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MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be having
a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.
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In message <mhdn9aF63hcU1@mid.individual.net>, Timatmarford <tim@marford.uk.com> writes

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

Not come across that one.

A few years back, two years running, I had bulbs fail between the car
leaving home and the test taking place.

Adrian
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:12:10 +0100, Timatmarford wrote:

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be having
a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

What are your tyre pressures?

High pressure tyres need a reinforced valve stem.

Cheers



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Adrian <diy@ku.gro.lioff> wrote:

In message <mhdn9aF63hcU1@mid.individual.net>, Timatmarford <tim@marford.uk.com> writes

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

Not come across that one.

A few years back, two years running, I had bulbs fail between the car leaving home and the test taking place.

Adrian

The only time my motorcycle failed an MoT - and IrCOve owned it for 35 years
- was due to a headlight bulb failure between leaving home and racking up
at the testing station.
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:57:49 +0000, David wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:12:10 +0100, Timatmarford wrote:

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

What are your tyre pressures?

High pressure tyres need a reinforced valve stem.

I received a response, but to my email account.
Which, surprisingly, is a valid address.

Cheers



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David wrote:

I received a response, but to my email account.

From a thunderbird user?
MZLA have put out a feeler on whether people would like the "second"
reply button removing, which is basically what confuses people intodoing
that ...

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On 29/08/2025 14:25, Adrian wrote:

In message <mhdn9aF63hcU1@mid.individual.net>, Timatmarford <tim@marford.uk.com> writes

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

Not come across that one.

A few years back, two years running, I had bulbs fail between the car leaving home and the test taking place.

Adrian

I had a rear seat belt extended, twisted and put back into the reel
housing, effectively jamming it

I had to buy some weird pointy socket thingy to remove the panel to
untwist it...
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On 29/08/2025 18:13, Andy Burns wrote:

David wrote:

I received a response, but to my email account.

From a thunderbird user?
MZLA have put out a feeler on whether people would like the "second"
reply button removing, which is basically what confuses people intodoing that ...

I seem to be running an addon that removes it from the news client
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On 29/08/2025 19:28, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I had a rear seat belt extended, twisted and put back into the reel
housing, effectively jamming it

I had to buy some weird pointy socket thingy to remove the panel to
untwist it...

I once had a rear middle seat belt MOT fail. It turned out that if the
rear seat back wasn't correctly in the locating clips the seat belt
couldn't be extended (locked up). Prior to the MOT i had been running
with the rear seat folded down in order to carry a large load. A quick
tap on the seat back and it fully clipped in to the locating lugs and
the seat belt worked correctly again.
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On 29/08/2025 18:06, David wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:57:49 +0000, David wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:12:10 +0100, Timatmarford wrote:

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

What are your tyre pressures?

High pressure tyres need a reinforced valve stem.

I received a response, but to my email account.
Which, surprisingly, is a valid address.

Oops. Holidayitis!

Diesel Fiesta. 33psi front rear depends on the load 27-33 perhaps.


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On 29/08/2025 14:25, Adrian wrote:

In message <mhdn9aF63hcU1@mid.individual.net>, Timatmarford <tim@marford.uk.com> writes

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

Not come across that one.

A few years back, two years running, I had bulbs fail between the car leaving home and the test taking place.

Coincedentally I had a headlight bulb go on the way back from an MOT
which the car had just passed.
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On 30/08/2025 09:47, wasbit wrote:

On 29/08/2025 14:25, Adrian wrote:

In message <mhdn9aF63hcU1@mid.individual.net>, Timatmarford
<tim@marford.uk.com> writes

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

Not come across that one.

A few years back, two years running, I had bulbs fail between the car
leaving home and the test taking place.

Coincedentally I had a headlight bulb go on the way back from an MOT
which the car had just passed.

So. Has anyone had a threatened failure due to aged tubeless tyre
pressure valves?
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On 29/08/2025 14:12, Timatmarford wrote:

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be having
a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

You can appeal the MOT fail to the DVSA if you think they playing silly buggers.

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On 30/08/2025 13:25, mm0fmf wrote:

On 29/08/2025 14:12, Timatmarford wrote:

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

You can appeal the MOT fail to the DVSA if you think they playing silly buggers.

Hmm. I needed the vehicle to get home plus, it is the wife's car and we
have a visiting friend to cart about.>

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On 30/08/2025 15:24, Timatmarford wrote:

On 30/08/2025 13:25, mm0fmf wrote:

On 29/08/2025 14:12, Timatmarford wrote:

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

You can appeal the MOT fail to the DVSA if you think they playing
silly buggers.

Hmm. I needed the vehicle to get home plus, it is the wife's car and we
have a visiting friend to cart about.>

Right. Further searching produced this: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/5-axles-wheels-tyres-and-suspension#section-5-2-3

Under section J it says: A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned
likely to cause sudden deflation.

I should have asked to be shown the problem as they seemed OK when I
checked the pressures before the test!

Oh well.>

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On 29/08/2025 20:19, alan_m wrote:

On 29/08/2025 19:28, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I had a rear seat belt extended, twisted and put back into the reel
housing, effectively jamming it

I had to buy some weird pointy socket thingy to remove the panel to
untwist it...

I once had a rear middle seat belt MOT fail. It turned out that if the
rear seat back wasn't correctly in the locating clips the seat belt
couldn't be extended (locked up).-a Prior to the MOT i had been running
with the rear seat folded down in order to carry a large load. A quick
tap on the seat back and it fully clipped in to the locating lugs and
the seat belt worked correctly again.

Exactly the same issue I had with my 59 reg astra estate.

The centre belt was interlocked to the seat back retaining
clips, preventing middle seat usage if the seat back was not
fully clicked back. Over time, the heat of sitting in the
sun with the seat backs down, dried up the grease in the
?bowden cables connecting seat locating clips with the
centre reel, which duly locked itself full retracted.

Expensive MOT failure, even though I never carry back
seat passengers !.
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On 30/08/2025 13:25, mm0fmf wrote:

On 29/08/2025 14:12, Timatmarford wrote:

MOT failure on two tubeless tyre valve stems!

Refit tyres and re-balance plus -u2.00 each valve. No air loss, no
visible perish damage. Not projecting far enough for kerb damage.

Not expensive but provides work for their tyre dept. who might be
having a quiet day.

I know faulty pressure sender valves are a fail but not found any
reference to this on a simple search.

You can appeal the MOT fail to the DVSA if you think they playing silly buggers.

+1. And I did once, and they got a rap on the knuckles too
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