failed the NCT

fifib

My car has just failed the NCt on bump stops!?!
can someone please tell me what these are? before i call into my garage on way home
he said they were missing and drew on the diagram where they should be, behind my rear tyres

felim

Google is your friend:

bump stop n. small rubber object designed to protect MacPherson strut valves and fuel lines

fifib

I googled and got this:

It is known to provide bump stops between the trunk lid and the surrounding bodywork of a saloon car (and between the tailgate and the body of a hatchback or estate car). The conventional bump stop consists of a solid rubber element which is mounted in a channel in the part of the bodywork that frames the trunk opening and which is compressed by the lid (or tailgate) upon closing

which is why i couldnt understand why NCT man was showing me them on the underside of the car!

L1011

Thats someone mis-using the term for something else entirely. They're suspension componenets and quite important.

mickdw

What kind of car? fiat?

fifib

which leads to my next question.... is this something which should have been picked up on in a "preNCT" service?

L1011

fifib wrote: »

which leads to my next question.... is this something which should have been picked up on in a "preNCT" service?

Yes.

<rant>
You shouldn't ever bother with "pre NCT checks", just use the NCT *as* a pre-NCT test. Most 'checks' cost more than the retest fee and do not have the full range of equipment available</rant>

mickdw

This pre NCT racket is unreal. I mean, You cannot possibly win by doing this.

Even if you meet the most honest pre nct garage ever, they are most likely going to replace stuff that will probably pass the nct as they dont want you coming back saying they should have seen something if it happens to fail... That at a very honest garage.

In alot of places, they advertise free nct precheck just to get your car in and then do you for a few hundrerd for stuff that may or may not be needed and you still could quite probably fail.

Compare this to going straight for nct. ok, you fail but then you only fix whats needed and the cost of finding out is just the retest fee which is twenty something euro I think.

fifib

well my car was well over due for a services and new tyres...which it would definately have failed it over so i told my mechanic i was getting it NCT'd after the service and he said he'd do all the NCT checks on it to pass it!!
<quote> Mr. Mechanic: it'll definately pass the NCT! <quote>

is it costly to get them replaced? another €30 for a re-test... im hoping they wont be too much to do...so much for trying to be saving these days!

thanks for all your help too!

mickdw

Well is it an S class merc or a punto?

fifib

C3

mickdw

I wouldnt have a clue without seeing that car.