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(Message started by: TRACEYS_LIMO on Dec 20^th, 2006, 5:23pm)

Title: MOT FAIL
Post by TRACEYS_LIMO on Dec 20^th, 2006, 5:23pm

hi it never seems to go the way you want they failed the car on the indicator bulb being the wrong colour probably fell off due to the fact there is a mini swimming pool in the lense. they put a new bulb in and charged me £1 then they wrote a pass ticket. unlike an mot station to be helpfull, I collected the car from were I get the car serviced and drove it home and noticed that when you turn left that there is a bad vibration coming through the steering wheel which you can feel through the steering wheel and seat, took the car back to the garage today and the mechanic said that it should not have passed the mot like that, I said that it was not like that before going for the mot, going back tomorrow to the garage to see what they find. it seemed to good to be true David

Title: Re: MOT FAIL
Post by Highlander on Dec 20^th, 2006, 5:29pm

Sounds like the front offside wheel bearing

Title: Re: MOT FAIL
Post by solarpanel on Dec 20^th, 2006, 5:35pm

all the scorpios i have do that after they have been jacked up,you get vibs up the steering wheel etc settles down in a couple of days.

Title: Re: MOT FAIL
Post by scorpio_man on Dec 20^th, 2006, 6:05pm

hi there

that's what i would go for. give it a couple of days or a few miles and it should go away.

hth

Title: Re: MOT FAIL
Post by Simmo on Dec 20^th, 2006, 6:17pm

As has been said, this is a known issue if the wheels have been suspended. Read the section on steering judder Here (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/faultfinds.htm) Try just taking the weight off the wheels and turning the steering wheel from lock to lock...DO NOT HOLD IT IN THAT POSITION....this should remove any air and return the system to normal. If you can't lift the front put it on some wet grass or a couple of old magazines so that you are letting the wheels turn without straining the power steering rack.

Title: Re: MOT FAIL
Post by TRACEYS_LIMO on Dec 20^th, 2006, 6:54pm

thanks all hopefully thats all thats wrong, think i might put a gold fish in the front indicator lense when it swims by the bulb it will glow orange but that will have to wait for the warmer weather as it is only on for a short time it should not get to hot David

Title: Re: MOT FAIL
Post by solarpanel on Dec 20^th, 2006, 7:32pm

drill a small hole in the lense and it will let the water drip out

Title: Re: MOT FAIL
Post by TRACEYS_LIMO on Dec 21^st, 2006, 3:55pm

;D ;) ;D :D car seems to be fine now and so no bill from mechanic, dropped the fish idea is there a p.o address for the site to send some money which i have saved. also just noticed my 2 star ;D David