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exaktaman
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MOT failure!
« on: May 12th, 2010, 2:28pm » |
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My 1997 2.3 Scorpio (70k miles) failed its MOT today - front bake imbalance 26%!
I've got some steering shake on braking so I'm thinking new discs and pads; any recommendations regarding make, price and best source please.
Exhaust Immissions Test:
Fast Idle
CO: 0.085
HC: 21
Lambda: 1.003
Natural Idle:
CO: 0.102%
Other than that these pass the test, these figures mean nothing to me. Does anything need 'looking at' for the future?
Exaktaman
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: MOT failure!
« Reply #1 on: May 12th, 2010, 11:11pm » |
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Front brake imbalance sounds like a partially seized caliper to me.
Check www.buypartsby.co.uk -
Front calipers £39.15 + VAT each
Front discs £9.53 + VAT each
Front pads £9.72 + VAT set
Emissions figures are a pass so shouldn't be anything to worry about.
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tlundkvi
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Re: MOT failure!
« Reply #2 on: May 12th, 2010, 11:16pm » |
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on May 12th, 2010, 2:28pm, exaktaman wrote:
Other than that these pass the test, these figures mean nothing to me. Does anything need 'looking at' for the future?
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Almost as good as new, nothing to worry about for a long time.
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Re: MOT failure!
« Reply #3 on: May 14th, 2010, 10:03am » |
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Thank you for the advice and comments to Scorpio Mike and tlundkvi!
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exaktaman
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Re: MOT failure!
« Reply #4 on: May 27th, 2010, 6:20pm » |
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New front discs and pads (Mintex) and everything now OK.
Just a warning to everyone, the inner walls of both disc were worn to the point where they about to separate from the webs - 70k on the clock!! Check yours out!
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: MOT failure!
« Reply #5 on: May 27th, 2010, 7:11pm » |
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Glad you got it sorted - those discs sound like they were in a bad way !
Possibly originals ?
My brother-in-law actually had one of the front discs separate from the hubs on a Volvo P1800S about 30 yrs ago - scary stuff.
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