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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: vw_golf_nutter on 23 October 2012, 13:36
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Tomorrow is officially D (decision) day with my mk3. Its MOT time and my guess is it needs...
exhaust middle and rear box
front brake pads
sill welding
drivers wing mirror glass
airbag light is on
steering wheel not straight (not sure if this is a fail)
not too bad if you can do the bits yourself but the welding, brakes and exhaust i cant do so its going to be at least a few hundred.
will have to decide whether i can afford to keep her on the road or take her off for a while over winter :-(
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no need to worry about air bag light. not a Mot fail
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brake pads aren't that bad to do, give it a go. i went to camberly auto factors, got some bosch pads for £25 and learnt how to fit them myself from here ... http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/Howtochangefrontbrakepads.htm
it's a good feeling when you learn something and it works
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no need to worry about air bag light. not a Mot fail
Pretty sure it is mate!!! Just take time and think about what you've just said!
Tomorrow is officially D (decision) day with my mk3. Its MOT time and my guess is it needs...
exhaust middle and rear box
front brake pads
sill welding
drivers wing mirror glass
airbag light is on
steering wheel not straight (not sure if this is a fail)
not too bad if you can do the bits yourself but the welding, brakes and exhaust i cant do so its going to be at least a few hundred.
will have to decide whether i can afford to keep her on the road or take her off for a while over winter :-(
Do you have any friends that can help? I could do pads and exhaust in couple of hours at the side of my house.
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Mirror glass id just go scrappy and if need be put a wrong coloured wing mirror on!
Or halfords sell replacements
Pads easy
Exhaust should be easy enough with a mate
Steering wheel straighness isnt a problem, but get your tracking done :smiley:
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thanks for the positive vibes, i could give the brakes a go i guess, its hard when you have a 4 month old baby, will have to get a babysitter, cant exactly go see to her with greasy hands! lol.
will update tomorrow with my fail sheet and go from there.
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thanks for the positive vibes, i could give the brakes a go i guess, its hard when you have a 4 month old baby, will have to get a babysitter, cant exactly go see to her with greasy hands! lol.
will update tomorrow with my fail sheet and go from there.
Use surgical gloves....
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:) the way i see it, everything you learn is a new thing that you don't ever have to pay someone else to do again
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well i have been miss informed then!
got mine back from service about a week ago and they left my airbag light, as 'its not required to work by law' is what the chap said. which i thought would apply to mot?
thought a vw dealership would have known/done better!
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If it has it, it has to work... same for fogs. If they there - gotta work im afraid
Baby in car seat snoozing, front brakes are hella easy, easier than the rears
friendly mot guy? you can always wire the abs light up to come on and off :whistle:
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Air bag light is not a fail it will be as of next year wen new mot laws come in
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Air bag light is not a fail it will be as of next year wen new mot laws come in
im sure they came in this year ?
easy way round this is to unplug the bulb :whistle:
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Yh bulb and no next year as mine went through the other day
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:laugh:
i know un-plugging the bulb isnt the correct advice but if moneys short and you need an MOT do it and get it sorted after .
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Air bag light is not a fail it will be as of next year wen new mot laws come in
Airbag came in in April this year. Along with afew other warning lights, EML for example
Mirror glass fails depending on which one it is btw, you only need two mirrors to pass a test.
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My airbag light was stuck on. Didn't stop it going off in my face though. :laugh:
I passed an mot with it on in May, may have just been a dodgy mot'er though!
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May of been slightly later than April now thinking about it, was this year anyway :smiley:
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Be good to hear how you got on Miss Nutter!
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Oh and you can get a big box of latex gloves from Tesco's! :grin:
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where in kent are you?
I am sure between the forum some local people can help out!
If your near my brothers in sittingbourne i will bring my tools down
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well ive just got back, obviously it failed, wasnt too bad...
my headlamps have failed because they are apparently pointing the wrong way like continental lights, annoying since i bought them as genuine vw ones?!
rear brake pipes are corroded
exhaust emissions
wing mirror glass missing
advisories were front brake hoses
one tyre near limit
centre and rear exhaust leaking gas
both rear wheel bearings slight play
coolant leak
headlamp weak output
so the plan of action is I am going to the scrappy on Saturday to get another wing mirror as this one is broken, im going to stick the original headlamps back in for MOT, my local garage are going to do the brake pipes for £60 and fit a new centre and rear exhaust from Euro Car Parts.
after all that the air bag light wasnt even mentioned :grin:
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Not a bad result.
New exhaust may not cure the emmissions problem though!
Have had great problems with my car in the past, until I found a tester that is an enthusiast and likes my car! :grin:
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oh really, what else could be the problem with emissions then? it doesnt seem to be running rich, doesnt smell bad and theres not loads of black around he exhaust.
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oh really, what else could be the problem with emissions then? it doesnt seem to be running rich, doesnt smell bad and theres not loads of black around he exhaust.
Could be anything. Lambda sensors , cat , coolant temp sensor ect ect , the mk3 doesn't have an engine management light , so may be worth getting that checked out if it still fails ( take it for a hard drive before hand make sure the car is hot an then get emissions tested
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god im crapping myself now i could do £200 worth of work to get it through and could end up with a major problem with the emissions :undecided: will see what my mechanic thinks. do everyday garages usually have an emissions tester or is it mainly just MOT stations?
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any decent garage will have an emissions tester ,
if you ask on here for someone in your area with VAG com or an OBD tester they can check your fault code history out for you , im sure someone on here in your area will help you out for a beer !
least then if you know everything is tip top electricaly that controlls emissions your on to a good start for you , because then it could be an dirty air filter or spark plugs or something , hard to say without seeing the car but chances are its fine just wasnt tested hot enough (:
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Sorry to scare you Nutter!
But didnt want you to think it was an easy fix as emmission problems on these cars can be a problem.
I truly hope yours isnt.