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cat removal
Topic Started: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:57 am (150 Views)
protearose	Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:57 am Post #1
Member Posts: 75 Group: Members Member #2,058 Joined: December 22, 2007	Hi. Can we clear the question that if you remove the cat and put straight through pipe in its place will it pass the MOT? Some of you say it WILL pass and some say it WONT. What is the truth? I am totally confused. Please confirm someone Please.



balamb37	Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:30 pm Post #2
Member Posts: 560 Group: Members Member #3,881 Joined: February 25, 2009	It depends on the date of first registration, before a certain date it will go through the MOT, after it won't. Somewhere in here the date is 'posted' Edited by balamb37, Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:31 pm.



aemt	Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:39 pm Post #3
Member Posts: 2,894 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	Post Aug 1992 Cat required. On 1 January 1996 petrol engine vehicles equipped with catalytic converters and registered after 1 August 1992 became subject to the new CAT emissions test as part of the MoT. Only Green MoT stations may carry out these tests. Those vehicles registered prior to 1 August 1992 fitted with CATs are not subject to the MoT CAT emissions test. There are some vehicles registered during 1993 and 1994 which may not be catalyst equipped. Edited by aemt, Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:48 pm.



protearose	Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:04 am Post #4
Member Posts: 75 Group: Members Member #2,058 Joined: December 22, 2007	Thank you, I am not confused anymore.



bolide	Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:35 am Post #5
Bolide Posts: 193 Group: Members Member #3,828 Joined: February 11, 2009	Post that date the cars have to pass the Cat emissions test. That doesn't mean the car has to have a Cat - it just has to pass the test Nick Froome



sj190	Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:49 am Post #6
Member Posts: 288 Group: Members Member #1,782 Joined: October 9, 2007	ive always thought from jan 91 on all cat cars must be tested, says that on a doc on the mot station wall. but looking through my boys vx boyracer mag i saw an add for cat replacement theres nothing in it (ithink) but it has a fitment for a lamda , might be worth a look see(we dont have the mag anymore)



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