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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Mattyj on 04 March 2014, 12:57
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Morning all, i read on here a while back about the law changing with regards dpf's. I've just spoke to my uncle who's in the motor trade and had the memo direct from vosa,i have no docs to back this up so take it or leave,but he said if the car doesn't have a dpf and it is suppose to i will fail. I read previously that if the housing etc were still in place so it looked like one was fitted it would be ok not the case, they are actually going to test the dpf to prove its fitted i'm gutted as i had mine removed as it was clogged up :-( you have been warned
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We all have a friendly MOT tester, don't we? :wink:
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Lol
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How are they going to test it?? :huh:
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No idea i've had a breidf look it said about emissions but mine passed last year with no dpf but my uncle seems to think they are goning to find a way to check
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How are they going to test it?? :huh:
Smoke test maybe?
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Isn't that standard mot practice anyway?
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No idea i've had a breidf look it said about emissions but mine passed last year with no dpf but my uncle seems to think they are goning to find a way to check
Mines passed the last two tests without the DPF so that cant be it :undecided:
Unless they are going to dramatically reduce the levels :undecided: good job I can put back the standard map whilst I wait :whistle:
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Its new for feb 2014 so ur guess s as good as mine
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Its new for feb 2014 so ur guess s as good as mine
Find out in September :whistle:
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Mines due sooner than that :/
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Mines due sooner than that :/
You'll be fine. The CR engine runs cleaner than the PD fitted to my car
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Hmm, whether they're going to change the test to look for diesel particulates? - assuming they don't do it now?
I only say this as my son got caught out recently as he bought a 1.9td W reg VW T4 van and has fallen foul of the London Emissions Zone and has now got 3 x £250 fines in as many days! No warnings!
His options are to either :-
Convert to petrol (which he is going to do with a 2L 16v from a MkIII) or :-
Fit a DPF (£3500 plus vat) and have it tested every year by VOSA which is apart from the MOT at the moment, so this 'other' test for particulates is perhaps going to be bought under the wings of the MOT???? :undecided:
Or (of course) he could sell it on.... but he's fallen in lurve with it :rolleyes:
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The T4's were never fitted with a DPF so how can he retro-fit it?? :huh: :undecided:
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The T4's were never fitted with a DPF so how can he retro-fit it?? :huh: :undecided:
From TFL's website.....
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/17701.aspx
I think this is just to meet EURO 3 standards, sometime in the future it's intended that nothing less than EURO 5 is allowed in to the center of London!
Well it looks like just a visual check will be incorporated into the MOT now, so if your DPF has been removed it *WILL* fail the test and be illegal to drive on British roads! :-
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263018/diesel-particulate-filters-guidance.pdf
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I dont like London anyway so :laugh: still bloody silly mind though!!
Yeah just like those who have removed their cats fail their MOT :lipsrsealed: :whistle: