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Diesel Owners - Removing the Particulate Filter (DPF) will now be an MOT fail from 2014
But how will they check? The DPF is normally just hit a few times and then emptied, it still looks like it's there.
Originally posted by Dave
Originally posted by Stephen Fry
[B]"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so ****ing what."
It'll just be a visual check, to check it's presence.
If it's had the top chopped off, insides removed and re-welded the most they could do is mark the MOT with advisory about it being welded and suspect hollow (hit it with blunt instrument and listen).
A few companies do a bypass / removal pipe though which would be an instant fail
[B]"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so ****ing what."
Was told by salesman at dealers a few weeks ago that they sent a couple to a dpf removal garage as they had to keep coming back for regens. Was said that there more hassle and trouble for people who do short journeys, and they have little use anyway.
I'll need to sort something out.
I still have the standard exhaust system with the cat in it, but it's on the downpipe and a complete nightmare to fit (need to drop the subframe)
I imagine there will be a lot of TDi's failing the MOT this year.
If there's any "friendly" MOT garages near me i don't know of them yet
Instead of buying off the shelf exhaust systems, everyone will be going to proper custom exhaust shops. Get a system made up with flanges in the right places, weld flanges to the cats/dpf. Make it so it's all bolt in/bolt out stuff. 30min job to set exhaust up for MOT. 30mins again to put it back to street/race/track exhaust with noise etc.
That's an option!
Mines was custom made from Turbo back so going to contact the guy and see what he thinks.
Standard pipes feeding to the OEM cat are 2.25" though and new system is 2.5" so hopefully not too much trouble
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