Taggy Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 Cars just about ready to go on the road and i need to get it MOT'd which is a pain sticking the CAT back on, out of curiosity has anyone ever passed the MOT emissions with a DECAT on? Quote
nazzurro19 Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 yeah pre 1994 dont need emissions tests due to not having a uk equivelent Quote
james@cjperformance Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 you dont need a cat just put it through as it is, shoud be fine Quote
StarletCraigy Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 encouraging news, looks like i need to decat mine, this was an issue of concern but seems no problem Quote
ep91steve Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 ^^^^ just depends who you go to sometimes Quote
Giggz Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 Depends where you take it, mine failed well bad yesterday but it's going to go through Quote
SiCaln Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 havent had a cat since I've had the car never a problem, 4 MOTs passed no issues Quote
Taggy Posted April 18, 2011 Author Posted April 18, 2011 Cool, mine is 1995 though so i dont think it comes under that Jap import clause which makes the restrictions easier to get through. I'll guess i just have to make sure they put it in as the right class as a few times with older cars, the idiots have put it through as the wrong type!havent had a cat since I've had the car never a problem, 4 MOTs passed no issues Quote
chris H Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Just get the tester to put the milage through as miles and not kilometers, the higher the milage the more lea way you get to a certain extent as it's classed as a worn engine, my 97 glanza passed with 138,000 "miles" on the clock and no cat! Quote
Taggy Posted April 18, 2011 Author Posted April 18, 2011 nice one ill be sure to do that!Just get the tester to put the milage through as miles and not kilometers, the higher the milage the more lea way you get to a certain extent as it's classed as a worn engine, my 97 glanza passed with 138,000 "miles" on the clock and no cat! Quote
Sparky Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 How would you put the cat back on anyway? Wouldnt fit the TD04But yea you shouldnt have a problem, they wont find GT Turbo on the database, plus if its a 95 it just goes through the basic idle test Quote
Taggy Posted April 18, 2011 Author Posted April 18, 2011 Well fook me i didnt even think about that, it better bloody go through then!How would you put the cat back on anyway? Wouldnt fit the TD04But yea you shouldnt have a problem, they wont find GT Turbo on the database, plus if its a 95 it just goes through the basic idle test Quote
Steve GT Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 never needed a cat with my GT matemake sure before you take it to the tester he understands that theres no UK equivalent and only a basic emissions test is needed should sail straight through Quote
Fealscott Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 mines a 93, put it through with a gutted cat and it failed they made it do the full emissions test, had to get a cat to pass, i would change it as its less hassle than failing and then having to fit it anyway and get it in for a resit. Quote
Steve GT Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 yout MOT tester must have tested it as a UK n/a starlet thenbefore you take it always make sure they know its an imported tuirbo and theres no UK equivalent to match it to on the database so they cant run a full emissions test Quote
Fealscott Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 must have, it didnt help that the boy who tested my car owns an astra gsi which i smoked a couple of weeks before Quote
Gainzy Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 take it for a bit of a drive before you go for the test av heard this can help if the engines pretty hot! Quote
aidanep71 Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 mine passed the irish equivelant but the emissions test on mine is less strict because of its age Quote
natalie_fuller Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 Cool, mine is 1995 though so i dont think it comes under that Jap import clause which makes the restrictions easier to get through. I'll guess i just have to make sure they put it in as the right class as a few times with older cars, the idiots have put it through as the wrong type!you shouldnt need a cat as there is no uk spec of the ep82, 91's should need a cat as there is a uk spec one Quote
Sparky Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 Not true, NO 4EFTE engine came in a UK spec car.Yes there are EP91 UK spec Starlets but there are also EP80 UK spec Starlets too Quote
Fro Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 Out of curiosity, is anyone here an MOT tester and know for a fact this is true about there being no match on their database and having to do a basic idle test?Don't want to be telling a buddy how to suck eggs or my car will fail for me being a dick I don't think enough testers know enough about emissions on imports tbh.When my Gt had a ct9 running 1bar it passed a full emissions test with a decat no probs. Quote
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