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DJ Compassion
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8th Mar 05 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My dad seems to think if i take the car for a good old spin, ie 30 mins and then arrive at the garage and sit there with the engine running, when he does the emissions test it could stand a great chance of passing.

Sounds like a good plan, does anyone know if this is worth doing, or more to the point... does it work?

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pavorotti
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8th Mar 05 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go to scrap yard and get cat
DJ Compassion
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if i could find a scrap yeard that didnt flog them for recycling then i would do.

besides if i did that id need a new downpipe, the cat, then a pipe to my back box.

cost a fortune to do jsut for a bastard mot. heh
greengoddess
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wouldn't of thought so.
J100RSA
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no chance wont pass has to be 0.02% co vol
Graham
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8th Mar 05 at 23:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is your dad an MOT inspector?
greengoddess
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just go down to local pet shop, purchase cat , shove on end of exhaust, jobs a good un
scottc1088
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my dads a mot tester and theres no chance of it passing so get a cat on there

[Edited on 09-03-2005 by scottc1088]
Dave A
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9th Mar 05 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no chance, tried to get mine through without a cat and it failed

but then it suddenly passed, when £50 found its way into his pocket

still, a lot less hassle and money than buying a cat!

[Edited on 09-03-2005 by corsa808]
Darren
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
no chance, tried to get mine through without a cat and it failed

but then it suddenly passed, when £50 found its way into his pocket

still, a lot less hassle and money than buying a cat!

[Edited on 09-03-2005 by corsa808]


mine was £20
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JJ
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9th Mar 05 at 13:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
MINE has passed mot twice now all on its own with no cat... Corsa sport 1.6 16v
Rileysport
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9th Mar 05 at 14:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a car that looked a bit like mine passed on emissions
PaulW
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I've kept my old cat just incase it doesn't pass
JJ
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The trick seems to be that if u leave the car runnin so the temp sores and the fan comes on it seems to be so hot it fools the system into passing the hydrocarbons test

J100RSA
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9th Mar 05 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im a tester and i NEVER test cars with no cat do i andy!!
IvIarkgraham
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get a sports cat save the hassle of changing back to a cat but gives the performance of not havin one problem solved
RKS
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how much is a sports cat?
Danz_Corsa
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9th Mar 05 at 23:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£60 will get ya an MOT posted to ya house... don't even have to take your car down!

gansters in manchester hehe
J100RSA
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10th Mar 05 at 00:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
uv got more chance of shitting in the queens hand bag that gettin a legit test with no cat
JJ
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quote:
Originally posted by J100RSA
uv got more chance of shitting in the queens hand bag that gettin a legit test with no cat


So... why does mine pass then??? lol

Honestly though... 2 years in a row and not even a mention from the mot guys
IntaCepta
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10th Mar 05 at 03:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i wonder if you can get a sports cat cheaper than a vaux/gm cat...
IntaCepta
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10th Mar 05 at 03:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by J100RSA
uv got more chance of shitting in the queens hand bag that gettin a legit test with no cat


I know two MOT testers
If i never had a cat on the car, i certainly wouldn't put it back on for an MOT.

 
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