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malp43 · Mar 10th, 2019, 12:49

Hi Dingo,

Thanks for your input. I'm concerned about the abort as well, so glad to hear your take on this. There is no visible smoke coming from the exhaust. I was not told if the abort was initiated by the test equipment or by the subjective opinion of the tester.

I had already looked at the link you posted which is what got me asking the question about where to find the plate. The examples in that link show it on the weight limit plate, which on my V70 is on the rear of the offside B pillar, but there is nothing on it that looks like an emissions value. Nor can I see anything in the engine bay.

From looking at Section 8.2.2 of the MOT Manual I understand that the default for my car, first registered May 2013, is still 1.5; it is cars from 2014 onwards that have the lower default value of 0.7 applied. Is that correct? Incidently what is that value measuring, what are the units?

I have reservations that the engine was up to temperature for the test, as it was serviced first I believe, so would have stood for an hour or two befire being taken to the VTS further down the road. The service was carried out by an independent specialist on the VOC list which does not do in house MOTs.

The service garage recommended that I first try a dose of additive in the tank which was appled on the day of the test (last Thursday) and then at least a 40 mile drive. I have done more than that and will be taking the car back in for retest first thing tomorrow. I aim to take a very long way round to get the engine fully up to temperature.

Mal

Mar 10th, 2019, 12:49	#4
malp43 New Member Last Online: Mar 11th, 2019 07:15 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Dudley	Hi Dingo, Thanks for your input. I'm concerned about the abort as well, so glad to hear your take on this. There is no visible smoke coming from the exhaust. I was not told if the abort was initiated by the test equipment or by the subjective opinion of the tester. I had already looked at the link you posted which is what got me asking the question about where to find the plate. The examples in that link show it on the weight limit plate, which on my V70 is on the rear of the offside B pillar, but there is nothing on it that looks like an emissions value. Nor can I see anything in the engine bay. From looking at Section 8.2.2 of the MOT Manual I understand that the default for my car, first registered May 2013, is still 1.5; it is cars from 2014 onwards that have the lower default value of 0.7 applied. Is that correct? Incidently what is that value measuring, what are the units? I have reservations that the engine was up to temperature for the test, as it was serviced first I believe, so would have stood for an hour or two befire being taken to the VTS further down the road. The service was carried out by an independent specialist on the VOC list which does not do in house MOTs. The service garage recommended that I first try a dose of additive in the tank which was appled on the day of the test (last Thursday) and then at least a 40 mile drive. I have done more than that and will be taking the car back in for retest first thing tomorrow. I aim to take a very long way round to get the engine fully up to temperature. Mal Last edited by malp43; Mar 10th, 2019 at 12:52.