Cat removal?

[ross b]

Trying to free up a few ponies on my 1z tdi, been told the cat will likely be partially blocked due to age and should be done away with. I presumed my '95 80 tdi would have needed one of these fitted by law to pass MOT. Am i wrongly informed?

[spink]

no doesnt need one for a test (at present anyway),you may find when you remove it that there is nothing left of the actual catalyst material,I see that quite often nowadays

[shaun5]

If you think you cat is knackered anyway i would recommend hitting the insides out and refit it, that way it looks like the cat is still fitted.

I thought that if a car was fitted with a cat when new it needed to have it fitted for an MOT (the new rules which havent come in yet) at present i think you would be ok as long as it passes the emissions.

It always pays to have a friendly MOT person

[Christophski]

Diesels dont need a cat for the test currently