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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: NERF 69 on 12 March 2013, 09:17
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Im assuming some of you know this but this is for those who Dont decats on diesels will be illegal this year do to quite a few changes to the mot
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Care to expand on this? Any reading materials?
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There has been lots of speculation about this
Equally Im fairly sure they cant make it retrospective i.e it would have to be from when the legislation was made :undecided:
Please post your source / links :smiley:
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The information came from my tester who is a good friend. I mentioned i wanted to decat my tdi and he said its ok at the minutes but it will be a fail soon. Any car with a decat which was manufactured with one will be a fail
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Is your friend doing what most friends do and exaggerate and use their position as leverage to make you believe something that is only a slight possibility?
Could VOSA or whoever it is just do that, ie Every car after 2000 must have 'standard' cat?
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He has no reason to exaggerate all im telling everyone is something from a reliable source whether or not people believe me is up to them at the end of the day if someone wants to Decat thier car they will i just thought passing the information on could possibly save people a bit of money
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I love my decat, but I never threw the cat away, just in case I have to deal with sh!t like this! :sick:
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I am not wanting to cause a ruccus :lipsrsealed:
I'll do some googling :smiley:
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From what I've heard from my boss, (Tester) it's actually a grey area. There isn't anything coming into the m.o.t for failing diesels without a Cat, but there is for petrols. So as I see it, some will fail you, some won't. You just have to go to the right guy ;)
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From what I've heard from my boss, (Tester) it's actually a grey area. There isn't anything coming into the m.o.t for failing diesels without a Cat, but there is for petrols. So as I see it, some will fail you, some won't. You just have to go to the right guy ;)
Equally how is the tester to know what car is fitted with what. Take a DPF for example; not all cars are fitted with one even if they are the same car, built in the same year with the same engine etc etc
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From what I've heard from my boss, (Tester) it's actually a grey area. There isn't anything coming into the m.o.t for failing diesels without a Cat, but there is for petrols. So as I see it, some will fail you, some won't. You just have to go to the right guy ;)
Equally how is the tester to know what car is fitted with what. Take a DPF for example; not all cars are fitted with one even if they are the same car, built in the same year with the same engine etc etc
THIS . yet another fcuk up by vosa that will no doubt be added to the " pending " items due in the next changes to the test.
I would be more concerned about the changes to the rear brake imbalance and future limits :lipsrsealed: :whistle:
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From what I've heard from my boss, (Tester) it's actually a grey area. There isn't anything coming into the m.o.t for failing diesels without a Cat, but there is for petrols. So as I see it, some will fail you, some won't. You just have to go to the right guy ;)
Equally how is the tester to know what car is fitted with what. Take a DPF for example; not all cars are fitted with one even if they are the same car, built in the same year with the same engine etc etc
It tells you on the m.o.t printout sheet what the vehicle is fitted with or without and what vsi limits apply :)
As for the brake limits, fill the boot with bricks ;)
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From what I've heard from my boss, (Tester) it's actually a grey area. There isn't anything coming into the m.o.t for failing diesels without a Cat, but there is for petrols. So as I see it, some will fail you, some won't. You just have to go to the right guy ;)
Equally how is the tester to know what car is fitted with what. Take a DPF for example; not all cars are fitted with one even if they are the same car, built in the same year with the same engine etc etc
It tells you on the m.o.t printout sheet what the vehicle is fitted with or without and what vsi limits apply :)
As for the brake limits, fill the boot with bricks ;)
Good job the limits are high then as mine passed it easily :smug:
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Can someone explain why bricks would help? Brake IMBALANCE? :undecided:
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Can someone explain why bricks would help? Brake IMBALANCE? :undecided:
I can help here ;) It's not for imbalance, its to get a higher brake reading if thy lock up too early, the heavier it is, the less likely it is to lock up :)
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Ahhh, with ya :wink:
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Can someone explain why bricks would help? Brake IMBALANCE? :undecided:
I can help here ;) It's not for imbalance, its to get a higher brake reading if thy lock up too early, the heavier it is, the less likely it is to lock up :)
thus missing the point totally.
only the fronts have a % imbalance allowance at the moment.
however, they are bringing it in for the rears too.
Load away, if you have an imbalance it wont help at all :grin: