cup mot fail

[Iain C]

Can you guess why? lol
I thought this had been resolved but it appears not!
Ive got the hump now.

 

[Gareth]

rear brakes?

 

[Pat_986]

no Bias valve thing??

 

[Iain C]

yup thats the kiddy...

 

[Gareth]

lol

 

[Pat_986]

LOL..............what you got to do now???Just get a letter from Renault??

 

[Day]

Tell them to ring Renault... not your fault if they run the wrong test...

 

[Jays172]

what's this to do with on the cups??

 

[bmh.01]

what's this to do with on the cups??

Its because the cups don't have ABS so they don't have this rear bias unloading valve or whatever, they do an mot test for a abs equipped car and fail it because its not there.

 

[Jays172]

thought it was something to do with abs - surely to boogery a mechanic doing an mot should know that?!?!?

 

[Iain C]

I think it because reno havent updated the specs for the cup. They are testing it like ist a normal 172.

 

[Ricardinho]

my mot tester knew about this, all the people who carry out the tests should of got a newsletter of sorts which includes an article saying about the brake bias on the rear, i might be able to scan a copy up for you..

 

[Ricardinho]

got the article if anyone is interested, not sure of the qulaity and excuse the crossword!

cant make them any bigger than that, say if you want a bigger one and ill email them to anyone interested

 

[kully]

lol....................mine due xmas , wot fun:dapprove:

 

[lemonnobby]

lol i have seen that workshop before with that clio on the ramp.

 

[tomehb]

Yeah same happend to me, but ofc i was not willing to pay for the MOT again.. but it was sorted in the end!

 

[Iain C]

tomehb...how did u get it sorted?

 

[RenaultSport]

Mines got it's MOT tomorrow... Fingers crossed it passes!

 

[Dan@SJM]

one of the anagrams you havent got is engine mount.

 

[Dan@SJM]

does that cup have a tow bar!?

 

[Ricardinho]

emails sent to all those who asked.

 

[MarkCup]

Thanks...

 

[GordonD]

does that cup have a tow bar!?

I've got a tow bar.

Liked the idea of the Clio. Saw that no tow bar was offered as an option when it was on all the other smaller engined Clios's. Asked the dealer if there was any reason I couldn't have one, or whether Renault just thought people who bought that model wouldn't want one. Said if I couldn't have one the car wasn't any use to me because I needed to be able to tow a light trailer. Dealer said "no problem" and supplied the car new with one fitted.

Found out afterwards that the law where I am - maybe its not the case with you - says the legal maximum towing weight is what the manufacturer's handbook says it is. And the manufacturer's handbook says zero. So I need to be able to tow a trailer, I bought the car on the basis that I could, I paid for a towbar to be fitted, but if I tow a trailer I'm breaking the law and voiding my insurance. And when I complained to Renault that a dealer representing them fitted it, and they supplied it to him to fit, the answer I got was "we're sorry you are unhappy with the car, but don't complain to us".

 

[lemonnobby]

yea the cup on the ramp has a tow bar pic taken at city motors bristol