WILL CAR PASS NCT

tattoo man · 27-01-2011 12:13pm #1

hi folks,car is due nct tomorrow,problem is when i turn the key and all the dash lights go on,the oil light stays on for another 20 seconds before it goes out..im sure its the oil sensor light,it has been like this for the last 6 mths,will it cause it to fail test???

27-01-2011 12:15pm

Is the oil level at the max mark on the dipstick?
Does it do it all the time or only when engine is cold?

tattoo man · 27-01-2011 12:20pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Is the oil level at the max mark on the dipstick?
Does it do it all the time or only when engine is cold?

no oil is perfect,got the whole lot checked and stuff,its a fault with an oil sensor,it has to be replaced next service,just means when the rest of the dash lights go out after a few seconds,it stays on for say 15 seconds and goes out,

no1beemerfan · 27-01-2011 12:24pm

Explain it to the tester. Once it goes out I'll say you'll be ok. Just tell him you had the sensor on order but it didn't come in in time.

biko · 27-01-2011 12:24pm

It will probably pass as it goes out, just a bit later.
If not it's a visual retest so if everything else passes it should be free to re-test.

tattoo man · 27-01-2011 12:31pm

biko wrote: »

It will probably pass as it goes out, just a bit later.
If not it's a visual retest so if everything else passes it should be free to re-test.

cheers for the replys,yeah it has no bearing on the running off the car,its just as i said because the sensor is faulty the stays on a bit longer than the rest..its a common problem with the car i have...

tattoo man · 27-01-2011 12:32pm

no1beemerfan wrote: »

Explain it to the tester. Once it goes out I'll say you'll be ok. Just tell him you had the sensor on order but it didn't come in in time.

cheers me man,yeah prob the best bet...

pippip · 27-01-2011 12:44pm

I had a dodgy starter on an old car that would play up every now and then. I just left the engine running when I was waiting outside. Don't know if they restart the car within the test or if it would have effected the result but it passed anyway.

tattoo man · 27-01-2011 12:51pm

pippip wrote: »

I had a dodgy starter on an old car that would play up every now and then. I just left the engine running when I was waiting outside. Don't know if they restart the car within the test or if it would have effected the result but it passed anyway.

yeah id have to leave mke keys in with reception and they then take your car in....

mal1 · 27-01-2011 12:55pm

tattoo man wrote: »

yeah id have to leave mke keys in with reception and they then take your car in....

I always give in the spare key. Stay in the car and keep it ticking over. Old car and my test is always in the winter

tattoo man · 27-01-2011 1:02pm

mal1 wrote: »

I always give in the spare key. Stay in the car and keep it ticking over. Old car and my test is always in the winter

i know where your coming from with this but even if there was no sensor problem with the car when the keys are turned on the oil light as well as all the other dash lights come one,where as all the rest will turn off after a few seconds the oil stays on that bit longer,this happens everytime i start the car..in the nct center the car waits its turn to go through,and i know they turn on and off,what if i disabled the light if that was possible??

Paddysnapper · 27-01-2011 1:14pm

tattoo man wrote: »

i know where your coming from with this but even if there was no sensor problem with the car when the keys are turned on the oil light as well as all the other dash lights come one,where as all the rest will turn off after a few seconds the oil stays on that bit longer,this happens everytime i start the car..in the nct center the car waits its turn to go through,and i know they turn on and off,what if i disabled the light if that was possible??

Just take the bulb out:rolleyes:

MOBILVETTA · 27-01-2011 1:18pm

Yea my car had to be jumped started for 2 days before test so I told nct guy not to switch off engine due to problem with starter. passed first time 10 yr old.

antodeco · 27-01-2011 1:25pm

I always leave the car running. Saying that, the last time they checked it, the battery died! They had to jump it!

no1beemerfan · 27-01-2011 2:15pm

I now presume they will stop and restart the car as new regulations came in in 2010 that all warning lights on the dash have to work so as its now part of the test they will have to test it.

Also on any test I've been at, they don't always leave the car idle while doing the test.

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