MOT Emissions Failure after RS2 Spec

[gunman]

Can they fail you without quantifying why? It's different for play in a suspension bush etc which is a matter of opinion and a visual inspection, but you'd think they'd have to give you the figures for this?

[prj]

My bad prj, though there was a difference because of r201.

R201 is used for different reasons, I wrote about it at some point.

[Cottis]

Definitely agree with Gunman. Think I have always been given a print out showing the emission results. Isnt this pretty much the only non subjective part of the test?

[Cottis]

Just ready that back, sounds daft. I mean the only thing that is actually measured apart from tyre tread depth and some other things. Emissions is actuaslly on a gauged machine with a print out though.

[rynaqui]

Just ready that back, sounds daft. I mean the only thing that is actually measured apart from tyre tread depth and some other things. Emissions is actuaslly on a gauged machine with a print out though.

Yep weird, looked for the emissions on the sheet but could not find anything..

[Cottis]

Maybe your man is a little skint and was expecting the offer of a bribe. Not sure how things work in Malta.

[gunman]

Just ready that back, sounds daft. I mean the only thing that is actually measured apart from tyre tread depth and some other things. Emissions is actuaslly on a gauged machine with a print out though.

Not in N Ireland. If you fail on brake effort or imbalance on either service or secondary brake you get a full print out, plus headlight alignment. There is also a computerised shock test but having never failed on that one I cant say if they print that out or not.

Basically, you get the data proving why you failed.

[gunman]

Maybe your man is a little skint and was expecting the offer of a bribe. Not sure how things work in Malta.

That's what I was thinking, if they don't prove it, how do you know they're not just bent and looking a retest fee?

[AndyD]

I didn't even know it was possible to fail an MOT in Malta, considering some of the "classics" on the road out there...

My sister in law has a Doblo and it's not fit to scrap but yet it seems to pass every year....

[rynaqui]

Yes I thought the failure was weird, they have made things stricter locally but I can't believe all the scrap cars you still see on the road over here!

[rynaqui]

Went to the MOT garage our company uses and passed it but the emissions were way too high, did not get the readings but it is definitely something to do with the exhaust me thinks as it is pretty fubbared with all the scrapes and dents, sure it is leaking somewhere probably

At least that headache is over, now for the exhaust, anyone got a nice system for sale?

[Error404]

No it's because there is no cat. Except the cat the exhaust system itself ha no effect whatsoever on the emissions, its just a tube they travel through.
FWIW most testers in the UK won't even bother checking the emission on a a post '92 car without a cat fitted - it should be an immediate fail regardless.

[Rusty]

You need to find out what the pass numbers are and what yours is producing. That would be a start...

[rynaqui]

Checked with the test who told me the same thing that without a cat, the car is an immediate failure..

[Rusty]

Did you not check that when you had the exhaust done