Your car’s catalytic converter is located in the exhaust, right after the exhaust manifold. Its job is to chemically convert harmful exhaust emissions into harmless gases. These harmful compounds are: Hydrocarbons Carbon monoxide Nitrogen oxides Carbon monoxide is a poison for any air-breathing animal. Nitrogen oxides lead to smog and acid rain, and hydrocarbons produce …
CV (Constant Velocity) joints are clever bits of engineering used on all front-wheel drive cars, and many real-wheel and 4-wheel drive vehicles too. CV joints transfer torque from the transmission to the drive wheels at a constant speed, while accommodating the up-and-down motion of the suspension, and the turning of the wheels whiles cornering. Inner …
One of the most common causes of MOT failure is faulty lights on a vehicle, meaning the exterior lights not the many and various dashboard warning lights which are now the subject of separate checks. It’s easy enough to check your lights before bringing the car in for an MOT. For a start all lights …
We’re often asked what the ‘rules’ are regarding retests when a car fails its MOT. If your car unfortunately fails its MOT test, you have a number of options depending on the kind of problem which needs repairing. 1. Free retest – minor issues If your car fails due to the fairly minor issues in …
In March 2013 some new checks have been added to the MOT Test which we expect to catch many people out, as they are things which previously have been advisory only and are now causes for MOT failure: The biggest one is probably: “The vehicle will also fail if a Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) malfunction …