# NYS Inspection Question **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 9, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646 "2008-09-09T16:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/21 "2008-09-10T13:10:48Z")
it can only fail for uneven wear, not rusty rotors unless the guy is a total asshole, pm me ---
**Author:** ![slasky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slasky/32/7408_2.png) [@slasky](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slasky)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/22 "2008-09-10T18:23:57Z")
> [@Spam16v](#): > > if you read between the lines a ball joint can separate, shove the tire back into the fender, jack it up, shove it back in and technically you can’t fail it b/c you can’t feel play with the weight of the vehicle on it. My father’s shop got hit for that. A tech failed a customer’s car because the ball fell out when it was on the lift. The customer called DMV and they brought the car back in. My father showed him that it fell right out. The DMV inspector told him to put it back in and check the play. The play was within spec so he was fined for failing the car. My father told him that if he had passed the car and it was in an accident he would probably get fined for passing it. The DMV guy said he was right. So either way he would have gotten a fine. ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/23 "2008-09-10T19:34:09Z")
> [@bracketracer](#): > > :banghead: seriously, everyone expects you to overlook everything when you’re a mechanic. But then when their car breaks down it’s all your fault. Plain and simple i look at everything and check it all. I certainly wouldn’t want my car falling apart down the road, so i don’t want that hot milf’s car falling apart either. > [@ubengineering](#): > > it can only fail for uneven wear, not rusty rotors unless the guy is a total asshole, pm me as stated if it affects the braking performance of the vehicle it can in fact fail, and we’re not assholes just simply doing our jobs. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/24 "2008-09-10T20:28:45Z")
> [@psychopjv](#): > > seriously, everyone expects you to overlook everything when you’re a mechanic. But then when their car breaks down it’s all your fault. Plain and simple i look at everything and check it all. I certainly wouldn’t want my car falling apart down the road, so i don’t want that hot milf’s car falling apart either. > > as stated if it affects the braking performance of the vehicle it can in fact fail, and we’re not assholes just simply doing our jobs. do you drive the car around to see how the brakes work at all conditions? ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/25 "2008-09-10T20:36:53Z")
PAt wouldnt be able to live with him self if I got rearended (by anybody other than himself :gay: because he passed a hot chick with bad brakes… And i \<3 him for that… (now if she had a taillight out… let her go ;)) ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/26 "2008-09-11T15:02:47Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > do you drive the car around to see how the brakes work at all conditions? yes vehicles are driven before bringing them in. 40-10 60-10 30 -0. bumps,turns. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/27 "2008-09-11T17:31:03Z")
I just fail everything.its bound to be legitamate one day. ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/28 "2008-09-11T17:43:16Z")
> [@slasky](#): > > My father’s shop got hit for that. A tech failed a customer’s car because the ball fell out when it was on the lift. The customer called DMV and they brought the car back in. My father showed him that it fell right out. The DMV inspector told him to put it back in and check the play. The play was within spec so he was fined for failing the car. My father told him that if he had passed the car and it was in an accident he would probably get fined for passing it. The DMV guy said he was right. So either way he would have gotten a fine. seen better… last shop i was managing we got hit for failing for a fuel leak. if it’s not dripping and pooling while running, it passes, so the mutton head wrapped the fuel filter with a t-shirt so it wasn’t “dripping and pooling” while running and we failed it regardless. boy did we get an reaming from the state for that. i’m so glad i work where i work now… ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/29 "2008-09-11T18:18:49Z")
> [@psychopjv](#): > > yes vehicles are driven before bringing them in. 40-10 60-10 30 -0. bumps,turns. lol damn, is that part of the inspection? not jsut me but i dont think ive ever seen one quick lube tech drive a car around ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/30 "2008-09-11T18:33:49Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > lol damn, is that part of the inspection? not jsut me but i dont think ive ever seen one quick lube tech drive a car around thats why i’m not a quick lube guy. i’m a full service tech. techically yes you are supposed to drive the vehicle to ensure proper braking. Does everyone? no. i’ll take the extra 5 minutes to find out what kind of animal i am up against. Say you simply pull a vehicle in and do a quick check and then inspect it and ship it. Then the person leaves and has to panic stop and blows a brake line. You could have easily prevented this by testing the brake system. Also i’d think a customer (some at least) would be happy you found the problem before it was them involved in an accident. ---
**Author:** ![Estorvito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/estorvito/32/7234_2.png) [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/31 "2008-09-11T18:37:34Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/32 "2008-09-11T18:40:55Z")
> [@psychopjv](#): > > thats why i’m not a quick lube guy. i’m a full service tech. techically yes you are supposed to drive the vehicle to ensure proper braking. Does everyone? no. i’ll take the extra 5 minutes to find out what kind of animal i am up against. > Say you simply pull a vehicle in and do a quick check and then inspect it and ship it. Then the person leaves and has to panic stop and blows a brake line. You could have easily prevented this by testing the brake system. Also i’d think a customer (some at least) would be happy you found the problem before it was them involved in an accident. makes total sense i just looked in the valvoline handbook (ill scan it when im not lazy) we arent allowed to take cars off the lot, and 1% of the cars we get can hit 60 within the limits of the parking lot, and 5% of the company knows how to drive a 5-speed LOL :smash2: we just started this new bonus program where we go through 100’s of tests (i dont have time for ti cause of school work) and i took the internal combustion test for all of the employees at my store, no one knew the difference between a piston and a camshaft ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646/33 "2008-09-11T18:54:07Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > no one knew the difference between a piston and a camshaft ROFL [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-inspection-question/54646.md?page=1)