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Post Mon May 13, 2013 5:27 pm

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.
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Post Mon May 13, 2013 5:50 pm

surely the garage should pay for the repairs??
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Post Mon May 13, 2013 6:07 pm

Yeah to be fair he is doing it all at his cost!
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Post Wed May 15, 2013 4:39 pm

Free sump gasket inc fitting! grats! :)
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Post Wed May 15, 2013 4:42 pm

Hope he's stumping for an oil filter as well! :D
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Post Fri May 17, 2013 4:55 pm

That's a bit of luck I'd say!
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Post Sun May 19, 2013 11:06 am

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

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Post Sun May 19, 2013 11:08 am

As I understand it, any damage caused by the MOT station has to be repaired at their cost.
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Post Sun May 19, 2013 11:18 am

What springs have you got on it mate?
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Post Sun May 19, 2013 11:18 am

Tell him you have fitted an LSD, then it won't be brake tested on the rollers.
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Post Sun May 19, 2013 7:35 pm

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!
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Post Mon May 20, 2013 8:38 am

jmc330i wrote: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 8O
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Post Mon May 20, 2013 10:16 am

HJG-E30 wrote:
jmc330i wrote: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 8O
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.
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