Phil3747 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Not sure if it's been mentioned on here before but I've been told today that the tin exhaust shields that Ford like to fit on their cars have now become part of the MOT test, so if they are missing then it is now an MOT failure !! I have binned loads of these over the past 30+ years that have come loose and been rattling on the exhaust (my last being only 2 days ago but fortunately the bin-men haven't been yet !!). I was talking to a local garage proprietor this morning who had a Mk 2.5 Focus in for a service which was missing 2 of these shields and he stated that Ford wanted the best part of £150 to replace them....you have been warned guys !!!! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Yep, been this way since the 'new' regs came out in 2018! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Not sure if it applies to all of them, I was aware it applies to the ones near the fuel tank. On my wife’s Mazda 2 there was one above rear silencer beneath boot floor, that fell off a few years ago, it is hanging on a nail in my garage. Hasn’t been an issue for mot so far. I have not checked mot manual for exact wording. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phil3747 Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 Was only going on what I was told yesterday and the fact that a prominent large local garage had it's MOT licence suspended as a result of passing a vehicle with said heat-shield missing !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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