I've had a look into it and VOSA will only look into corrosion if it's within 3 months of the MOT so I think I'll have to leave it. Might get some pictures and send it across to the 2nd hand dealer (4x4 specialist btw) that sold me the car and the mot garage is owned by Someone I know via a neighbour. although he wouldn't have known it was being sold to me but it's annoyed me, especially as they passed it with an advisory of slight corrosion on brake pipes. They look ok to me so I wonder what's going on with this test...
I've just fitted new intercooler pipes to repair a smoking exhaust caused by a split. While I was at it, I fitted an EGR bypass, new oil breather filter and changed the IRD oil (oops, didn't mean to) and Oil. Enjoyed working on it, but that's when I noticed the fuel cradle that caused me to say "oh ____!"
I don't think I have the heart to be dropping subframe, dealing with seized bolts, undoing the prop shaft etc right now so a different local garage is going to fit the new cradle for me for approx £90, I got one delivered yesterday, I coated it with stone chip and hammerite with waxoyl last night so it should be good. I'll ask them to give the car a once over and highlight any other dangerous faults if there are any so I know where I am.
I'm hoping it's nearly sorted for a while, I'd never sell a car if I knew it had faults that needed urgent attention, there must be second hand dealers with that mentality, somewhere?
