MOT problem - no catalytic converter!

[Ms Croft]

Hi guys, like most people.. I should have a catalytic converter on my MR2 as its a 1999 (should have one as standard) but last year I bought a new straight through mongoose exhaust system, I kept my old toyota exhaust so that I could change the cat over with the straight through pipe for my MOT so that it wouldnt fail.

HOWEVER, my stupid mate (whos garage I left my old exhaust in) threw the whole lot out.. even though I must have told him a million times NOT to throw out the cat converter becoz I would need it again!!! doh

anyways.. does anyone have any suggestions... i.e anywhere I could get my hands on a cat converter cheap.. as I would only need it for one day lol..

Dale... Craig.. can you lend me one?? lol [-o<

cheers for any help

[Dale_V]

Yeah I have a spare cat, but I doubt it would fit, you would probably need my exhaust too doh

measure the length of the decat from the very edge of one flange to the other, you never know, mine might fit. my cat is 45cm....

I was in the same position last year, I ended up buying a new one for £140 I only had it on the car for an hour too

[Ms Croft]

cheers dude, I will measure it tonight.. lets hope its the same! [-o<

[Ms Croft]

bump

p.s I WILL remember to measure the de-cat pipe lol. Dale will text you when ive done it dude.

[Dale_V]

bump

p.s I WILL remember to measure the de-cat pipe lol. Dale will text you when ive done it dude.

oki doodle dangle

[Lemondesign]

I just had my cat and back box replaced for its MOT - ouch !!!!

You could try somewhere like www.cats4less.co.uk if I remember rightly - there cats are around £110

[CosmosblueMR2]

Or find a friendly MOTer - much easier

got mine MOT'd a couple of weeks back - full A4 new computer jobby one - I'm impressed with how clean my emmisions are all things considered

[Dale_V]

Or find a friendly MOTer - much easier

got mine MOT'd a couple of weeks back - full A4 new computer jobby one - I'm impressed with how clean my emmisions are all things considered

lol!! I used to do that until it went all computerised.

How did they get around it frank? shove another car on the emmissions test??

[CosmosblueMR2]

How did they get around it frank? shove another car on the emmissions test??

I really don't know to be honest
I always used to get an emissions printout stapled on the old style A5 watermarked MOT cert also..
again without a CAT

not sure but i guess another car there is the only way - don't know if it has to be the same make and model - just shove the sensor in a bacon bap and take those readings

[revturbo]

Or find a friendly MOTer - much easier

got mine MOT'd a couple of weeks back - full A4 new computer jobby one - I'm impressed with how clean my emmisions are all things considered

lol!! I used to do that until it went all computerised.

How did they get around it frank? shove another car on the emmissions test??

my emissions test wasnt even done , all they do is type the numbers in the computer

[Dale_V]

LMAO frank

Or find a friendly MOTer - much easier

got mine MOT'd a couple of weeks back - full A4 new computer jobby one - I'm impressed with how clean my emmisions are all things considered

lol!! I used to do that until it went all computerised.

How did they get around it frank? shove another car on the emmissions test??

my emissions test wasnt even done , all they do is type the numbers in the computer

hmmm intresting

When I had my fiesta MOT'd in january, I watched the guy do the whole test, and he never even did an emmissions check weirrrd!

[CosmosblueMR2]

my emissions test wasnt even done , all they do is type the numbers in the computer

not exactly foolproof or worth the paper it's written on then is it if a test result can be overwritten by just typing it in.

What a crap system..

[CosmosblueMR2]

When I had my fiesta MOT'd in january, I watched the guy do the whole test, and he never even did an emmissions check weirrrd!

was that the new style MOT dale ?.. the A4 computerised report ?

[Dale_V]

When I had my fiesta MOT'd in january, I watched the guy do the whole test, and he never even did an emmissions check weirrrd!

was that the new style MOT dale ?.. the A4 computerised report ?

he said it was computerised, but I got the smaller old style certificate

[CosmosblueMR2]

he said it was computerised, but I got the smaller old style certificate

that would be why then - with the new one they have to do the test
(A4 report)

[Dale_V]

he said it was computerised, but I got the smaller old style certificate

that would be why then - with the new one they have to do the test
(A4 report)

has all the stations gone computerised yet?

Im worried about my emmisions in August, its a very very free flowing exhaust and only just passed last year

[CosmosblueMR2]

has all the stations gone computerised yet?

don't know mate - someone like Andi (AM Tuning) would know (he's an MOT garage).

don't think Rogue or 3S do MOT's but could be wrong - I'm sure somone with the knowledge will advise in due course

but as said - even with the new system - it helps if you have a "friend" - such is life i guess !
(just like to point out that my "friend" is not Andi they are a local garage that know me personally )

[Dale_V]

has all the stations gone computerised yet?

don't know mate - someone like Andi (AM Tuning) would know (he's an MOT garage).

don't think Rogue or 3S do MOT's but could be wrong - I'm sure somone with the knowledge will advise in due course

but as said - even with the new system - it helps if you have a "friend" - such is life i guess !
(just like to point out that my "friend" is not Andi they are a local garage that know me personally )

lol ok frank, i best start putting the feelers out for a local garage

[AM TUNING]

yes all mot stations are computered up now ,, the very last one was about 8 weeks ago ,, if u got a small hand writen one then thats a emergency test ticket ,

the computers went down big time about 2-3 weeks ago , u can exchange it for the a4 type if thats the case

[BenF]

Just had to swap the exhausts on my roadster to get it through the MOT. which it passed, no problems - LoL!

If the weather is OK tomorrow I'll be swapping it back to the free-er flowing system