Failed MOT :(

[Nik da Greek]

As per FDUK, mate, the tester\'s talking utter toss! Yours should have the pre-cat test. Give him some grief, he\'s obviously a t0sser!

[GaseJo]

Thanks mate..  Not sure what to do really.. He had his little book out & i\'ve just been on mot uk testing website & read through the mot manual. It actually backs the bloke up but it does say there are flow charts that need to be used carefully to see what test the car should have but they do not show them on the website.. So still none the wiser..

Anyone else from southcoast maybe tell me where they get their\'s tested so i can find a friendly MOT station....

[Nik da Greek]

Well, like Kevin said, I\'m sure the pre-cat test is for imports without a model report from before mid-1995. Certainly mine has always been MOT\'ed under those guidelines, though it\'s a \'93. I can\'t remember the exact thread, but there was one not so long ago where someone scanned the relevant passages from the MOT manual to prove it.

As for friendly MOT testers nearby, well I get Super 7 to put mine through at a local Truck and van station :3Confused who are a bit sympathetic about it :Giggle. I guess RE:Worx are a good bit nearer to you though, they must know of someone nearby who\'s tolerant of RX-7s ...er ..special needs

[GaseJo]

Yeah,, i had mine tuned at Re-worx a few weeks back & Max did mention somewhere in reading i think.. but cant remember because i did not think it would be a problem, as i still believe it should go on a non cat test which only needs to be tested on tick over & results of 3.5% & 1200ppm which mine achieved..

Someone mentioned super 7 to me on FDUK...

[Jono FD3]

Yep... anything younger than 95 goes through as a non cat test my MOT man told me this when I put the car through 2 years ago also happens to be a mate, which helps alot with a fettled rex!

Jono

[trotter]

Your MOT man is talking ........ mate.... If you search for the MOT thread mentioned theres the pages there to prove it!!!

[GaseJo]

Your MOT man is talking ........ mate.... If you search for the MOT thread mentioned theres the pages there to prove it!!!

Thanks mate I used that to show him but he was still not interested.. He told me dont bother showing me something you found on the internet as he is the tester & knows what he is talking about... LOL

But as per my next post you can see he obviously does not know what he is talking about..

Cheers Garith..

[GaseJo]

A friend of mine did some detective work for me today  LOL

So straight from the horses mouth.. That horse being VOSA..

As per VOSA 14 Edition of the ISEE SFRV

Any RX-7 FD3S With the 4 - 9 digits of the vin Matching FD13B2 needs to have a CAT test

Anything other than these digits then it is a Non CAT Test

& The Non CAT test is on Natural Idle only (No Reving)

& As you all know it is co 3.5% & hc 1200ppm

So mine should have passed the Emissions test first time & no need for playing round with the Commander..

Now just neeed to get it booked in for yet ANOTHER MOT

Thanks for reading & hope this info helps oithers.....

[Bobbit]

Result! Glad you got it straightened out, i\'d take it back to the same garage and get them to test it correctly for free.

[GaseJo]

I think it would end up being more hassle to take it back to rub his face in it.. Just think how many little things he could find just to be a prat.. I\'m just going to report it to VOSA & leave it up to them to sort it out.. Hopefully i should get the fee back which would be a bonus..

Garith.

[Jono FD3]

On a retest I\'m prety sure they can only check the points the car faild on initialy, or they are going to drop themselves in the .... with vosa for not picking up on them in the first place

Jono

[Prof]

These are useful links for this as well:
 
http://www.ukmot.com/6-4.asp#Text_top
 
And
 
http://www.ukmot.com/appendixB.asp#Text_top

[GaseJo]

SSSSoooooooooooo,

Managed to get her booked in for a MOT & get time off work today (at long last) Took her to KWIK FIT left her there at 12:00 by 1:20 i had a phone call.................


PASSED with out a hitch a couple of advisors which i will get to in a minute but How pleased am i. Years MOT straight to the post office for a years tax (well it would be rude not to for £125 )


Now the Advisories...

No 1.. The head lights a note of caution The Frog eye type are NOT road legal as they have no beam pattern, But seen as i have some lights coming hopefully Friday then he let it slide

No 2. I have some tein struts on the car & the front two have worn rubber bush... Does anyone know if these bushes are replacable or is it new struts i need

Cheers Garith..

[BlitzBoy]

you can get Bushes from Tein UK direct

[GaseJo]

Thanks alot mate,, i will get in contact,, better than new suspension LOL