. remember though that even though you may have a valid mot certificate,it is illigal to knowingly drive a defective vehicle,and vosa's computer shares everything with the p.n.c.

Don't know whether that little hole would be classed as "excessive" - I know it needs sorting though. I had to have the battery tray welded on my old 320i but don't think it failed the MOT on it and it was a bigger hole than that and about the same distance from the suspension mount. All will be revealed Saturday !

by the looks of the picture that hole is within 30cm of the suspension turret and should fail if so,but it only appears small and should be fairly inexpensive to get welded up,fingers crossed theres nothing else!!! good luck bud!

Definatley within 30cm !

wackiacki wrote:by the looks of the picture that hole is within 30cm of the suspension turret and should fail if so,but it only appears small and should be fairly inexpensive to get welded up,fingers crossed theres nothing else!!! good luck bud!

should fail, yes, just depends if you know the tester or not

stevotheevo wrote:

wackiacki wrote:by the looks of the picture that hole is within 30cm of the suspension turret and should fail if so,but it only appears small and should be fairly inexpensive to get welded up,fingers crossed theres nothing else!!! good luck bud!

should fail, yes, just depends if you know the tester or not

you may know the tester but he might not be letting on if hes letting you get away with anything or not.very easy to get led into a false sence of security,if your a bit slow aaaaiiiiiiiiii!!!!

capri_rob wrote:only bit I am now concerned about :



Expensive to repair ?

mate thats nothing compared to the hole in mine! im going to have the front inner wings replaced, rear inner and outers and some iron oxide sorted on the door's.

wackiacki wrote:

stevotheevo wrote:

wackiacki wrote:by the looks of the picture that hole is within 30cm of the suspension turret and should fail if so,but it only appears small and should be fairly inexpensive to get welded up,fingers crossed theres nothing else!!! good luck bud!

should fail, yes, just depends if you know the tester or not

you may know the tester but he might not be letting on if hes letting you get away with anything or not.very easy to get led into a false sence of security,if your a bit slow aaaaiiiiiiiiii!!!!

in this case i would threaten him with a good slapping if he doesn't pass it

stevotheevo wrote:

wackiacki wrote:

stevotheevo wrote: should fail, yes, just depends if you know the tester or not

you may know the tester but he might not be letting on if hes letting you get away with anything or not.very easy to get led into a false sence of security,if your a bit slow aaaaiiiiiiiiii!!!!

in this case i would threaten him with a good slapping if he doesn't pass it

my only fear would be not failing your car,as ive done many times before,but where your intending to slap me and what with!!!! you should take the mot test more seriously,you of all peole should understand the benefit of having an up together solid vehicle.

I bought a 318is of fleabay for £300 last november. The owner was getting rid cos he said it hadnt been on the road for a year, and wouldnt pass an MOT. I bought it for sh*ts and giggles, and cos it was cheap. Took it for an MOT the next day and it passed, even though, the exhaust was blowing, speedo didnt work, leaked oil, leaked coolant, leaked fuel, corroded fuel lines and corroded brake lines. Only got an advisory for the brake lines. Happy days. This car is now my daily driver.

wackiacki wrote:

stevotheevo wrote:

wackiacki wrote:you may know the tester but he might not be letting on if hes letting you get away with anything or not.very easy to get led into a false sence of security,if your a bit slow aaaaiiiiiiiiii!!!!

in this case i would threaten him with a good slapping if he doesn't pass it

my only fear would be not failing your car,as ive done many times before,but where your intending to slap me and what with!!!! you should take the mot test more seriously,you of all peole should understand the benefit of having an up together solid vehicle.

please dont fail it, especially as im gonna have to drive all the way to gatwick.

in all seriousness, the amount of welding its had i reckon any rally driver would be proud

seing as you drive like one sounds like a good idea!! from what ive seen its mighty impressive and nice to see someone spending the time to make their bimma safe and sound.some others seem to be happy driving around a cheap sh**er that potentially dangerous to the rest of us,either lack of talent or brains,im betting on both.

some others seem to be happy driving around a cheap sh**er that potentially dangerous to the rest of us,either lack of talent or brains

Hope that wasnt directed at me! Car now has new engine and gearbox, new fuel lines and everything works. Yay!

n1tr0_9 wrote:

some others seem to be happy driving around a cheap sh**er that potentially dangerous to the rest of us,either lack of talent or brains

Hope that wasnt directed at me! Car now has new engine and gearbox, new fuel lines and everything works. Yay!

sorry fella,dident meen to distress,but im sure my statement applys to alot of peole we all know.sounds like a work in progress,any pics?

As bought







Work in progress



Found this wedged in cylinder head at Cy 4 inlet port!





And now





Plus it now has a lower mileage engine and box, a quick shift, lightened flywheel and 325 clutch, k&n panel filter, Jetex exhaust, evolve chip, and ive repaired most of the damaged interior.

nice.nuff said.

Well done mate, good feeling isn't it! Mine passed the other week as well. I say passed it did need a new indicator bulb, so left me out of pocket.......not , was well happy with the result. First MOT since owning the car, so hopefully a sign of things to come. (we can all dream :p)

n1tr0_9 wrote:I bought a 318is of fleabay for £300 last november. The owner was getting rid cos he said it hadnt been on the road for a year, and wouldnt pass an MOT. I bought it for sh*ts and giggles, and cos it was cheap. Took it for an MOT the next day and it passed, even though, the exhaust was blowing, speedo didnt work, leaked oil, leaked coolant, leaked fuel, corroded fuel lines and corroded brake lines. Only got an advisory for the brake lines. Happy days. This car is now my daily driver.

bet your glad your not in my area.. my tourer was no where near as bad as that and they ripped it to bits. my old 323 went in with a fuel leak and i got told it had to leave on a recovery truck

capri_rob wrote:only bit I am now concerned about :



Expensive to repair ?

Don't know how much you can get it repaired for but def within 30cm of susp point and therefore a fail item.

hennabm wrote:

capri_rob wrote:only bit I am now concerned about :



Expensive to repair ?

Don't know how much you can get it repaired for but def within 30cm of susp point and therefore a fail item.

Had a good poke about with a screwdriver and suprisingly its very solid around that little rusty bit. I am half tempted to put a big nut and bolt in it with big washers both sides and say its where the alarm used to be......or would that be too much of a bodge

Worse things have been done than that. It would buy you time to think on what to do with it.