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In February, vehicles will automatically fail the MOT test if a filter had been fitted as standard but is found to be no longer present.
Ahh...Doesn't actually have to work then just physically still be there...
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| Author: | roythebus [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Changes to diesel particulate Filter at MoT test |
this from VOSA's newsletter "Moving On": Diesel particulate filter check now required as part of MOT test. Tests for diesel cars and heavy vehicles are to be tightened up to ensure vehicles have a critical exhaust filter if one had originally been fitted as standard, Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has announced. Garages and testing stations will check for a diesel particulate filter as part of the MOT test (or annual test for heavy vehicles) in February 2014. A diesel particulate filter is a device fitted to a diesel vehicle which filters particulate matter from exhaust gases. It does this by trapping solid particles while letting the gas escape. Filters must be ‘regenerated’ regularly, which involves burning the soot to gas at a very high temperature, leaving behind a residue. If not carried out properly, regeneration can lead to a build up of soot, which can affect performance. Some diesel vehicle owners have opted to remove the filter, which makes their car illegal for road use. In February, vehicles will automatically fail the MOT test if a filter had been fitted as standard but is found to be no longer present. Read the full press release on GOV.UK. |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changes to diesel particulate Filter at MoT test |
Quote: In February, vehicles will automatically fail the MOT test if a filter had been fitted as standard but is found to be no longer present. Ahh...Doesn't actually have to work then just physically still be there...
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changes to diesel particulate Filter at MoT test |
roythebus wrote: A diesel particulate filter is a device fitted to a diesel vehicle which filters particulate matter from exhaust gases. What a diesel particulate filter filters particulates from diesels? 
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| Author: | sasha [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Changes to diesel particulate Filter at MoT test |
bloodnock wrote: Ahh...Doesn't actually have to work then just physically still be there... Only for the MOT 
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