Failed my MOT today

[Mike C]

We're dealers for Mongoose, but they only do de-catted systems for the Escort Cosworth.

Not that it matters, can fit a sports cat to any system, or my preferred choice would be to buy a cheap and nasty cat, make the ends quick release and the same with de-cat pipe, so it can be swapper over in a couple of minutes at MOT time or in the unlikely event of any other hassle.

[simbo]

How much are we looking at for a sports cat? Or a full exhaust that will pass the mot?.

[Mike C]

How much are we looking at for a sports cat? Or a full exhaust that will pass the mot?.

Depends on exactly what exhaust and what spec cat you're looking at, but I'd say as a rough price £300 to add a sports cat.

For a full exhaust, depends entirely on what spec you want.

[JHS]

You guys are so spoilt when it comes to these things!!! You really need to stop complaining because of a simple issue like this. In plenty of other (European) countries simple things such as different wheel size, lowering springs or even change to a cone type airfilter is an issue!

[M K]

I'm pretty sure me engine number is a 4x4 block so will come under "used before 1992" so just an emissions check will be ok

[cosman]

Had the same with mine last September they would have non of it my mate who owns he own garage knows the mot place he takes all his and he said I'm a very good customer of his and only uses the car in summer and they still would not have it but I did find a local one who I know who was helpfully ,

[Simon T]

I used to run a decat on my 172, switched back to a cat as it wasn't worth the hassle come MOT time.

[Barney Gumble]

As far as I'm aware. The regs stat that from 92-95. The tester should check if a cat was originally installed or not. You then either get the cat exhaust test or the old exhaust test.

Now where you guys take your mots the tester maybe a guru on cats and cossies but my local tester checks by saying. "Excuse me mate. Has this got a cat". For which I reply. "No of course not. It's a 92 cossie. They didn't fit them".
He then does a non cat test and everyone's a winner.

As far as I can tell there is no way to tell if my car has ever had a cat or not???

Cheers.

[Sunnysidebb]

The latest MOT and emissions criteria for the uk gov.

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...k-complete.pdf

Some interesting reading.

[cossimc]

If you get stuck and need help just come to me I'll pass it for you ! The wankers that decided on the new law boils my piss God only knows the amount of toxic fumes emitting from these factories ect and they think a car is going to destroy our ozone hmmm I think not!

[cossiedavid]

Took mine for mot on a m reg ment to have a cat on went straight throw mot as they got a fiesta in and took the reading from that looks like my mot man likes my car if i was you i wouldnt take any thing else there for him to do the horible git

[dfp454]

When was your not. It's changed this year that a cat must be present if car was built with it.
Its a pain in the ..........

[Sunnysidebb]

I would much prefer these sort of posts to be hidden in the re-birth section. Call me paranoid but you never can tell who is a guest and might cause trouble

[storm19999]

To right

Mines due it's not in the next 3 weeks I think. I'm sure it won't fail on this.
Once I've gotten over my burst appendix that is.

I would much prefer these sort of posts to be hidden in the re-birth section. Call me paranoid but you never can tell who is a guest and might cause trouble

[Mike C]

As far as I'm aware. The regs stat that from 92-95. The tester should check if a cat was originally installed or not. You then either get the cat exhaust test or the old exhaust test.

Now where you guys take your mots the tester maybe a guru on cats and cossies but my local tester checks by saying. "Excuse me mate. Has this got a cat". For which I reply. "No of course not. It's a 92 cossie. They didn't fit them".
He then does a non cat test and everyone's a winner.

As far as I can tell there is no way to tell if my car has ever had a cat or not???

Cheers.

Furthermore, even if what looks like a cat is present, how do they know what is inside?

I know someone with a de-catted V8 Discovery with what looks like a cat, but has no innards. Plus it passes the emissions anyway running on LPG AFAIK.