MOT advisory for the second year.....

[DSM10000]

Put the car in today for the MOT a few weeks early. Had a failure on a NSF suspension arm that was replaced last year by the same garage! After a brief discussion we agreed to me paying cost price for the part and no labour charge which seemed reasonable.

Emissions were good with HC at 6pppm and CO at 0, the NSR tyre was noted as "close to the wear limit" although I have just measured it at 3.6mm !

The main advisory for the second year was "front to rear brake pipes slightly corroded" .I was told they would need replacing next time so I guess they had polished their crystal ball earlier today

I was told that replacing the brake pipes is around £500 as it involves removing the petrol tank to gain access and is "very fiddly", I have been thinking of when to replace the car so if this is required at that cost along with a few other items then it may sway the decision on when to sell it.

Any advice on the brake pipe cost etc appreciated.

Thanks as ever and a good weekend to all.

 

[Howard]

They won't be corroded seriously , they will more than likely have a thin fine layer of rust on them.

Get the car up , wire brush them off and then spray them with underseal or the like where ever they can be seen.

I've had a brake pipe advisory one year , and then nothing the next , from the same garage , and I didn't do a single thing inbetween.

I suspect it is an ass-covering exercise to be honest.

 

[DSM10000]

They won't be corroded seriously , they will more than likely have a thin fine layer of rust on them.

Get the car up , wire brush them off and then spray them with underseal or the like where ever they can be seen.

I've had a brake pipe advisory one year , and then nothing the next , from the same garage , and I didn't do a single thing inbetween.

I suspect it is an ass-covering exercise to be honest.

My thoughts as well Howard! Thank you for your reply. It was the "slightly corroded" that implied a definite failure next year!

 

[bob6600]

I have had this in the past and been advised to do as Howard has said. Would go with that

 

[Dieselman]

I would go to a different garage.

A tyre clearly not worn, slightly corroded brake pipes and a control arm they fitted a year before...

Their MOT is suspect and the parts they fit are poor quality.

 

[A210AMG]

^ As above

What millage have you done in a year?

I had an advisory on the brake pipes, Indy cleaned them off, coated them in something or other (copper grease? not sure) then nothing for the next two years.

Sounds like they are fishing for work?

 

[spike60]

I bought a CLK with a full MOT and no advisories, 6 months later it started dripping brake fluid near the diff. When I changed the pipes they were corroded above the rear subframe where they clip to the floor, they folded and snapped when I tried to bend them. The bits that would have been easy to clean and coat were fine, as was the section above the tank you can't see, it was the where it would have a sod/impossible to do that had corroded badly.

 

[Lyserman]

£500?? Any decent mechanic would cut out the corroded section and join in a new piece. There are plenty of flaring tools that work in-situ.
Surely car parts come with a 12 month warranty.
Take the advice already given and find a new garage.

 

[rk100]

They won't be corroded seriously , they will more than likely have a thin fine layer of rust on them.

Get the car up , wire brush them off and then spray them with underseal or the like where ever they can be seen.

I've had a brake pipe advisory one year , and then nothing the next , from the same garage , and I didn't do a single thing inbetween.

I suspect it is an ass-covering exercise to be honest.

Agree with Howard. Last month my car failed MOT here in Northern Ireland- they said I needed to replace rear brake pipes. I took it to a garage and they just rubbed them down lightly and put grease on them and said they had not been corroded just light film of rust over them. Passed retest no bother.

 

[Dieselman]

£500?? Any decent mechanic would cut out the corroded section and join in a new piece. There are plenty of flaring tools that work in-situ.
Surely car parts come with a 12 month warranty.
Take the advice already given and find a new garage.

I would advise replacement front to back in cupra-nickle. Still, £500 is over the top.

 

[Dieselman]

I bought a CLK with a full MOT and no advisories, 6 months later it started dripping brake fluid near the diff. When I changed the pipes they were corroded above the rear subframe where they clip to the floor, they folded and snapped when I tried to bend them. The bits that would have been easy to clean and coat were fine, as was the section above the tank you can't see, it was the where it would have a sod/impossible to do that had corroded badly.

They always go where held in the locating clips. Mine went even though they were rust-proofed.

 

[spike60]

£500?? Any decent mechanic would cut out the corroded section and join in a new piece. There are plenty of flaring tools that work in-situ.
Surely car parts come with a 12 month warranty.
Take the advice already given and find a new garage.

While you could piece the pipes the section that corrodes is the section that is difficult to get at, not much point in leaving the original front piece on unless the garage charges by the metre!
From what I've seen the steel fuel line and on the estates the suspension pipes will be in a similar state.