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E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:43 am
by ryan0143
did all E30's come with CATS or none of them at all? or was it an optional extra?
Re: E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:59 pm
by kombikat
From 1990 some came with cats, certainly LHD ones. It was standard where countries required same ie not UK.
Gordon
Re: E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:05 pm
by e30-EVN
Everything pre 93 were non cat. Cats were introduced on the e36's onwards afaik
Re: E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:14 pm
by DaveD
It was an optional extra from about 88 ( i think) and mine (Oct 92 ) came with one
Re: E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:17 pm
by ryan0143
is there anyway of telling if your car came with it or not as mine has an aftermarket exhaust system on it which im taking off as i want to return it to standard.
Re: E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:20 pm
by Jindmahi
After 1988 all bmw were fitted with cats but cars registered after 93 are tested for emissions....(I think
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Re: E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:30 pm
by DaveD
ryan0143 wrote:is there anyway of telling if your car came with it or not as mine has an after-market exhaust system on it which im taking off as i want to return it to standard.
take the vin no into a dealer and ask for the build spec ...but I would get a price before you put a new system and a cat back on ..you might get a shock if you are putting on all new from the dealer.
Its August 92 that the rules changed re emissions
Re: E30 CATS
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:40 pm
by ryan0143
well im after a second hand system as i know new from the dealer its going to be mighty expensive
