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jamie281093
25th June 2012, 22:13
got my mot retest in the morning, fail because of a little bit of rust on the chassis rail. it has been patched, but wasnt brilliant, so slapped some good old underseal on it :p i heard if the fix has been covered with underseal they have to pass and advise? but i also heard that they fail and ask the underseal to be removed?

whats everyones views on this??
craig1gk
25th June 2012, 22:25
They might want to see the fix has been done? if the underseal was on before the test they wouldn't have seen it and wouldn't have failed it, i think?
jamie281093
25th June 2012, 22:28
didnt have the underseal on before, i undersealed over the patch i had welded on, but unsure what the tester might think to it :P
devilsadvocate
26th June 2012, 06:55
didnt have the underseal on before, i undersealed over the patch i had welded on, but unsure what the tester might think to it :P

If you have had the welding done it should be fine.
DanTvts
26th June 2012, 08:13
It doesn't have to look pretty, just as long as it has been welded to a reasonable standard, it's wise to underseal over the bare metal anyway so that won't matter, as long as its solid there now when the tester looks at it.
jamie281093
26th June 2012, 11:15
it passed :) he didnt even poke it to check its solid or anything :O
jamie281093
26th June 2012, 15:15
forgot to mention thou, they forgot to do an emmisions test :O :O
stevo67
26th June 2012, 15:18
forgot to mention thou, they forgot to do an emmisions test :O :O

Your lucky day mate,before every MOT with the saxo it gets cleaned up underneath etc then caked in underseal.:y:
jamie281093
26th June 2012, 15:30
hahah best way to be ;)

they couldnt do the emmisions test because it boiled over last week during the mot (typical of mine tbh), but it had the retest today as it needed a few bits and pieces along with the welding, and he was ment to do the emmisions today and forgot :P
Prickle
26th June 2012, 15:32
Boiled over?
stevo67
26th June 2012, 15:37
Boiled over?

Think the op means overheated mate.:y:
Prickle
26th June 2012, 15:39
Think the op means overheated mate.:y:

Head gasket jobby.
jamie281093
26th June 2012, 18:49
was the sensor which makes the fan kick in :P was fine driving along, was just when it wasnt moving for any amount of time, all sorted now thou :) not a head gasket luckily