MOT fail thread

agw_01 · 15 Jul 2026 at 21:05

A leak like that would empty the system very quickly. For it to be literally pouring out as it looks in the video (presuming it hadn't just started when it arrived at the garage) he must have been topping it up every time he drove the car.

JonRGV250 · 15 Jul 2026 at 21:07

The car would have gone from having power steering to having intermittent power steering, to not having power steering at all, there's not much chance of not noticing that imo.

Rilot · 15 Jul 2026 at 22:44

How anyone can drive a car like that I don't know. If I see a leak from anywhere, the first thing I go is either sort it myself or have someone sort it. And believe me, because I've owned many BMWs, I'm very familiar with leaks.

JonRGV250 · 2026-07-21T18:14:42+0100

Some more tyre madness..

Neither would have held air for much longer.

BUDFORCE · 2026-07-21T18:48:03+0100

How has it not blown up.

Jonnycoupe · 2026-07-21T19:02:09+0100

Wrong offset wheels or something bent.

Sinbad2000 · 2026-07-21T19:06:51+0100

JonRGV250 said:
The car would have gone from having power steering to having intermittent power steering, to not having power steering at all, there's not much chance of not noticing that imo.

And it's freaking noisy as well when it starts getting some air into the pump.

JonRGV250 · 2026-07-21T19:21:08+0100

Jonnycoupe said:
Wrong offset wheels or something bent.

Yeah, the speed sensor bracket had somehow got bent onto the tyre.