Blinking MOT failure!
Bloody air bag's. Not on my TypeR, but on the mrs' POS Fiat Punto. The Air bag light has been on since pretty much the day she bought the car back in '04 but since the new reg's it fails. I've looked at it before but never ventured that much into detail as I'd probably blow my own arm off.
I thought I'd let Fiat take a look, £495 for a new air bag ECU :lol1: Or on Ebay for £15.... Oh and my air bag light is on on my TypeR. Just needed a rant :razz: |
dont punto's have a thing were you can turn off the passenger air bag and it puts the light on if its been deactivated ????
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Fit some resistors
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pull the bulb
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are the brakes ok :D
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Originally Posted by *BADGER*
(Post 11049350)
dont punto's have a thing were you can turn off the passenger air bag and it puts the light on if its been deactivated ????
Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
(Post 11049351)
Fit some resistors
Originally Posted by LewisScoob
(Post 11049361)
pull the bulb
Originally Posted by Dave-W-
(Post 11049372)
are the brakes ok :D
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Originally Posted by Kwik
(Post 11049512)
lol, funny you should say that. It failed its MOT on the air bag light, but Fiat seem to think the whole "front braking system" needs replacing. Might have something to do with my Mrs being blonde?
or that its a fiat.......:norty: |
The light came on in my Citroen van. It took my garage about 30 seconds to fix it by disconnecting and reconnecting a plug in the wiring under the driver's seat.
I've no idea if yours has a similar arrangement, but if I were you, I'd ask this chap first: www.honestjohn.co.uk |
Wire the asb light to another light in you dash that way when you turn on ignition it comes on then goes out like it should .
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Originally Posted by r33gts2009
(Post 11049874)
Wire the asb light to another light in you dash that way when you turn on ignition it comes on then goes out like it should .
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Hi mate , there is no procedure for the light like the abs sequence so if it just does not come on at all they can't fail it.
I.e. blank it out as I think it's an led on these. I know this as I've " rectified" a few to get through the test when the repair is more than the vehicles value....lol... |
Surely it must come on to show it works? Or are the new rules different
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Hi mate im a mot tester and yes air bags are failing left right and centre at mo,theres no requirment that the airbag light has to illuminate so u cud remove bulb or dis arm led but i didnt tell u that lol
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Originally Posted by blackbugeye
(Post 11050243)
Hi mate , there is no procedure for the light like the abs sequence so if it just does not come on at all they can't fail it.
I.e. blank it out as I think it's an led on these. I know this as I've " rectified" a few to get through the test when the repair is more than the vehicles value....lol...
Originally Posted by ruan 222
(Post 11050309)
Hi mate im a mot tester and yes air bags are failing left right and centre at mo,theres no requirment that the airbag light has to illuminate so u cud remove bulb or dis arm led but i didnt tell u that lol
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Wait till its the Type R's time, they will be sweeping that mofo up..:D
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I know mot rules are a joke heres another one since new rules u cant fail a shock absorber with neglagable damping affect so 11months ago it leaked all fluid out and now cars bouncing all over road u have to pass it!
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if the airbag light doesn't illuminate it is a failure according to the online manual
and you can fail a shock absorber for negligible damping effect |
Originally Posted by scoobyboy
(Post 11050391)
if the airbag light doesn't illuminate it is a failure according to the online manual
and you can fail a shock absorber for negligible damping effect |
Originally Posted by ruan 222
(Post 11050407)
Im an mot tester and not talkin ****e check new rules i do agree those were in old manual but since changes the above items arnt deamed as failure items.
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Originally Posted by jayallen
(Post 11050330)
Wait till its the Type R's time, they will be sweeping that mofo up..:D
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fiat lol oh well at least it isnt made of rust like your other car.
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Originally Posted by ruan 222
(Post 11050309)
Hi mate im a mot tester and yes air bags are failing left right and centre at mo,theres no requirment that the airbag light has to illuminate so u cud remove bulb or dis arm led but i didnt tell u that lol
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as mentioned, the seat belt pre-tensioners wiring is a very common problem
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Originally Posted by ruan 222
(Post 11050407)
Im an mot tester and not talkin ****e check new rules i do agree those were in old manual but since changes the above items arnt deamed as failure items.
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Have you sorted it out yet kwik ?
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Originally Posted by r33gts2009
(Post 11051310)
Have you sorted it out yet kwik ?
I've put it on the Fiat forum and a few of the members on there have been helpful, one with ECU's for £12 lol. I'm not going to risk a retest with the bulb out, it will be the first thing they look for I think. |
I bought a £10 airbag ECU from Ebay and the Punto passed the MOT Friday :)
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