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New M.O.T. live from today.Will it kill off the old Volvo?Views : 1658 Replies : 11Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Aug 10th, 2018, 13:36 | #11 |
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My 10 year old 100k D5 had to have the test repeated because it was so clean the tester struggled to get a reading. I've since been back to the station and they said they have a new gas analyser and it wouldn't happen now.
It did get a good thrashing on the way...
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Aug 13th, 2018, 00:33 | #12 |
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Likewise, at the end of July, my 20 year old V70 Tdi Auto with 223,500 miles passed without any difficulty at all. Although the vehicle is fitted with a catalytic converter, it's the original, and I don't think it's a terribly sophisticated affair anyway and it won't have any effect on visible smoke and particulates. It certainly predates the DPF. I understand you are allowed up to 6 accelerations to get within the required smoke limit. Only one was done and that was comfortably within the limit.
Although I don't recall ever seeing it written anywhere, I understood that generally a vehicle was not expected to reach a higher standard than it was capable of when it left the factory. So in answer to the original question, I don't think it shouldn't make any significant difference to any older but well maintained car that doesn't have any modifications now deemed as MoT failues; such as non factory standard headlights or missing DPFs Martin Last edited by Martin Cox; Aug 13th, 2018 at 00:40. Reason: additional content added |
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