17:15 - MoT Test Today....

Will update with result following test (if I can wipe away the tears! )

Which car? Lights don't work on the L322 or do they now?

Datatek said:

Which car? Lights don't work on the L322 or do they now?

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On the P38.....L322 was in May and passed, lights on the L322 do still work, everything works, just when you switch the lights on, the thing faults out!!

UPDATE: Fecking rookie mistake, checked everything except battery clamp and brake pads.....both fail items, so will sort and retest on Friday!! Such a rookie mistake from a seasoned Range Rover owner!

Saint.V8 said:

On the P38.....L322 was in May and passed, lights on the L322 do still work, everything works, just when you switch the lights on, the thing faults out!!

UPDATE: Fecking rookie mistake, checked everything except battery clamp and brake pads.....both fail items, so will sort and retest on Friday!! Such a rookie mistake from a seasoned Range Rover owner!

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Especially brake pads on which dad's life might depend go stand in the corner on the naughty step

Silly boy !

Saint.V8 said:

On the P38.....L322 was in May and passed, lights on the L322 do still work, everything works, just when you switch the lights on, the thing faults out!!

UPDATE: Fecking rookie mistake, checked everything except battery clamp and brake pads.....both fail items, so will sort and retest on Friday!! Such a rookie mistake from a seasoned Range Rover owner!

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Ah it's an age thing Saint, did my pads Saturday and will be taking mine in soon.

Pads must be 1.5mm or thinner and the ministry doesnt issue a calibrated measuring tool so unless his eyes have a inbuilt calibrated measuring device I would like to see it.

But a rookie mistake by yourself atleast it didnt fail on anything major.

Thats a good test
Nothing an afternoon cant sort

Pads are well below the 1.5mm limit on N/S Front and O/S Rear....

But, yes, to all the above, silly boy and such a stupid mistake, I checked all the suspension bushes, steering joints, sorted the oil leak, replaced the perished/oil soaked rubber bushes, the two Antiroll bar drop links, checked tyre pressures, Checked the seatbelts for correct operation, replaced one of the high level brake lamps, checked beam alighnment, I even took it for a wash (as I do with all my cars before an MoT, I think a nicely presented car not covered in crap is nicer for the examiner to handle).....BUT FORGOT TO CHECK THE PADS....silly silly boy indeed

get a fender
they can't check the battery on them

Didn't the pad warning message come on ?

2.0_hippo said:

Didn't the pad warning message come on ?

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Actually no.....I think the warning sensor is on the opposite side which still had a small amount of friction material on them...that being said they are quite worn too...so I would have assumed that it would have activated....time for investigation once I get the old ones off!

Saint.V8 said:

Actually no.....I think the warning sensor is on the opposite side which still had a small amount of friction material on them...that being said they are quite worn too...so I would have assumed that it would have activated....time for investigation once I get the old ones off!

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Yeppp

It's not really something to rely on. Only as a last minute emergency way of notifying you of the issue

didnt think p38 had brake pad indicator none on mine when i did the disc`s pads and calipers

brianp38dse said:

didnt think p38 had brake pad indicator none on mine when i did the disc`s pads and calipers

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forgot he's talking about his P38 !

good point, do they even have sensors fitted ??

brianp38dse said:

didnt think p38 had brake pad indicator none on mine when i did the disc`s pads and calipers

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2.0_hippo said:

forgot he's talking about his P38 !

good point, do they even have sensors fitted ??

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Just had a look at RAVE....nope, no sensors!

This being my 4th P38 and I have never known there has been no warning sensor fitted....fecking beeps and message centre tells you about everything else though!!

it`s odd years ago every maker was putting them on and now thay seam to have stopped, would have thought a high end car (rangerover) would have had them, but then the driver need not know, thats a job for the butler

More and more makers are putting a spring metal 'tang' that will rub on the discs and produce a horrid screech when the pads are low, - its cheaper than wiring up a light, and many drivers ignored the warning light anyway! but I don't think P38 has those either.

Battery security was only added to the MOT test last year. And now on refresher courses we are being told that a missing clamp is not a reason to fail. as long as the battery tray has a lip around the edge and the battery can't easily fall off the tray it's not a fail.
But as the VOSA people haven't sent a notice out stating that, many testers aren't aware of it.

Do they take the cover off then to see if the battery has a clamp??
I know they didn't check this on my last mot.

My Corsa failed an MOT recently & amongst the failings was 'battery not secure'.
Clamp had been slid back during battery rechargeing & forgot to tighten it up.