Can anyone help me out????
10 July 2003, 08:54 PM
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Take it to a "compassionate" MOT centre - rumour has it that sometimes, other Scoobs can be put through the emissions test 
Best of luck
Dan
edit to add - run it really hot before the emissions test (thrape it!)- apparently this helps with the emissions
[Edited by ScoobyDoo555 - 10/7/2003 8:57:04 PM]
Best of luck
Dan
edit to add - run it really hot before the emissions test (thrape it!)- apparently this helps with the emissions
[Edited by ScoobyDoo555 - 10/7/2003 8:57:04 PM]
07 October 2003, 06:07 PM
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I'm in need of some desperate help here, with regards to emmisions for SVA test, which is next tuesday at 8am.
The car is a wrx sti type R 1997.
Basically, it came over from Japan with no cats in the exhaust system at all, and the guy that has been fixing my cars for years (very trustworthy) nearly pissed himself laughing, when he saw how high my emmisions were.
So, I ordered standard exhaust with cat, but the emmisions didn't change one bit, so, I ordered a standard downpipe, also with a cat and a new lambada sensor (just in case other was faulty) but he told me today that it doesn't fit.
Basically, i've found out that I have a bigger turbo (always wondered how it did nearly 80mph in 2nd...lol) and the downpipe wont fit.
Soooooo, how am I gonna get the emmisions low enough for the SVA test??
Anyone got any tips or tricks??
One guy from certain Subaru Breakers said to Dissconnect one of the hoses on the intake manifold and it will run like a "bag of sh*t" for SVA and pass emmisions with flying colours ;0)
Is this true?
ANY help at all, or tip and tricks etc on how I can get the emmisions down will be VERY very much apprciated
cheers,
Matt (my email addy aint working at the mo...so if anyone wants to reply by email, please use: arlene.moss8@ntlworld.com
The car is a wrx sti type R 1997.
Basically, it came over from Japan with no cats in the exhaust system at all, and the guy that has been fixing my cars for years (very trustworthy) nearly pissed himself laughing, when he saw how high my emmisions were.
So, I ordered standard exhaust with cat, but the emmisions didn't change one bit, so, I ordered a standard downpipe, also with a cat and a new lambada sensor (just in case other was faulty) but he told me today that it doesn't fit.
Basically, i've found out that I have a bigger turbo (always wondered how it did nearly 80mph in 2nd...lol) and the downpipe wont fit.
Soooooo, how am I gonna get the emmisions low enough for the SVA test??
Anyone got any tips or tricks??
One guy from certain Subaru Breakers said to Dissconnect one of the hoses on the intake manifold and it will run like a "bag of sh*t" for SVA and pass emmisions with flying colours ;0)
Is this true?
ANY help at all, or tip and tricks etc on how I can get the emmisions down will be VERY very much apprciated
cheers,
Matt (my email addy aint working at the mo...so if anyone wants to reply by email, please use: arlene.moss8@ntlworld.com
07 October 2003, 07:53 PM
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Sorry if this isnt much help but the only thing i can think of is visiting a Power Flow exhaust dealer and see if they can modify the flange that bolts to the turbo.
Alternativly,
If you still have the D.P that came with the car, ask them to chop it about and fit the cat into that.
Or, take the flange from the decat and weld it to the to the pipe which has the cat.
This shouldnt be beyond the realms of a Power Flow dealer IMO.
Theres more than one way to skin a cat! Sorry
As for disconecting a pipe to get the emissions down, i wouldnt bother, sounds like bull **** to me.
Good luck.
Alternativly,
If you still have the D.P that came with the car, ask them to chop it about and fit the cat into that.
Or, take the flange from the decat and weld it to the to the pipe which has the cat.
This shouldnt be beyond the realms of a Power Flow dealer IMO.
Theres more than one way to skin a cat! Sorry
As for disconecting a pipe to get the emissions down, i wouldnt bother, sounds like bull **** to me.
Good luck.
07 October 2003, 10:29 PM
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Don't know what part of the country you are in but if you go to your friendly scoob specialist NOT DEALER they have a pipe with two cats to get you through ( the one in the centre )
08 October 2003, 05:57 PM
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Just come back from garage and emissions still high..GRRRRRR...2 cats and still high ah well, looks like it's fail SVA on tuesday, then my pre booked appointment to interpro to run diagnostics on it 4 me ;0)
cheers,
Matt
cheers,
Matt