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#1: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: MNARAA, Location: In a traffic jam PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:28 pm
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Passed MOT, but emisions was only just, whereas it normally aces this test.

Fast Idle CO

Allowed: 0.20%
This year: 0.17%
Last year: 0.001%

Fast Idle HC

Allowed: 200ppm
This year: 13ppm
Last year: 1ppm

Normal Idle CO

Allowed: 0.30%
This year: 0.30%
Last year: 0.054%


Could this point to some other issue? Or (since I've changed test centres) that the place I've used previously has a broken detector that explains the very low readings?

#2: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: AshH, Location: Birmingham PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:32 pm
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Changed Exhuast??

#3: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: skard, Location: UK - North PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:36 pm
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did you give it a good thrashing pre-mot to clear the crap out?

#4: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: MNARAA, Location: In a traffic jam PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:38 pm
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Er yes, just after last year'd MOT. Crappy CAT in the new one you reckon?

#5: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: MNARAA, Location: In a traffic jam PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:41 pm
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skard wrote:
did you give it a good thrashing pre-mot to clear the crap out?
LOL, no. It normally gets driven fairly enthusiastically (for a 1.4), but its previous journey this year was more sedate because I had flowers for the girlfriend in the boot.

#6: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: AshH, Location: Birmingham PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:56 pm
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Could be the CAT mate yeah. Iv never had that problem but mine is a Full JanSpeed Made To Prefection System Smile
Got my old 180 1 in the shed, myt put it up for sale if there's interest Smile

#7: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: Seabook PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:35 pm
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could be dying O2 sensor as well

#8: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: AshH, Location: Birmingham PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:40 pm
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Seabook wrote:
could be dying O2 sensor as well

^^ Could Be ^^
Just get the car in the air and have a look at the CAT lol

#9: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: Lee, Location: England PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:42 pm
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Leave it till next year

#10: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: AshH, Location: Birmingham PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:43 pm
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True! Very True! Alot can happen in a year mate Smile lol

#11: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:52 pm
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A pass is a pass. You've got 12 months to fix the problem.

#12: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: MNARAA, Location: In a traffic jam PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:29 pm
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macca1411 wrote:
A pass is a pass. You've got 12 months to fix the problem.
True Smile Just wanted to check the response wasn't "OMG, this means a major problem, your engine is about to die!!!".

#13: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: MNARAA, Location: In a traffic jam PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:32 pm
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Seabook wrote:
could be dying O2 sensor as well
Now that wouldn't surprise me. For the last 9 years the car has had an intermitent problem with the engine management light comming on. Although I believe one possible cause of that is the O2 sensor its one thing Peugeot never tried changing to fix it (I gave up when the waranty ran out, ignoring it and waiting for it to go off again has always been cheaper and at least as effective as anything else people have tried).

#14: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: adsayer, Location: Northallerton PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:42 pm
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Did you not get a lambda reading with the results dude... it's usually a strong clue as to whether the lambda sensor itself is going iffy or the catalyst?

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#15: Re: Only just passed on emmisions - anything to worry about? Author: MNARAA, Location: In a traffic jam PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:50 pm
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adsayer wrote:
Did you not get a lambda reading with the results dude... it's usually a strong clue as to whether the lambda sensor itself is going iffy or the catalyst?

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Right in the middle of the acceptable range, as always.



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