MOT + Downpipe (De-cat)

[akbarirfan]

Hi All,

How do you folks with a decat downpipe deal with MOT time? The car will fail on emissions so how do you get around this?

Thanks

[edd666999]

Either re fit a downpipe or make friends with the garage owners daughter. 

[xjay1337]

Put probe up a ford fiestas exhaust pipe
job done.

[akbarirfan]

Not sure if such garages exist in Basingstoke though!!

I think swapping the pipes out would be a great hassle, even if it is just once a year...is it really that easy, jack the front of the car up, put it on axle stands and undo some bolts? They don't all look so easy to reach though..

[edd666999]

People pay every year for them to be swapped.

I never went decat because it wasn't worth the hassle.

[akbarirfan]

How much do you think the swap over would cost?

I would guess a mechanic would charge 1 hours labour in total for both swaps, so you're looking at £70~, add that to the MOT fee and you'll be looking at £130 per year for an MOT (providing it does not fail)!!

[xjay1337]

Takes an hour to swap, we did my precat delete (dropped whole exhaust) in about 45 minutes and I had a seized bolt (which snapped  )

[akbarirfan]

Do you think it's a driveway job or could it be done with some axles and a basic set of spanners?

Snapped a bolt? You just don't know your own strength do you?!

Thanks

[jonnym]

A friendly garage will pass it for you...just gotta find one!! You in Bassingstoke?

Mine went through on Friday, I may have had a de-cat...

[xjay1337]

Do you think it's a driveway job or could it be done with some axles and a basic set of spanners?

Snapped a bolt? You just don't know your own strength do you?!

Thanks

It was seized, got 3 studs now holding my DP onto my turbo looool.
Unfortunately it's in the most ball-achey location so to re-stud it would require the turbo to be dropped. And can't be bothered the sake of one bolt (tis fine with 3 at the mo, new gasket and some paste) and unless I replace with a newer K03s or a k04 I'm just going to leave it.

But yes you can do it on a driveway if you had to. Pain in the arse because of working along the length of the car but it's honestly just a case of undoing some bolts

[akbarirfan]

Yes jonnym am in Basingstoke.

The job itself looks so straightforward in theory! hmm hmm

[flufgti]

Just take it for mot mine went through with a decat no problem.

[biffobear]

Mine passed mot no bother with downpipe decat, but about 6 months later I started getting the emissions light on, I fitted the extended elbow to the second cat sensor and no longer get the light. The first cat is for cold starting so is not part of the mot

[akbarirfan]

Oh wow - I thought a decat meant definite MOT emissions failure!!

Is the GTi engine really that environmentally friendly?

[EddieA]

Mine passed earlier this month with a decat, that was because I am friends with te mot tester... And it's local to Basingstoke as I am in Andover. Surprisingly mine was only just over the emissions limit with the decat fitted.