lrmonks

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Just received this message from my MOT testing station.
'Please note that as part of the MOT test, Diesel engines are run at high revolutions for sustained periods of time, it is important to be aware of the condition of your diesel engine, especially with regard to things like camshaft drive belts prior to having an MOT carried out'.
I am rather concerned about this for my 1997 300tdi. Is this a new regulation? What can I do about this? I have always tried to take care of the engine and never brutalised it like thas. Makes me wonder if they are trying to wreck old diesels.
 
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Just received this message from my MOT testing station.
'Please note that as part of the MOT test, Diesel engines are run at high revolutions for sustained periods of time, it is important to be aware of the condition of your diesel engine, especially with regard to things like camshaft drive belts prior to having an MOT carried out'.
I am rather concerned about this for my 1997 300tdi. Is this a new regulation? What can I do about this? I have always tried to take care of the engine and never brutalised it like thas. Makes me wonder if they are trying to wreck old diesels.
Forget it they need to rev/run to pass emissions usually anyway this is just covering them, " please don't fall down the toilet"
 
No, but surely they have always done this?
The notice is to cover themselves in the rare occasion something might go wrong.
Eg, your cambelt fails due to it never been changed.
 
No, but surely they have always done this?
The notice is to cover themselves in the rare occasion something might go wrong.
Eg, your cambelt fails due to it never been changed.
Never heard of this before, so maybe thay have thrashed the F out of in in neutral before. I really don't like the sound of it as I once had a diesel which ran away and blew up and that was only for less than a minute!
 
Somewhere between 3500rpm and 4500rpm.
I imagine the above vehicles have different official readings they need to match.
I don't know I'm not a MOT tester.
 
Consultation regarding a new particle number emissions test as part of the MOT.
For modern diesel vehicles, maybe that is what your getting concerned about?
 
Just make sure the engine is up to operating temperature before presenting for the mot.
That's my thinking, for older diesels they would tend to fail the MOT on emissions. They used to say, take it out for 5 mins "drive it like you stole it", then it would pass.
 
Never heard of this before, so maybe thay have thrashed the F out of in in neutral before. I really don't like the sound of it as I once had a diesel which ran away and blew up and that was only for less than a minute!
That would have been something wrong with the engine then, not the test..... ffs :rolleyes:
 

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