MOT question

[tryme]

hi my mot is due next month and i thought my exhaust was blowing but on further inspection im pretty sure the exhaust baffle has gone so its puffing rather than blowing through a hole in the box or anything.

is this an mot failure? its not actually that bad but i did notice it.

 

[hussain]

if its too noisy it could fail on noise, but main thing is emissions. if it meets the criteria then its fine. smoke shouldnt be a reason for failure ASLONG as emissions are fine unless its blowing a hell of alot of smoke

 

[tryme]

oh no its not really. infact its pretty normal i.e more on start ups/cold start ups and fading out the longer its driven

 

[tryme]

mot is due in march. i havent even had this fixed. its just started to cause me problems (sounds quite loud now).

how much will this cost me to get fixed?

 

[superls]

it depends what has gone, iirc the back box for my sr was about £30

 

[jk9194]

which town do you live in london? you will need to replace new backbox so it will be about £28ish from euro car parts. the labour will be about £30ish.

 

[tryme]

ok i live in croydon well just outside of.

thanks guys so prob around £60 for parts and labour?

 

[jk9194]

ok i live in croydon well just outside of.

thanks guys so prob around £60 for parts and labour?

nice man. i live in near croydon too (wallington)

 

[jk9194]

£30 labour is minimum

 

[tryme]

ok cheers thank you.
i went tyre trax before for my old micra it needed a new back box then as well due to a small hole and that cost me £60 so hopefully will be the same although that was about 3 years ago.

 

[skymera]

ok cheers thank you.
i went tyre trax before for my old micra it needed a new back box then as well due to a small hole and that cost me £60 so hopefully will be the same although that was about 3 years ago.

I bought a new backbox from eBay for just £25.

Fitting it was rather simple, you need to be a little savvy with tools but doesn't require anything special. Couple spanners, ratchet. But it's easily a DIY job and could save you a small fortune

 

[Danieljs12]

do it yourself, if not, see if a family member can do it for you, honestly its not worth the £30 a garage would chage to fit it its a 10 min change over..

 

[Danieljs12]

sorry if links arn't aloud

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-MI...=Model:Micra|Plat_Gen:K11&hash=item27c60dd144

 

[tryme]

ok cheers will look into this thanks again