Failed MOT on emissions,will a service help? What do I need?
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:37 am
Ok so I failed by 0.1 or something like that but actually passed as my Dad took it down, said its my car and my Dad has just retired from the motoring industry so used to put about 30 cars a month through this particular MOT tester!
Surprised really as its had exhaust work done by MIJ Performance but the cats are still in place.
Car is on 111k, seem to remember I bought it back in late August with about 108k, so not done many miles.
The guy I bought it off claimed to changed all filters etc, but when I noticed an oil leak a couple of weeks later (after a 130 mile round trip to Brighton) and found the sump plug had not been done up properly, i'm less inclined to believe the fella as he seem like a bit of a <beep> to me!
So what parts do I need for a service? Is it worth using genuine parts, as my mate works in the parts department of Driftbridge Audi?
Used to working on cars so that wont phase me, just in the past I had the luxury of ramps etc, but then on an oil change etc who really needs it!
Got a K&N panel filter so that wont need chaing as only done around 1k miles so guessing its oil, oil filter, fuel filter.................??
Russ
Surprised really as its had exhaust work done by MIJ Performance but the cats are still in place.
Car is on 111k, seem to remember I bought it back in late August with about 108k, so not done many miles.
The guy I bought it off claimed to changed all filters etc, but when I noticed an oil leak a couple of weeks later (after a 130 mile round trip to Brighton) and found the sump plug had not been done up properly, i'm less inclined to believe the fella as he seem like a bit of a <beep> to me!
So what parts do I need for a service? Is it worth using genuine parts, as my mate works in the parts department of Driftbridge Audi?
Used to working on cars so that wont phase me, just in the past I had the luxury of ramps etc, but then on an oil change etc who really needs it!
Got a K&N panel filter so that wont need chaing as only done around 1k miles so guessing its oil, oil filter, fuel filter.................??
Russ