General 1st MOT - 219,000 miles

[Niall_G]

Mrs_G's van will need an MOT in January so I decided to get it done early.

Unfortunatley it failed due to 'brake fluctuation' on one of the front brakes. (The reading on the rolling road showed a variation in braking effort as the wheel rotated).

Although a little disappointed I'm not to concerned - The discs and pads had done well over 100,000 miles since they were last replaced. With a new set of discs and pads the ole girl passed.

For such a high mileage engine I was very pleased with the printout of the exhaust emmission test. The pass limit is 3.00 l/m and the Doblo sailed through at 1.19 l/m. Just goes to show that regular maintenance with quality oil and filters pays off in the long term.

 

[beau]

did he comment on the mileage? lol

 

[Niall_G]

did he comment on the mileage? lol

I didn't take it myself. Our local independant garage got it done for me. I'm just about to go and collect my Volvo V70 from him (he's servicing that today) and I'll try and remember to ask him.

Its a shame it needed the MOT now as my local guy is due to start his own MOT test bay early next year. I'll try and talk him into doing motorcycles as well as MOT test stations for bikes are a bit thin on the ground around here.

 

[Niall_G]

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