Rear suspension bush perished mot advisory

[Jason87]

Just bought a 2011 tdci and it's had a new mot and has an advisory for rear link arm bushes deteriorated but no excessive movement. Is there anything to worry about?

[dezwez]

only advisory but will get worse with time so best to get it renewed

[Jason87]

Just that I've only just bought the car so don't want to have to book it in for a £250 repair already lol

[dec1812]

Relatively straight forward job, I did it my self on my mk2 ST can't imagine it being much different

[Jason87]

so will my car fall apart lol or will it start knocking when it needs to he replaced? I don't want to damage the car 

[dezwez]

 start knocking when it needs to be replaced car wont fall a part

[ScaniaPBman]

A word of warning.

Advisories aren't always right.

Some years ago I had an advisory for play in the track rod end. It had done 200,000 miles so not unexpected.

Went out and bought a new one then got the wheel off. Nothing, no play that I could find. Put the wheel back on again.

The car went to the scrap yard 4 years later with the track rod end in the glove box having passed 3 further MOT's without comment.

Get confirmation that your bushes are bad before you go any further.

If you go to a garage with an advisory they will happily replace a good part and take your money for doing so.

Synical?

Me?

Never!

ScaniaPBman.

 

[artscot79]

the rear bush advisories are extremely common my mk1 had for 3 yrs before I had it had the same advisory and it took 3 years after I had it to need replaced looking at it myself there was nothing wrong with the bush ni movement no splits no cracks looked at a few with similar advisories and almost all are fine.strangely when a ford dealer did the mot and health check he found no issues either.