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I had the same engine as yourself, and i had to get access to the filter from underneath, it's in quite an awkward position and real messy once you manage to unscrew it. I always did my own servicing because i knew i was putting the correct oil back in, i always replaced the sump plug with a new one...

Alan Gunn wrote: ↑Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:31 pm We all know how quick milk goes off in this hot weather so the fresher the better

epic, nice one Alan, that made me chuckle

Absolutely stunning !

Just going to put mine through in November and see what happens, if it fails, it's new dpf time

They probably know a friendly MOT tester

No worries mate, if it doesn't, give me a shout as i have VCDS and could possibly meet up to sort it, i live in Stoke.

Sime

The light should go out on it's on nick

It'd be a bonus if it were true though

Hi folks, just seen a comment on a RAC forum from a current MOT tester regarding the new emissions test on diesels, " as a mot tester v/w audi diesels from 2010 cannot have emission checked as you cant rev them up the dvsa have told us to abort that part of the test and have not told us of any ...

Yeah, the big 40amp maxi fuse.

Hi Gavster,
You could always check the big 40amp fuse under the drivers side dash, bottom panels off, and it's right at the back. Had a similar issue with mine last year and this wss thd culprit

Looks fantastic mate, i'd be chuffed to bits with them results

Some of them Hell Shine products are fantastic, my son swears by them, he wont use anything else on Fiesta ST2

I used Autosol metal polish on mine as oxidation had taken place over the years. Didn't expect too much, but was pleasantly surprised by the results. Worth a try if nothing else

I hear what your saying, but new dpf's are anywhere from £600 - £1000 plus labour for fitting. There is always the option of a second hand one from ebay, and get it professionally cleaned & fitted, don't think you'd see much change from £500+ though. But i'm no expert so i could be well out with...

This looks promising Gaz, for us that are dpf gutted. Nice find

Gaz is another lad, I'm Ray, but that doesn't matter B-) Try to preheat it as much as possible. They keep idling car for long time before smoke test, so if thermostat is fine, it should reach temperature anyway. And one thing you can do to warm it up fast, turn inside temperature to lowest possible...

Thermostat is fine Gaz, just that the garage where i take it for MOT is only a few miles away, so doesn't fully get up to temp, and trying to give it beans to get it hot in morning traffic is nigh on impossible

ray112 wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 1:56 pm There is lowest limit, which must be (70° maybe, not sure of that) and if it's over that limit, test will be carried out. They won't rev engine which has like 50° only. More likely they wait until it reaches 70° and does the smoke test.

Is that due to possibly damaging the engine Gaz ?

What happens if it's not up to temp ? I take it they still do the test even if it's cold ?

Or try mot test to see what happens. Maybe you are lucky enough to get it through. Most surprising thing I saw yesterday, RAC recovery van-vw transporter with 18 plates. We were having a bit of fun through traffic lights, and every time he had pedal to floor, there was quite a lot black/dark gray s...

I'm just weighing up my option now, do i get a new dpf ( cats2u ) £599 including vat, or get a second hand one off ebay and get it professionally cleaned. Mmmmm, descisions descisions.

2012 dpf equipped 0.60 lol . The dpf pressure sensors should still be working it's just the remapping adjusts their perameters so a regen is never requested . Maybe it's easier to generalise to 'off' . Yeah these vin values are laughable, but if thats what the testers are adhereing to, then people ...

Yes definitely less diesel particulates to breathe , just as well they don't analyse NOx :wink: Just to clarify the first 3 blows being over were over the 0.60 VIN , not the slack 3.00 default . First blow was around 1.75 so technically a fast pass but he knew I wanted to find it's true mean . Just...

Gazwould wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 2:48 pm 6 accelerations...



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Congrats Gaz, you can breathe easy for another 12months