MOT pass or fail what do you think

car-man

m4s03000501
Section 3.5 1 g,h, and i.

I think any mot tester worth his salt would find a reason to fail these discs, but according to the mot testers manual they don't.

The reason why one side is shiny and the other badly corroded is the fact the op says there was a seized pin...this could possibly cause a fail by itself causing reduced breaking force on that particular wheel as one pad was not being used and as these discs and pads are on the rear, reduced handbrake performance. Unfortunately, the braking force figures aren't available.

I agree that if a brake pad, or any other testable item for that matter, which cannot be seen cannot be tested but must be advised on.

There are many ridiculous rules in mot testing, including in the new rules.
I will admit to not fully understanding everything in the new rules.

cosmicma

it seems like it's borderline if it would be a pass or a fail
having never taken a car for an MOT with brakes in that condition i would have bet my hat it would have failed
you live n learn

compared to the condition of the front disks n pads it's an extreme contrast the disks look quite new but there's a bit of contamination on one side of the disk and the offside front disk was slightly warped so they got replaced

                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                 

my daughter is happy now

car-man

Yes, good idea to replace those discs

mikes48

With rust like that I'd probably be checking the dipstick too - here's one I had on a J-reg (1991) Rover 216 GSi -

                                                                               

Great car, Honda engine, kept it 8 years, but Boy, did it go through dipsticks .

IronGiant

That's no dipstick...

mikes48

Well it certainly was, you can just see the colour of the orange rubber "handle" -

                                                                               

It was located at the front of the (transverse) engine, right between two branches of the exhaust manifold, and I suspect the heat from the exhaust combined with the water/salt etc through the radiator grille gave it a hard time.

It really did rust through and when I went to the Dealer for a new dipstick they didn't bat an eyelid - guess it wasn't the first. Fortunately there was enough remaining to pull it out, and part that's within the engine was obviously as good as new.

I mean, how the hell can you wear out a dipstick .

IronGiant

Bloody hell, I thought you were taking the pee...

cosmicma

the dipstick is fine
and the oil, coolant, filters etc i checked

gonna service it soon anyway although the service indicator suggests it was done 3,000 miles ago i'm more interested when the cam belt was last changed i'm trying to get in touch with the previous keeper to find out if they had it done and at what mileage
there is a service sticker on the cam belt cover but it's faded to a point it's unreadable

dannnielll

I would suggest that if it is unreadable that the belt is high time for replacement... . But going back to the original posting, the MOT only ensures that at the time of testing it passed the test. There was a braking test and it passed it. Anything internal might be ready to pop but if it does not actually fail at the moment of the test... It's good to go.

cosmicma

the car has done 103,000 miles recommended interval is 75,000 miles ( 60,000 miles is my comfort zone ) it could have 20 - 40,000 miles life left in it yet which would be 2 - 3 years driving for my daughter
i could change it anyway but cost is going up and up and it's something i would rather avoid if it's been done already ( the bank of dad is not limitless )
i'l send the previous keeper a letter first and hope they reply