Rear Fog Lights.

[Guest Gargoil]

Betty went for her first MOT, today.

There were a few things I thought she might fail on which she did in fact pass.

However she did fail on other items.

Number plate light, fair enough I should have spotted that one.

The tester wouldn't test for emissions because he needed proof of the engine age, otherwise he would test for a 2013 car.

Don't think Pintos were in production then but, I wont be smart about it.

Lastly, she failed on the fog light not coming on with dip beam.

She lights the place up on high beam, so does this sound like a wiring or relay problem?

If it is a relay, how would I identify it?

 

 

 

 

[theduck]

Doesn't the v5 have emissions standard on it which should also have fed to his MOT computer?

 

Fog light will depend on how it was wired originally, it could be a relay or a loose wire.

Edited April 19, 2016 by theduck

[knights_templar]

interesting, IVA says fog light must work with main OR dip, does this mean that IVA and MOT are two different standards? probably :-)

[theduck]

Let's face it, that is simply bad wording in the IVA manual.

[Bob Tucker]

Most (but not all!) places accept the Burtons chart as proof of engine age.

http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides/tuning-guide-pages/ford-manufacture-dates.html

Edited April 19, 2016 by Bob Tucker

[Guest 2b cruising]

If he won't accept the Burton, try a ford owners forum or even a main dealership to get the age off them in print.

Have you got a copy of the IVA. That should have proof of engine age.

[Guest Gargoil]

Thanks for the advice, chaps.

She passed today, so all is good in the end.

The number plate light was just a bulb,

The guy at the garage accepted the Burton document as proof of age and he also fixed the Fog light problem, for a very reasonable price indeed.

Interestingly the Burton table showed that the original engine was a lot older than the donor car.

I probably learn something new every day, I just forget it ,just as quickly.

[Bob Tucker]

Well done!

[Al Milton]

Good result

[Guest Knownothing]

Good news.

[Guest 2b cruising]

Nice one.