Decat on a diesel and the mot - Page 3

Seafrost · 5th February 2014, 20:05

I got told recently ( no idea whether its true or not ) that the reason they are coming down hard now on cars that have been de-cat etc, is that there are roadside emission tests, that run everyday to monitor towns and cities etc, and that these have been above what should be expected with modern vehicles, thus they are now checking more stringently on MOT's and sending in tester cars to MOT stations to make sure they are carrying out the checks correctly.
Does make one wonder. No idea myself, just hearsay.

falcoron · 5th February 2014, 20:05

Clean it then blank the end that goes into the metal pipe flexi and crimp the small pipe end that the small tube attaches to, looks perfectly normal but stops all the **** that blocks up the erg and the inlet manifold, that's what I did and after de gunning the maniford and blocking the erg she drives perfect and no more smoke trails behind when u rev her out on a spurt. Win win

BernieM · 8th February 2014, 05:38

Mine passed its MOT yesterday with a full ss system & no cat fitted...

ratsalad · 8th February 2014, 06:04

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Originally Posted by BernieM

Mine passed its MOT yesterday with a full ss system & no cat fitted...

I think the new regs come into force on the 16th of this month, so you may have been lucky?

Mark2000cc · 8th February 2014, 08:16

Something that's puzzling me... My car passed 2 days ago with a decat. Surely it would of been on the advisory list if it was going to be a problem next year? Or am I wrong (probably)

I just thought if something was wrong with the car they advised you for the next year... Or is It because it doesn't come into affect until the 16th, therefore they cannot give you a advisory on something that is not technically illegal yet?

MrDoodles · 8th February 2014, 08:23

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Originally Posted by Mark2000cc

Something that's puzzling me... My car passed 2 days ago with a decat. Surely it would of been on the advisory list if it was going to be a problem next year? Or am I wrong (probably)

An advisory would only be issued if you had something approaching the end of it's service life on the day the car was tested, but not worn enough to fail the car at the time of the test, basically, they are telling you that you need to get it done before the next Test!

However, the Tester would only use the Regulations for your vehicle that were current on the day of the Test!

Mark2000cc · 8th February 2014, 08:24

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Originally Posted by MrDoodles

An advisory would only be issued if you had something approaching the end of it's service life on the day the car was tested, but not worn enough to fail the car at the time of the test, basically, they are telling you that you need to get it done before the next Test!

However, the Tester would only use the Regulations for your vehicle that were current on the day of the Test!

Cheers Mark, I was thinking along those lines tbh.

pab · 8th February 2014, 08:28

Mark, as above, they can only give an advisory if the regulation is currently in force.

Although I would say that some testers would make you aware of the fact of a cat removed if the modification on the exhaust caught their eye.

Mark2000cc · 8th February 2014, 08:36

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Originally Posted by pab

Mark, as above, they can only give an advisory if the regulation is currently in force.

Although I would say that some testers would make you aware of the fact of a cat removed if the modification on the exhaust caught their eye.

Cheers pab, well I wasn't made aware of the impending regulation but that doesn't mean it didn't catch his eye I suppose.

I will still risk the next mot, but will keep a close eye on other members experiences.

MrDoodles · 8th February 2014, 08:37

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Originally Posted by Mark2000cc

Cheers pab, well I wasn't made aware of the impending regulation but that doesn't mean it didn't catch his eye I suppose.

I will still risk the next mot, but will keep a close eye on other members experiences.

Just do it a month early Mark (the earliest date will be on the MOT Certificate) then if it fails, you have a month to sort it out!

I've always MOT'd everything a month early for that very reason!

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Seafrost Posted a thing or two 75 Connie SE 1.8 Manual Tourer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Outskirts of Newport :) Posts: 1,450 Thanks: 479 Thanked 241 Times in 163 Posts	I got told recently ( no idea whether its true or not ) that the reason they are coming down hard now on cars that have been de-cat etc, is that there are roadside emission tests, that run everyday to monitor towns and cities etc, and that these have been above what should be expected with modern vehicles, thus they are now checking more stringently on MOT's and sending in tester cars to MOT stations to make sure they are carrying out the checks correctly. Does make one wonder. No idea myself, just hearsay.

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BernieM Avid contributor Rover 75 CDTi Tourer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lytham Posts: 217 Thanks: 90 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Mine passed its MOT yesterday with a full ss system & no cat fitted...

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pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	Mark, as above, they can only give an advisory if the regulation is currently in force. Although I would say that some testers would make you aware of the fact of a cat removed if the modification on the exhaust caught their eye.