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Offline gm8

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MOT fail on emissions. advice please
« on: 21 August 2014, 17:54 »
So my 99 AGU failed on emissions ( and a couple of easy fixes) but i need some advice please.

C0 0.534
lambda 1.049
second fast idle test was slightly higher on both.

how can i tell if cat/lambda needs replaced ? would running the test without warming car up yield those results ? any other advice greatly appreciate. Car has done 101k and was serviced in march. Cotton air filer installed.

Offline Wayne

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Re: MOT fail on emissions. advice please
« Reply #1 on: 22 August 2014, 00:06 »
Have you scanned it for codes.

Offline gm8

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Re: MOT fail on emissions. advice please
« Reply #2 on: 22 August 2014, 09:11 »
will it flag up much being agu with no EM light ?

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Re: MOT fail on emissions. advice please
« Reply #3 on: 22 August 2014, 11:32 »
Agu still stores fault codes the same as any other car, it just doesn't have an annoying light to tell you that something is wrong

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Re: MOT fail on emissions. advice please
« Reply #4 on: 22 August 2014, 12:57 »
If you scan it for codes and it is one of the lambda sensors you should get a 17521 code I think it is from memory.
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Re: MOT fail on emissions. advice please
« Reply #5 on: 22 August 2014, 14:26 »
right got the emission passed now thankfully , but still failing on the bloody handbrake :( new discs/pads , calipers rebuilt etc , i think one of the cables is stretched. ECP list 2 different length for my car though ????