One MOT tester rejected to mot mine, well two did. First one was my fault I gave it 7000 rpm up the road the center is on (clear it out lmao) I think the 2nd one must talk to the first as he said it was too loud.
One MOT tester rejected to mot mine, well two did. First one was my fault I gave it 7000 rpm up the road the center is on (clear it out lmao) I think the 2nd one must talk to the first as he said it was too loud.
meh mine will never fail its MOT
how can you fit a standard exhaust to a car with a different engine in, ie xe or let, and if the exhaust is to loud with an xe or let in it says in the handbook sumit like ' if the exhaust note is noticibly louder than on a vehicle of similar make and model thats a reason for rejection' that cant be the case with a nova with a let in,how is a let/xe in a nova supposed to sound? as vauxhall never produced them you cant possible say, i can uinderstand really if its a straight through pipe no boxes etc then obviously i would fail if to loud but can always be got round easy enoughmy cars will always get a pass certificate!:D
Last edited by corsakid; 28-12-08 at 09:38 AM.
This is the thing, I can see them trying to clamp down on this as well. They've been trying it unsucessfully over here for ages but its so difficult to identify engine conversions and modifications that its just not happening.
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as long as the car is registered with another engine fitted like say an xe or let or wot ever and passes the emissions test from what ever car the engine came out of as im sure the imissions catagory changes when new engine registerd in car. but when it comes to load factor then it can oanly be judged on an opinion as wen a took my bmw 325 for its mot it had a straight through exhaust on and passed and was loud the guy said to me that passed it commented on the noise but was not within reason to fail it as there was no means of testing it as they cant use a db reader in the workshop due to other noise like buzz guns etc. heres how loud it was http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8bXMqvzp0wc
The emissions test is done based on what is older, the car or the engine. The onus is on the vehicle presenter to prove the engine age. So if you fit a 1990 engine to a 2005 car you will have a 2005 emissions test unless you can prove the age of the engine. With my Nova it goes on the age of the car as it's clearly older than the engine (1994-1997) so I don't have to prove anything.Originally Posted by dougie_boi
Cant see this being true as theres alot of "loud" cars on the road, what about a car with a V8?? There loud as standard? all bullsht if you ask me!
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what about the likes of the k-plate novas as was told. but could be wrong that there the ones that need an emissions test? due to them leaving the factory with a catalitic convertor but take it that it just needs to pass the emissions for that year then n jobs a good,n as both my k-plate and e plate both got an emissions test at the mot garage but the e plate didnt have a strict test it was just a gd rev and check for smoke where as my k-plate had to be put on the emissions tester whice was strict! im not saying whos right or wrong just an opinion to what ive been told and seen thats all
Mine is a K plate and has never had a CAT test, even at Vauxhall. The Ministry computer didn't list any Nova as needing a cat. However with the new computerised MOT I think they have changed it a little - the tester of mine last year said there was a window of discretion allowed for cars like mine (Novas are considered to have been built prior to august 1993). I don't believe that but they don't let you look at the mot computer
There is a flow chart on the MOT test website I posted earlier that you can follow. Basically having an engine fitted that wasn't ever in the car you have means you should never have more than the basic emissions test - though you may have to argue the toss and show the tester he is wrong! I haven't had to do this yet but each year I wait for the questions.
cool yeah know exactly what you mean mate suppose it can only go by the law at the time but we all know what some mot testers are like some are brilliant and go by the book but theres some that go just by what they think and go at it hammer and tong as if it were a brand new car but take it the emission test for all nova just go by a simple smoke test ie high rev and look for smoke kind of thing? sorry bout the questions just that id rather here it from people like yous that know rather than listen to rumours
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