rickster30
New Member
Hi,
Well I took in my Freelander today for the annual MOT, unfortunately it failed!! I was not to surprised as I was kind of expecting this, it failed on the following;
Rear exhaust silencer blowing (major leak)
N/S front anti-roll bar linkage excessive play in ball joint
O/S & N/S rear brake pipe excessively corroded, may require wheel cylinders
Rear number plate bulbs not working
Advisory
N/S front to rear brake pipe slightly corroded
O/S front to rear brake pipe slightly corroded
under trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
When I got home I tested the rear number plate bulbs to find them working perfectly??!!
underside and engine bay covers have always been on the car??
To do all the work they want around the £450 mark, so I am going to do as much of it myself as I can, the exhaust I can get for £38, cheap I know but ok if it only last a couple of years, anti roll bar I will try and do, is it that hard of a job?
Not sure how to do the brake pipes, assuming this is more difficult, but will need to find somewhere cheaper, as they want over £200 for this part of the job.
As for the advisories, what the hell do they mean by the covers?? don't all the freelanders of this era have them??!!
Thanks
Well I took in my Freelander today for the annual MOT, unfortunately it failed!! I was not to surprised as I was kind of expecting this, it failed on the following;
Rear exhaust silencer blowing (major leak)
N/S front anti-roll bar linkage excessive play in ball joint
O/S & N/S rear brake pipe excessively corroded, may require wheel cylinders
Rear number plate bulbs not working
Advisory
N/S front to rear brake pipe slightly corroded
O/S front to rear brake pipe slightly corroded
under trays fitted obscuring some underside components
engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
When I got home I tested the rear number plate bulbs to find them working perfectly??!!
underside and engine bay covers have always been on the car??
To do all the work they want around the £450 mark, so I am going to do as much of it myself as I can, the exhaust I can get for £38, cheap I know but ok if it only last a couple of years, anti roll bar I will try and do, is it that hard of a job?
Not sure how to do the brake pipes, assuming this is more difficult, but will need to find somewhere cheaper, as they want over £200 for this part of the job.
As for the advisories, what the hell do they mean by the covers?? don't all the freelanders of this era have them??!!
Thanks