DO I need any Cats?
19 October 2007, 04:11 PM
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DO I need any Cats?
Car is on an N plate, but the applied model number is GF8B58P ? Doesn't that make it a 1994 and therefore not needing any cats for MOT?
19 October 2007, 05:25 PM
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Its on an N plate but its a 94?? N plates are 96....
My old civic was a 96 JDM and that still needed the cat for an mot. I was always under the inpression it was pre 92 that don't need cats? My old crx delsol was a 92 on a K plate and although it had a cat it didn't need to have emissions test.
My old civic was a 96 JDM and that still needed the cat for an mot. I was always under the inpression it was pre 92 that don't need cats? My old crx delsol was a 92 on a K plate and although it had a cat it didn't need to have emissions test.
19 October 2007, 06:38 PM
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Its on an N plate but its a 94?? N plates are 96....
My old civic was a 96 JDM and that still needed the cat for an mot. I was always under the inpression it was pre 92 that don't need cats? My old crx delsol was a 92 on a K plate and although it had a cat it didn't need to have emissions test.
My old civic was a 96 JDM and that still needed the cat for an mot. I was always under the inpression it was pre 92 that don't need cats? My old crx delsol was a 92 on a K plate and although it had a cat it didn't need to have emissions test.
19 October 2007, 07:23 PM
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Its a grey area isnt it? The cars a 1994 build and if it had been registered as such then it wouldnt need to take a cat test. Because its year of first use is recorded as 1996 then youre going to struggle to avoid the later catalytic converter test.
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19 October 2007, 08:54 PM
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Have always put one on for the MOT but a mechanic recently told me that I would not need one? Would it pass with a full decat being that is an import?
Any advice appreciated.
19 October 2007, 09:31 PM
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You only need to be able to pass the emissions test, you dont have to have a catalytic converter fitted. Unfortunately the non-specific test is almost as strict as the model-specific test and you will need a cat to meet the requirement.
19 October 2007, 09:55 PM
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Thanks. Looks like it's swap exhausts again MOT time.
22 October 2007, 10:37 AM
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Think ill just leave it and put a CAT on at MOT time! Mates just bout a skyline and i want to try to get to 300bhp before he comes home mid November
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