MOT time

[adamk]

Yes its that time of the year and my FD rex is having its 1st MOT under my ownership! Im sure as hell it will fail on emmisions!
 
The car has a de-cat front pipe otherwise the exhaust is standard, It passed last year as the car is now (with WGT) but I just cant see how?? as it burns your eyes out with super-unleaded if you stand round the back of the car when its running (engine hot or cold)!!!:xconfused :xconfused and always has done! Is this normal?
 
Im also getting about 18mpg is this also normal? (Not a worry As I understand they are a heavy fuel using motor so as long as this is normal)
 
Just incase it does fail,(oh ek) has anyone any ideas how to get emmisions down?
The air pump is working and the car is fully serviced and runs a standard ECU with no Mods bar de-cat and induction filters!
 
Also How can I test the Lambda sensor?
 
Only advantage is that the local MOT place has a "no pass, no pay" policy. LoL (As they only do MOT\'s! Called MOT Max at Newark Notts, great idea!)
 
Many Kind thanks
 
Adam

[DC-TYPER]

if your car is pre 93 then you might be ok on the standard test (bet test)
 
mine is a stock 93 car and i got .2%  the max is 4% on a bet test

[adamk]

if your car is pre 93 then you might be ok on the standard test (bet test)
 
mine is a stock 93 car and i got .2% the max is 4% on a bet test

Yer Its a L 93! Lets hope so!

[AshRX]

mmm correct me if im wrong but arent you meant to run after market fuel computer if you have decatted the car on stock ecu. Only saying this as mine through a tip on first rebuild after i had a de-cat fitted but the ecu was standard.

[dthebuk]

Only advantage is that the local MOT place has a "no pass, no pay" policy. LoL (As they only do MOT\'s! Called MOT Max at Newark Notts, great idea!)
 
Many Kind thanks
 
Adam

i know where im getting my next mot

[nick english]

as it burns your eyes out with super-unleaded if you stand round the back of the car when its running (engine hot or cold)!!!  and always has done! Is this normal?


yep good bit of carbon monoxide in yer lungs lol:Giggle

[DC-TYPER]

oh, and put your cat back on

[adamk]

I Dont have the original front cat?:2eek :2eek
 
Before I owned the car, WGT put the de-cat on!, I can only hope that Pip knows what he is doing (as I know he does) WGT also gave the MOT after this de-cat pipe was fitted later on in the year?:3Confused It passed (but I suppose it would!!!!)
 
As for the ECU and exhaust system, I think im just about safe with my rest of the system being standard!, however I have no visual aids to tell me if this is true (No AFR or commander etc), I will do nothing more in the way of bolt on mods until I have a Good ECU. The car is as It was when I got it.
 
I\'m running blind!!! I love it?:bandit
 
I hope to uprade the ECU later this year and finally fit my SS exhaust.
So as long as I don\'t die from shock tmr (£££££) or the fumes kill me!
Probably knock everyone out in the garage Tmr, choke cough splutter!:burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout :burnout
 
Oh the joys of rotarys!!:wiggle
 
:god "Any engine that works without pistons must be evil":god

[AshRX]

na your in good hands with Pip.

Just strange as i thought you werent meant to de-cat until you had an uprated ecu on the car

[DC-TYPER]

you might be ok visually with the cat because the rex isnt on record, so it will be tested with the bet test, this is a non cat test, so hopefully the tester wont look for one  lol

[adamk]

Its FAILED badly on emmisions I just dont know what to do?:2Rolleyes :2Rolleyes :2Rolleyes
 
CO Limit 0.200% my car= 4.420%
HC limit 200ppm my car= 284ppm
 
Bladdy hell what to do???
 
Can I check my lambda? is so how?
 
my local supplier says he cant get one! where is the best place to get a new sensor?
Are there any other items on the FD rex that can cause these hugely poor emissions?
 
Please help any pointers will be great!!
 
many thanks
 
Adam

[Rotaryguru]

Its FAILED badly on emmisions I just dont know what to do?:2Rolleyes :2Rolleyes :2Rolleyes
 
CO Limit 0.200% my car= 4.420%
HC limit 200ppm my car= 284ppm
 
Bladdy hell what to do???
 
Can I check my lambda? is so how?
 
my local supplier says he cant get one! where is the best place to get a new sensor?
Are there any other items on the FD rex that can cause these hugely poor emissions?
 
Please help any pointers will be great!!
 
many thanks
 
Adam

Timing? Bad sparks/HT leads? Does it run ok?

[Rotaryguru]

if your car is pre 93 then you might be ok on the standard test (bet test)
 
mine is a stock 93 car and i got .2% the max is 4% on a bet test

Can someone please define for me the standard test and the other test?
 
Is it a harder test with or without a cat? What years are exempt from a test? I need to work this out too. :xconfused

[adamk]

No the car runs fine, just very rich, you can smell that its very rich.
plugs etc are fine?
 
I could cry!

[adamk]

Can I get a fault code out of my car for the lambda? if so how?