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Philp · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 20:16 Post subject: Almost ready for its MoT

Troops booked in for its MoT on Thursday AM, just had a mechanic friend change the cam belt and tensioners as I just don't have the time, I need to stick half a legs worth of Shell V power in it to help calm the emissions and just give it a quick once over to make sure theres nothing obviously hanging off anywhere. Wish em luck, its the first one since I bought it.
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96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

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rallymarshall · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 21:38 Post subject:

mines booked in thursday morning as well, hope the thing passses Wink

put £60 of vpower in last friday, been using the standard shell (vpower is £1.15/litre here Shocked

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gotta feeling it mite fail on the front tyres as they very close to the limit but haf to wait and see
it going to the local peugeot garage were the missus works (give em a decent vehicle to look at Laughing

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Philp · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:39 Post subject:

Mines got new tyres on, has had a new brake master, new rear disks, new pads all round, calipers stripped and cleaned, bled twice, once by the main dealer (and the brakes still feel a little spongey) and a new rad since I bought it. I'm hoping for a first time pass but these days who knows?
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MartQ · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:37 Post subject:

Mine passed first time a couple of weeks ago. gloat gloat....

Good luck fellas.
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dxmedia · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 13:46 Post subject:

Last 3 4x4's I put through did too Wink

How you get on Philip?
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Philp · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 14:07 Post subject:

Not going in until 11am thursday.
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dxmedia · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 14:16 Post subject:

Read the thread properly next time - well good luck and fingers crossed. Very Happy

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rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:19 Post subject:

mine failed Crying or Very sad

only on the front tyres Sad

so just ordered 2 bridgestone all terrain Laughing

no advisories so that good
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dxmedia · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:39 Post subject:

Nice, you should have picked that up yourself really though Wink

Come on Philip what's the verdict?
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rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:48 Post subject:

was thinking that i should have changed em but i thought it may pass, could have done without the extra expense, just goin to tax it so that £180 gone, havin the tyres done satday morn so that nother £160+vat gone, at least il have some decent treads on the back,
just insured it as well £300 so it been dear 2 weeks Laughing

tax, mot, insurance all due within 2 week, planned that wrong Rolling Eyes

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Chris B · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:54 Post subject:

rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:25 Post subject:

yikes that is dear chris

did a dual car policy with admiral for mine this time
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Philp · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 13:43 Post subject:

Fail

and then pass Very Happy

It failed on N/S headlamp too low which I had a fair idea was the case so he adjusted it for me foc and passed it. Got a couple of advisories though, front to back brake pipe slightly corroded, rear chassis minor rust (he said its just surface rust mainly over the rear wheels) which I'm intending to sort out this summer with a wire brush, rust convertor and some POR15, waxoyl and underseal anyway and front brakes out of balance which I think is probably down to a sticky caliper so I'll give em another clean up when I service it.

HID headlight conversion kit's here too
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96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Hard1 · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 15:39 Post subject:

Well done mate....

In the 5 years I've had mine, it has always passed 1st time with no advisories ever. Am I just lucky or is it all going to go horribly wrong at one time.... Rolling Eyes

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Philp · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 19:53 Post subject:

You obviously look after it well. To be fair this is the first MoT since I bought it in July so it gives me an indication of stuff to do.

I've just been reading the advisory note again and the brake advise is as follows:

Brakes Advisories: RBT Front Brake Imbalance 16% Front wheels, your vehicle has only just met the front brake imbalance requirements. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.A.2e)

Now does this mean an imbalance left to right or front to back? If its front to back then I guess it means the load adjusting valve on the back axle may have seized open allowing the back to brake too much. If its left to right then its probably just a sticky caliper. Can anyone translate this computerised babble into plain english?
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