MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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car failed the mot today on a bit of rust and emissions, it was 1% over. how can i get round this lol without buying a new cat 
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CoastalCorsa
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Registered: 7th Jan 05
Location: Lancashire
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BUY A DOG
or asecon hand cat
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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www.buypartsbuy.co.uk
£80 ish last time i checked
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Cupra Steve
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meet a very good friend who happens to be a mechanic and an mot tester!!!! secind habd cats are a bit of a risk as i think if they have been lying around for a while they tend to be no good?
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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find a dodgy tester? 
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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i might try fuel additive lol as its only 1% over
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by MJ
i might try fuel additive lol as its only 1% over
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CoastalCorsa
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how many re tests did he do, or did he do one test and fail u on 1%
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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if the cats goin get it fixed
also change the cts and lambda.
check fuleing aswell
the emissions are out for a reason fix it
dont cover it up
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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he did it twice it is ment to be 0.30 and first time it was 0.53 and then 0.31 the second time.
he said the lambda is fine
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CoastalCorsa
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well with it coming down as far as that he should have done a third test, i would complain, cos now you hae to pay a re test fee
[Edited on 15-02-2007 by CoastalCorsa]
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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https://sslrelay.com/buypartsby.co.uk/cat_details.php?recordID=1681 that a gd price ?
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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no pass no fee im goin to complain tho as im not happy with the service at all, never use a nationwide autocenter lol i have used them the last 3 years but this will be my last
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mattievRS
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: Leicester
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clean the lambda sensor mate should see that 1% off!
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j10E W
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Location: maidstone
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as m17tty said!
i did this on my car last year it sailed through second time!
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MJ
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yer think i might do that, also put some fuel cleaner as well through it. should be fine then.
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A1AN
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Registered: 24th Aug 05
Location: Padiham
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theres an additive we use called 'cataclean' its really good stuff, especialy seen as its only 1% out
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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And put some optimum fuel in it... a full tank, use it for a bit (if u can) and then have it tested...
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Thrash the shit out of it. 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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thecorsaal
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Registered: 27th May 06
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Thrash the shit out of it.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Don't they say if you take your airbox/induction kit totally off and go for a blast, then stick it back on just before the test then it's ok 
Even so, my car has no cats and I always pass MOTs 
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Reedy
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Location: Hammersmith
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Don't they say if you take your airbox/induction kit totally off and go for a blast, then stick it back on just before the test then it's ok
Even so, my car has no cats and I always pass MOTs
What No filter What happens if stuff goes into the throttle like stones lol
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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personnally it maybe the cat was not hot enough. Before you take it next thrash the shit out of it to get it very warm
My mayes car took about 20 mins once to get through the emissions as the cat was no where near warm enough
[Edited on 16-02-2007 by whitter45]
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Reedy
What No filter What happens if stuff goes into the throttle like stones lol
I know, I thought this, but we're only talkin a 5min blast up the motorway, not fuckin off roading. Just what I was told by someone that's all.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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give it a wee thrash before going in for the mot
when i worked at the garage and we did mot's if it failed on emissions, we'd take it a run up the road and back, and try again
90% of the time it would then pass
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