Exhaust Blowing = MOT Failure??

[Harpham]

As above, if part of your exhaust is blowing slightly, would this be a MOT failure??

My standard centre section has a few very small holes where it is blowing at the moment. I am trying to decide which exhaust system to go for. If I go for an Oreca, it'll mean changing back to standard for the MOT, due to it being a manifold-back system, so if that is the case MOT wise, I don't want to have to fork out extra to buy an exhaust to fit for a week a year.

If this is the case, ill have to go with the Yozza/JP system, as it'll make things simpler, although I wanted a smaller tailpipe.

 

[Jaff.]

yes depending on how bad/how friendly your mot tester is

i had a small leak in my centre section last year and he passed it because it was tiny and he knew id get it replaced anyway.

emissions struggled even with that small hole anyway tho

 

[Feirny]

Mine failed. ExhaustsUK welded it up though for a small fee.

 

[Riley!]

buy my scorpion, problem solved

As said depends how bad it is. If it's a pin hole you should be fine any more then that then no no

 

[Feirny]

Chris, was that aimed at me or Harpsichord?

 

[Harpham]

Could I pikey fix it with exhaust paste or something, as it'd only be on for a day?

 

[Riley!]

where's it gone?

 

[Riley!]

Chris, was that aimed at me or Harpsichord?

Greg, do i need to answer that when you have a 182 ha

 

[Dan519]

it's a fail if it looks like it will fall of due to corrosion. Emissions wise, if it's blowing it's likely to fail so you can paste up a small hole

 

[Feirny]

Greg, do i need to answer that when you have a 182 ha

As do you, as well as a 172 cup

 

[Ben]

I used silicone on my old exhaust to get it through the MOT.

 

[Riley!]

ha good point forgot about the 182, 182 is going soon and the cups no more sad times

Just to clarify the exhaust im selling is a mint 172 scorpion

 

[Harpham]

It has about 4-5 pin holes in the centre section. The back box has already been replaced.

I want to get the Oreca system, but as that'll fail on MOT, I want to make sure my standard will pass. Can they be welded up? I'm sure my brother could pikey weld it.

 

[Riley!]

Are they quite close together? Just get a exhaust sleeve and clamp over them if so

 

[Harpham]

I think, from when I had it checked at a local garage, they we're dotted across the section, so that wouldn't be an option I guess.


Should I just man up and get a JP? I really do prefer the Oreca system, as I want the small tailpipe, rather than a 3".

 

[daveski]

Man up.

 

[Rob]

Get a load of coke cans/beer tins, cut the tops and bottoms off and put a slice down them. Cover in exhaust paste and jubilee clip in place. Sorted.

/Properpikey

 

[Tom_90]

Get a load of coke cans/beer tins, cut the tops and bottoms off and put a slice down them. Cover in exhaust paste and jubilee clip in place. Sorted.

/Properpikey

thats what my dad did with his, apart from the use of a tin of baked beans instead lol

 

[daveski]

Even a character in Eastenders would have bought an exhaust by now. Stop dragging this out.

 

[The Fatty]

could some form of chemical metal/epoxy not be used to fix pinholes?