DerbyTup Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Quick cure - put a packet of Extra Strong mints down the exhaust pipe. That'll mask the fumes a bit and it should fly through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intruder 600 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 daughters fiesta failed on emmissions,turned out the air flow meter near the air filter was gone,replaced this and it sailled through the emmissions,and this was at thorpes,well pleased,,got one from scrap yard for £5,check the numbers on it are the same..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovvad Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Save your money - get rid !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNA Services Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 Thanks to everyone for the advice. Will now start the process of sorting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooferman Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 dude if u neeed any advise, PM me, see if i can help, dont scrap it, you will have put to much coin in by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebasher Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 If its failed on all 3 emmissions, Co, Co2 and hydrocarbons its burning oil, thats either valve seals or piston rings worn out allowing oil to get into the combustion chamber, it could also be a worn head gasket alowing oil to pass to a cylinder too. Either way its a major expense getting a garage to sort the problem. This would be my thought, failures of Co or Co2 or HC or Lamda could be attributed to individual components (Cat, airflow meter etc), but 3 suggests it's burning as much oil as petrol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyjones Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 take it to someone who will pass it without checking, never had my emmisions checked cos i removed my cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizbang Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Take it to roman ridge mot garage.my mate took his fiesta shockers were shot,engine had a sound like a cement mixer,and when running was like a old tug boat..got a full ticket on it..ps to weeks before taking it it had a front End fixed up wi silicone.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizbang Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I took a old discovery 2.5tdi..it had no exhaust boxes. At all just a full pipe made. From scaffold bar.home made box section bumpers.home made petrol tank as it was bob tailed.all it failed on was a very small hole in inner wing...black jack sorted it out and it got a full ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNA Services Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Thanks to everyone for the helpful advice. Much appreciated. As for the not so helpful ideas to scrap it, it's a pity you guys have nothing better to do! Apparently Halfords just couldn't be bothered getting it hot enough. Took it to another garage, they spent time heating it up and it passed. Full MOT. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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