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MoNkEy MaGiC

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13th Jul 06 at 18:23

the Gsi failed again on emmisions after using a inlet cleaner and cleaning the lambda sensor!!!!

the thing i need to know, is my mechanic pulling my leg... he said because your car is burning/leaking a lot of oil it is effecting the emmisions, and the mot are more strict now, so a rebuild is only way to get around it and then pass MOT!!!!!

but i think its just my lambda/o2 sensor is fooked again, even though i replaced it last year, but because car is running rich and all the oil burn smoke has clogged it up again, should i try a new sensor???

what you guys think??
MOT runs out in 2 days!!!!!

Adam-D

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13th Jul 06 at 18:30

new seals and rings
depending what has gone

MoNkEy MaGiC

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13th Jul 06 at 18:40

he quoted me around £600 for all new seals and rings and valve guides etc!

but the only thing is, it was just as bad at last years MOT when it failed on emmisions too!
and what i did then was replace the CAT and lambda/o2 sensor and it passed fine??

ainsley_brader

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13th Jul 06 at 18:50

would need to be burning oil really badly to fail mot

MoNkEy MaGiC

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13th Jul 06 at 18:53

yeah thats what i was thinking!
i would not say its REALLY bad, when driving and i floor it, some smoke may come out exhaus for few seconds and thats it, or if i rev high, like past 4-5k then their will be some smoke???, it does not smoke at idle or if revving upto about 2-3k revs

jamied

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13th Jul 06 at 19:00

make me laugh, cars fail on this, then buses drive past and old coaches anf u cant even see the back of it.

MoNkEy MaGiC

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13th Jul 06 at 19:32

thing is im saving up for a engine conversion!! so i really cant be spending £££s to repair this engine just for the damn MOT to pass!!

what you guys reckon i should try to cure the high emmisions??

this is what i got in mind of what i could do in order...
1- if i can find a friendly MOT tester

2- change lamda/o2 sensor
3- change CAT
4- either fix it or do the conversion now!!

cavbow

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13th Jul 06 at 20:14

save you're money and get your conversion done

langey

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13th Jul 06 at 20:34

quote:
Originally posted by MoNkEy MaGiC
thing is im saving up for a engine conversion!! so i really cant be spending £££s to repair this engine just for the damn MOT to pass!!

what you guys reckon i should try to cure the high emmisions??

this is what i got in mind of what i could do in order...
1- if i can find a friendly MOT tester
2- change lamda/o2 sensor
3- change CAT
4- either fix it or do the conversion now!!

that is exactly what i'm doing with my gsi

i need to get it on the road but has no mot, failed on emissions, and now i just paid £380 to get it through its MOT. if the guy turns round and says its failed again, it must be a fucked engine, i'll go fuckin mad

MoNkEy MaGiC

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13th Jul 06 at 22:11

really!!!!!!!!!
tell me more??????

did you try a new CAT and lambda sensor first???
did they say it will deffinately not pass with it buring/smoking oil??
but how bad does your car burn/leak oil though??

[Edited on 13-07-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]

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13th Jul 06 at 22:14

if its high CO its going to be burning oil, simple as

langey

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13th Jul 06 at 22:36

quote:
Originally posted by AK
if its high CO its going to be burning oil, simple as

co was 0.57

think it will pass with a new cat

scottc1088

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14th Jul 06 at 16:13

what year is it? cant you borrow a cat/ lambda sensor off anyone?

TomSBD

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14th Jul 06 at 17:01

mite be your cat as it wnt like having oil being blown throught it so could be f**f'd

if that was me id go sumwhere else and slip a couple ov quid in to pass the emissions lol

scottc1088

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14th Jul 06 at 18:17

theres plenty of ways around emission tests, i work in a mot station

MoNkEy MaGiC

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14th Jul 06 at 21:18

quote:
Originally posted by TomSBD
mite be your cat as it wnt like having oil being blown throught it so could be f**f'd

if that was me id go sumwhere else and slip a couple ov quid in to pass the emissions lol

i really dont know anybody around here mate that would do that, ive only ever gone to this one MOT tester ever lol???

well the MOT is finished now

so i have to do somthing quick either find one of these friendly MOT testers or try a new lamda sensor and CAT again

MoNkEy MaGiC

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14th Jul 06 at 21:19

quote:
Originally posted by scottc1088
theres plenty of ways around emission tests, i work in a mot station

tell me more please lol

*update*
also i can only get hold of a ONE wire sensor for my car now, the current one has THREE wires????

will this ONE wire sensor still work fine??

[Edited on 14-07-2006 by MoNkEy MaGiC]

langey

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14th Jul 06 at 22:23

i had a new cat put on and passed today, 160 for the cat and fitting

all for it to be took off in the next week or so

MoNkEy MaGiC

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14th Jul 06 at 22:26

any chance i could borrow your cat for my mot lol

X 60RSA

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15th Jul 06 at 01:08

My XE was using a litre of oil a week, but it only seem to burn heavy when i gave it stick. So i think it was piston rings but not 110%.

Still passed on emissions though as a 1992 engine.

I'd say it would need to be burning oil in a major way to fail IMO.

MoNkEy MaGiC

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15th Jul 06 at 13:58

ok im going to try cheapest option first, which is a new lambda sensor!!

but im having trouble finding the 3 wire sensor i need!!
even from vauxhall they said the new 1 wire sensor replaces the old 3 wire sensor!???

can anyone confirm this? and that if this 1 wire sensor will work fine??

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