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Help with MS in Lincolnshire please?
ChrisLeary - 12/3/14 at 09:12 AM

Morning everyone,

In the very near furture I'm hoping to have my car running. It's a 2.0L silvertop zetec with gsxr 750 tb's with MegaSquirt.

I've just moved house from Oxford to Bardney in Lincolnshire. Is there anyone in Lincolshire that is handy with tuning on MS? I'd prefer to get it through the MOT so that I can drive it to Bailey Performance for mapping.

There is a local garage just round the corner that does MOT's so I'm going to chat with them and see if I can use their emissions tester to get the car at the correct level to pass the MOT.

Can anyone help me please?

Thanks,

Chris

BaileyPerformance - 12/3/14 at 11:00 AM

Hi Chris,

We have MOT station next to the rolling road room, I know it more money but it mite be best to transport the car to us fur mapping, then we can arrange MOT.

We have a car trailer - normally £2/mile.

ChrisLeary - 12/3/14 at 11:13 AM

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Originally posted by BaileyPerformance
Hi Chris,

We have MOT station next to the rolling road room, I know it more money but it mite be best to transport the car to us fur mapping, then we can arrange MOT.

We have a car trailer - normally £2/mile.


Ah right ok, that's fantastic news! I can get hold of a trailer quite cheaply, so I'll get a towbar fitted on my car and once the 7 is ready for MOT I'll get it booked in with you for mapping and the MOT.

I only have a narrowband sensor fitted, is it worth me purchasing a wideband for mapping purposes?

Thanks,

Chris

BaileyPerformance - 12/3/14 at 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by ChrisLeary
quote:
Originally posted by BaileyPerformance
Hi Chris,

We have MOT station next to the rolling road room, I know it more money but it mite be best to transport the car to us fur mapping, then we can arrange MOT.

We have a car trailer - normally £2/mile.


Ah right ok, that's fantastic news! I can get hold of a trailer quite cheaply, so I'll get a towbar fitted on my car and once the 7 is ready for MOT I'll get it booked in with you for mapping and the MOT.

I only have a narrowband sensor fitted, is it worth me purchasing a wideband for mapping purposes?

Thanks,

Chris


No need for a wide band, I will temporarily fit mine for mapping (remove your narrow band)

We have a large AFR display on the wall.

ChrisLeary - 12/3/14 at 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by BaileyPerformance

No need for a wide band, I will temporarily fit mine for mapping (remove your narrow band)

We have a large AFR display on the wall.


Ok brilliant, right then I have something to aim for now! I'll be in touch asap!

Thanks,

Chris

ashg - 12/3/14 at 12:08 PM

just book it for an mot in the afternoon and drive it to bailey in the morning. its legal to drive an un mot'd car to a pre booked appointment at a garage to have rectification work carried out for an mot

scudderfish - 12/3/14 at 12:58 PM

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Originally posted by ashg
just book it for an mot in the afternoon and drive it to bailey in the morning. its legal to drive an un mot'd car to a pre booked appointment at a garage to have rectification work carried out for an mot


There must be a reasonableness test to that though. Would it really work to book an MOT in John O'Groats if you live in Cornwall? 'Sorry officer, I know I'm driving past 1500 MOT stations which are meant to test to the same standard and there is no legal basis for preferring one over an other, but I really need to get up North before I can be tested' Even if the letter of the law allows that, if I was a PC I'd be giving your car a very thorough going over for road worthiness.

has anyone ever been stopped trying this?

ChrisLeary - 12/3/14 at 02:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ashg
just book it for an mot in the afternoon and drive it to bailey in the morning. its legal to drive an un mot'd car to a pre booked appointment at a garage to have rectification work carried out for an mot


It's a three hour drive though... Wouldn't, or couldn't it do some damage driving for that length of time and it not running properly?

Like scudderfish says, surely there's a limit on the "driving it to an MOT" rule?

Thanks,

Chris

BaileyPerformance - 13/3/14 at 03:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisLeary
quote:
Originally posted by ashg
just book it for an mot in the afternoon and drive it to bailey in the morning. its legal to drive an un mot'd car to a pre booked appointment at a garage to have rectification work carried out for an mot


It's a three hour drive though... Wouldn't, or couldn't it do some damage driving for that length of time and it not running properly?

Like scudderfish says, surely there's a limit on the "driving it to an MOT" rule?

Thanks,

Chris


Yes, it may damage the engine, or you maybe lucky, all depends on what the part throttle fueling is like.

We had a Feista with a turbo zetec here for mapping afew months ago, the guy drove it here, we did the basic engine check before with did anything else - water, oil, fuel.
The oil level was an inch over the max, i asked the customer and he assured me the oil level was just over the min when he check that morning, so i removed the oil filler cap and gave it a good sniff - petrol!

We drained the oil in the garage next door, was like piss, new oil and filter and the engine ran OK - we mapped it but it was down on power and breathed. So i think it was bore washed. This guy drove his car from the west midlands (40miles) instead of paying me £2/mile transport.....and scrapped a forged turbo zetec engine....cost £1500.