Dom H
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I took it elsewhere (a mate a Vaux) after the garage wanted £360 to replace the egr valve to see if it would fix the emissions problem. Vaux ran Tech 2 and found out that aparently it was just the air flow meter needed replacing, and that was causing the emissions to be out.. so I got that all sorted for £200.
Took it back to said mot garage for it's retest today and apparently the emissions are now worse than before and they want £230 to replace the egr valve. Seems fishy that they wanted £360 to fix it before, now they want £230. ..but the cat could be damaged which'll have to be tested afterwards, meaning more money! I don't want to be taken for a ride by the garage, I can just about scrape together £230, but I'll be left with not a penny after that and I only get about £50 a week from my shitty part time job.
Sorry about the rant.. not too chuffed at the moment! 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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Gutted mate.
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Dom H
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Wanted to get it sorted for the shows too.
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Tommy L
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mine failed on emmissions last week as well. couldnt get a lamda reading so have replaced the whole exhaust (except the cat) and sealed the manifold gasket up. its running better now and doesnt sound like a tractor  retest tomorrow. so luckily the mot has cost me an extra £10-£15 this year.
damn our 1.0l's
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nathy_87
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Location: West Mids. Drives: koda Fabia VRS 5J
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omg this is the 2nd time irrc?
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Dean_W
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My emissions were high for my MOT. Plonker here forgot to put the cat back on.....
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Dom H
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom1502
mine failed on emmissions last week as well. couldnt get a lamda reading so have replaced the whole exhaust (except the cat) and sealed the manifold gasket up. its running better now and doesnt sound like a tractor retest tomorrow. so luckily the mot has cost me an extra £10-£15 this year.
damn our 1.0l's
Good luck tomorrow mate, I'm stuck as to what I can do!
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VegasPhil
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Scrapyard Dom? Do you not know anyone in the trade?  Did it only fail on Emissions? Anything else?
Have you got an induction kit/Drilled airbox?
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Dom H
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It only failed on emissions mate yeah, I've no induction kit or drilled airbox. I can get a new egr valve through a mate for £160 fitted.. but that's no guarantee it'll pass.
Spending too much money on a crappy 1.0l!
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Mark330d
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as i said before become mates with an mot tester it helps.
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Dom H
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Yeah Mark! I got told from a local car forum to go some sketchy garage and ask for Byron and to tell him Juber sent me.
..car's booked in for Thursday
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Rachel H
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Hmm, EGR valve causing high emissions? I find it unlikely, more likely a fubar'd CAT.
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Hamish
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£200 for an air flow meter 
Thought about buying the parts and a haynes manual and doin it urself?
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Dom H
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quote:
Originally posted by Rachel H
Hmm, EGR valve causing high emissions? I find it unlikely, more likely a fubar'd CAT.
They said they can't find out if they CAT is fucked until they replace the EGR valve? I hate not knowing what they're on about, just feel I'm being taken for a ride.
Hamish, you think that's bad? Vaux wanted £262 originaly, but a lad I knew sorted me out cheaper.. £20 for Tech 2 then £170 trade price for the air flow meter.
Grr, rinsing too much on this.
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Hamish
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£170 still . i take it was a bosch unit. Im sure you could have got a cheaper unit from a motorfactors, but nevermind, what done is done.
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steve_b
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Put ads in wanted. I would have gone to the scrappy, bought one for like a tenner and then sold to for £40!
LOL
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