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Author is an emission light thats on my dash an MOT failure?
BarnshaW
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6th Aug 08 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just speaking with pow and wana make sure (not that i dont believe him)
Corsa_Sport21
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6th Aug 08 at 11:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Any lights that shouldnt be on whilst the car is running,will be an MOT failure id have thought.As its saying there is a fault.
VegasPhil
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6th Aug 08 at 11:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

If it passes an emission test it passes the MoT?


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BarnshaW
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6th Aug 08 at 11:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

even with the emission light on the dash still on?
AdamF
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6th Aug 08 at 11:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

its not a failure for the light being on
_Allan_
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Take bulb out
Darkside-Dee
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
Take bulb out


i like that idea
BarnshaW
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6th Aug 08 at 11:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

tried that last time and it stopped my rev counter working and made all the hazards come on when i indicated.
ed
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6th Aug 08 at 11:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Replace the bulb with a paperclip.
Dan Lewis
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6th Aug 08 at 11:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

or cover the bulb in black electrical tape
pow
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6th Aug 08 at 11:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote



My Corsa passed with the EML light on lol
Pete_vxl
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6th Aug 08 at 12:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

if the emission light is on, wont it fail on emissions?
ed
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It probably means that the lambda sensor is on its way out.
JM_16v
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6th Aug 08 at 12:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by AdamF
its not a failure for the light being on

listen to the MOT tester that does it for a living tbh
av it
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quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
quote:
Originally posted by AdamF
its not a failure for the light being on

listen to the MOT tester that does it for a living tbh


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av it
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quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
quote:
Originally posted by AdamF
its not a failure for the light being on

listen to the MOT tester that does it for a living tbh


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Shrek
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6th Aug 08 at 15:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeh im an mot tester too and it will pass if its just the light as long as emissions are ok. only light they can fail a car on is the ABS light, cant even fail it for airbag light on.
Ian
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6th Aug 08 at 15:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'm no mechanic but would the emission light being on not mean the emissions would cause it to fail?

 
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