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paulrwebster wrote:I have a cunning plan, we all swap engines![]()
According to this VOSA notice if you swap the engine, the emissions are based on the age of the engine. As all of our engines are left over from the SE's we're sorted. Can I have first dibs on Max and Andy's engine please![]()
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/reposit ... 476766301a
"What if the vehicle is fitted with a different
engine?
If the vehicle is fitted with a different engine
from the one it was originally fitted with, then
for emission purposes you should test to the
limits determined by either the vehicle type or
engine – whichever is older. For example, if
you are presented with a 1995 car fitted with a
1991 engine of any make, you should test
it according to the age of the engine. In this
case, you need to do a non-CAT test, with
limits of 3.5% CO and 1,200ppm HC.
It’s up to the owner to prove the age of the
engine or vehicle, for example with a letter
from the manufacturer.
You can find out more on page 4 of the
Inspection Manual under section 7.3,
‘Vehicles fitted with a different engine’.
max and andy wrote:Would they not check for engine numbers? A&M
max and andy wrote: Has the car got the date of first registration stamped on it anywhere? Or is it just on the log. Ours says 2002.
GeoffSmith wrote:Just stack 5 seats on top of the passenger seat Nige - it is no longer a passenger car (must have no more seats in addition to the driver) and you follow the private bus flowchart and end up at "Carry out a non CAT test CO <= 3.5% HC <= 1200ppm".
max and andy wrote:Well i think your right we had to put a sports cat on to pass. The lads at Lakeside fixed us up with one. MOT, Sports cat, Handbrake adjusted £84.11 all in.
You can't get much better then that. A&M
Nige wrote:Well I have the seats
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