de-catted diesels?

[ALPINE]

someone correct me if im wrong... A diesel does not require a cat for a mot??

is this right?

 

[dsmclark40v]

That is correct they don't require them! took the one off on my discovery and never had any problems with mots

 

[crazy88]

Am I right in thinking that they don't actually have a cat, but a particle filter instead. And as far as I know, the MOT is a smoke emissions test isn't it, which looks purely for excessive smoke?!

Sam, did it change the sound much by removing it?

 

[DJM1982]

Yeah did it change the sounds when you removed it (as above). I'd be interested in doing this to mine aswell i think, full stainless exhaust without a cat might be coming my way sooner.

 

[Dazmo]

Yeah did it change the sounds when you removed it (as above). I'd be interested in doing this to mine aswell i think, full stainless exhaust without a cat might be coming my way sooner.

Didnt they replace the CATS with the DPFs?

 

[Broken Byzan]

DPF is the new cat iirc. Bin the cat, not essential for MOT.

Vosa man may have summat to say if you get spot checked

 

[crazy88]

Can't you just knock out the baffles, so externally it appears that it's still there, yet inside is near enough a straight through pipe? Nobody will ever know then.

 

[205man]

yes you defo dont need a cat mine was nicked of my l200 warrior the day before i was due to pick it up form the dealer so they fitted a new one but i reomved it as i didnt want it being taken again, as we had a spate of them being taken in the area.

and mine has had 2 mots with no problem at all

alan