RICKYROOVFA
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Registered: 28th Jun 04
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How do i go about MOTin the car? The engine is a 2.0 seh engine an has no cat. How do i get around this problem?
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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mot goes on year of engine so if you can prove your engine is older than the car and doesnt need a cat, then it wont need one on the test.
i just told the bloke who mot'd my xe it was a 1990 engine, he passed its emissions no bother
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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same with me, i told the tester is was a 1989 astra GTE engine and he tested it as that. no problems.
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RICKYROOVFA
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cheers guys
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
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did you not have to prove it with anything?? just took your word for it?
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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might have issues with this new computerised thing there bringing in....
As they have to type chasssis and engine no into comp....
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langey
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quote: Originally posted by Twiggy
might have issues with this new computerised thing there bringing in....
As they have to type chasssis and engine no into comp....
what if the chassis number has been "rubbed off"
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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wiring loom chaffing against it? in several different places on the car?
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corsa120
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the only ppl who this concerns is pre-cat 20xe peeps, the c20xe owners just need keep cat on and pass less theres somat wrong obviously
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langey
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quote: Originally posted by corsa120
the only ppl who this concerns is pre-cat 20xe peeps, the c20xe owners just need keep cat on and pass less theres somat wrong obviously
but how many xe owners do you know that have kept there cat on??
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Bez
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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this new system u can also put a engine code in if it has had a engine swap but it does need to be on the log book
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Or you can just have a cat fitted.
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