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Hamish
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7th Feb 07 at 23:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im basically trying to find the exhaust emission regulations that changed around 1993, so that cars before that age dont have to have a cat converter. Ive been looking on the VOSA website, but cant find anything. I would like something in writing/ link to a website rather than going on someones word

Thank you please
bigjim172000
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7th Feb 07 at 23:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what do you mean? exhaust emission limits? Cats were fitted to cars after a J or K reg i believe. If you want the limits, let me know and i will get them from work tomorrow, will need make model an engine size and code,
drunkenfool
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7th Feb 07 at 23:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Theres something on the official MOT government website thing, I printed it off and showed the garage when they wouldnt test my car with no cat and then they did. Someone posted it up on here ages ago, I;m having a quick hunt for it now. It basically proves that the MOT emissions test goes on age of engine or age of chassis, whichever is older.
Hamish
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7th Feb 07 at 23:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yea thats what im after mr fool . that would be great if you could did it out
drunkenfool
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7th Feb 07 at 23:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can't see it sorry mate, thought i may have had the link in my old "favourites" backup folder but no luck and couldnt see it on the site If theres still no luck tomorrow then Ill help look again cos it may well come in handy for me anyway!
Hamish
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7th Feb 07 at 23:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers for that mate. Also where is your engine number stamped on an xe/let block and can you find out the age of the engine just from that number?
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone
SXi_Tim
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8th Feb 07 at 12:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What are you after it for anyway? If you get a conversion?
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 12:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Basically i would just like to know the age of the engine so i know what parts to get and which emission rules i have to follow.
TomSBD
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8th Feb 07 at 12:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the emissions test goes by the age of the engine and its up to the presenter ie you to prove that the engine is of the age. doesnt matter what car its in.
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That what i want to find, the documentation that states that.
TomSBD
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8th Feb 07 at 12:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im a tester and thats just how it is ill try n find it
TomSBD
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8th Feb 07 at 12:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_730.htm
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers, i take it it will be stated in some VOSA documentation somewhere?
TomSBD
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8th Feb 07 at 12:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh that is the same as its written in the testing manual
drunkenfool
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8th Feb 07 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by TomSBD
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_730.htm


Thasts the exact link I was looking for
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 17:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats great. cheers for that. The next question is how do i prove to the MOT tester how old the engine is?
TomSBD
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8th Feb 07 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go to vauxhall with the engine number and ask for a print out or something with the age of the engine etc
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I rang vauxhall today and they said that they coldnt give me info unless the car had been serviced there. They said that i would have to try the DVLA . would there be a head technical vauxhall department that may have a database with all this info on?
splatgraphix
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8th Feb 07 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there is usually a sign up in the mot station which gives you year or manufacturer and gas limits etc.

http://www.splat-graphix.co.uk
J100RSA
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8th Feb 07 at 18:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it is cars built after august 1st 1992 MUST have a cat fitted unless its not a passenger vehicle
drunkenfool
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8th Feb 07 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by J100RSA
it is cars built after august 1st 1992 MUST have a cat fitted unless its not a passenger vehicle


It definately goes by the age of the engine not the car, as it says on that link. My T reg corsa passed the MOT with no cat, and my L reg did with the same engine in it, twice.
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 18:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I thought that there was a transition period in 1993 where some cars did need cats and others didnt? any other help on the other question
drunkenfool
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8th Feb 07 at 19:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah i thought the law came in '93 but the C20XE came out before that anyway.
Hamish
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8th Feb 07 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok so let me get this right:
It goes on the age of the engine not the car...
But there must have been a time when new legistation was bought in when cats had to be installed...when was this?

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