Is this an MOT fail ?

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Afternoon :)I had a flat tyre not long ago and there was a no franchise tyre fittingplace not far away and managed to get the car there. He jack it up on whathe called the subframe but aparantly from just having it serviced at VW theysaid under it is my fuel lines. He has caused it to cave in a little but notbreak it.This is on my MK4 golf 2003. The bit he's caved in is a long recangular boxtype shape.The cars in good condition and going for its MOT next week and was wonderingwhat I should do about this.It was the VW people that brought it to my attention to say it wasn't them,and its where the guy jacked up on, there was a weird noise when which Ithought was just the sound of the car going up.So just wondering if anyone knows if this is a MOT fail and what sort ofmoney it will cost to repair.Thanks

MrCheerful · Accepted Answer

That would be impossible to tell without seeing the damage.  In all probability it will not cause an MoT fail, BUT........Mrcheerful

graydoe · Answer

Get them to pay for a repair of it. A decent repair!

Tommy · Answer

Afternoon :)Exactly, and if they get stroppy remember quite a few Motor InsurancePolicies and Home Insurance policies have Legal "Cover" so It won't cost youa penny

Duncan Wood · Answer

They probably don't have a convenient time machine so that you can prove  it was them though.

Petesmad · Answer

The won't pay a penny. I contacted them when VW told me and they more or less said tough.

SteveH · Answer

Is it a TDI?If so, that sounds like the 'diesel cooler' (it cools the excess dieselreturned from the engine bay before it gets dumped back in the tank).Unless it's leaking, it shouldn't cause you any problems.I ripped mine off going through a waterlogged road ;-)

Clive 1974 · Answer

Romeo' Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSparkHi, yeah steves right sounds like the diesel cooler but if its bentand not broke then it should pass an MOT no problem as it does notconstitute as a mechanical failure hope this helps Clive ..

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