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Car faults pointed by NCT-major or minor?

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  • 13-07-2014 3:48pm
    #1
    simply simple
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭


    Car's NCT has passed but with the below advisory notice, does the below faults potentially require a big expense to repair?

    1)Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases.
    2)Offside Rear spring Suspension spring mounting prescribed area repaired, but not inappropriately.
    3)Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I'd say minor, not very expensive. That mounting repair could be a dark horse.
    Try 3 local garages for quotes and go with the best one.


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    Sir Arthur Daley
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    Can someone explain no.2 cant get my head around it.


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    challengemaster
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    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    Can someone explain no.2 cant get my head around it.

    Probably because what's written makes no sense


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    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Probably because what's written makes no sense

    It has to, surely the nct tester cannot state a nonsencical minor fault?


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,201 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    No. 3 is a no brainer anyway, get the brake pads replaced.


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    johndaman66
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    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    It has to, surely the nct tester cannot state a nonsencical minor fault?

    Or possibly that the OP is not not quoting word for word what the NCT tester mentioned or confusing what he said?...although I have being in a situation or 2 where a NCT tester was somewhat vague in explaining something to me.


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    simply simple
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭simply simple


    johndaman66 wrote: »
    Or possibly that the OP is not not quoting word for word what the NCT tester mentioned or confusing what he said?...although I have being in a situation or 2 where a NCT tester was somewhat vague in explaining something to me.

    Not a typo, the words are exactly the same as written in the report.


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    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Had you some body repair work done one time on the suspension turret op?


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    lpower
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭lpower


    2)Offside Rear spring Suspension spring mounting prescribed area repaired, but not inappropriately.

    They usually mark the parts that fail with spray paint . If you can get a look under the car for paint you will know . Its the top or bottom spring mount they are on about.


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    pablo128
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    What kind of car is it?


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    greasepalm
    Registered Users Posts: 5,302 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    even mechanics can have difficulty in deciphering what they write,visible check may also reveal its rusty or insecure,had a merc in few items failed and repaired,told the customer car should not be on the road as the top of spring mount welded onto the inner panel was going and nct missed it.went back to nct car passed so he drove it
    week later car was wrote off as spring mount went and suspension collapsed .
    :eek::D

    might be more than brake pads worn,how bad are the discs?


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