Exhaust cat?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 2:02 pm
Can someone tell me if my 1990 318is needs a cat on the exhaust or was the car made before they were made legal? Thanks[/list]
My 1992 K reg VW was still on a carburettor (Scirocco GT2)
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Re: Exhaust cat?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:28 pm
They were made a legal requirement in august 1993(IIRC) for the uk so you don't need one.
My 1992 K reg VW was still on a carburettor (Scirocco GT2)
My 1992 K reg VW was still on a carburettor (Scirocco GT2)
Re: Exhaust cat?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:03 pm
my k was registerd in feb92,so when i fitted the full system i removed the cat. 
Re: Exhaust cat?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:58 pm
august 1992 is the correct date
Re: Exhaust cat?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:06 pm
A year out 
Re: Exhaust cat?
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:06 pm
So long as the car will meet the emission limits even after the date, a cat is not required for the MOT. Quite a number of differing vehicles have been decatted and will pass emission tests for the MOT.
I used to have an old 525e with 172k on and the only cat that had seen was the neighbour's when I ran over it
and it would pass the emssion test for a cat engine with no bother.
I used to have an old 525e with 172k on and the only cat that had seen was the neighbour's when I ran over it
and it would pass the emssion test for a cat engine with no bother.