Date: 14 Nov 2001 10:01:11 GMT From: M.G.Richnopsam.ac.uk (Martin Rich) Subject: Re: UK Fuel Grade
In article <3bf1c999$0$35573$272ea4a1nopsam.execpc.com>, wkienzlenopsam.com says... > >A friend got around this problem by removing the "guts" of the catalyst >housing by punching it out with a hammer and chisel and then reinstalling >the empty shell. I was wondering, would the MOT inspectors detect if >someone had done this type of thing? > The MOT testers do test emissions, and a car is unlikely to meet the requirements for post-1992 petrol cars unless it has a working catalyst. If a car owner had replaced the catalyst with an empty shell the MOT tester wouldn't know, and probably wouldn't care, why the catalyst wasn't working. But the car would still fail the test. Martin Rich