Emissions Help

[little_miss_naughty 0]

I Took my rado in for an mot last sat and it failed on the emissions. What can I do to improve this?

Please help i need 2 get it fixed by sat 7th or im afraid it will be off the road.

 

thanks :(

[Alex_G60_Fanatic 0]

silly question but do you have a de-cat fitted to your exhaust system?

 

if your car was made after 1992 i think you need the Cat fitted to pass the emissions test. maybe wrong with the year :confused4:

[little_miss_naughty 0]

Hi,

Its a 1995 the mot man said to get the computer on it ? dont think it will help! someone else told me to play about with the mixture.

[Critical_Mass 10]

dodgy lambda?

[Skills 0]

How much did it fail by? Would a good old 'Italian tune up' be enough?

[little_miss_naughty 0]

How much did it fail by? Would a good old 'Italian tune up' be enough?

Not sure he didnt say, on the mot paper it says it failed because the reading was to high after the 2nd lamda reading! Whats an Italian Tune up?

[Jay23Sx 0]

How much did it fail by? Would a good old 'Italian tune up' be enough?

Not sure he didnt say, on the mot paper it says it failed because the reading was to high after the 2nd lamda reading! Whats an Italian Tune up?

 

Adding something to the fuel isn't it ? :)

[Skills 0]

People have been known to get better emissions readings after giving the car a bit of a thrashing so i'm told!

[little_miss_naughty 0]

People have been known to get better emissions readings after giving the car a bit of a thrashing so i'm told!

 

Ahhhh kind of done that already :grin:

Didnt work :confused4:

[Alex_G60_Fanatic 0]

do you know if you have a decat fitted or Sports Catalitic converter? or maybe check out the air filter and lambda sensor

[ade1882 0]

my vr6 failed 2 years running on emissions it was the lamda sensor both times.

[PROVR6 0]

My car failed on the emissions when I first got it. I changed the oil, air, and fuel filters, the spark plugs and put some redex, injector cleaner in the petrol and gave it a good hard drive before the mot. It passed easily. As others have said a faulty lambda and a defective cat or no cat can cause problems.

[Guest]

Look for two snapped wires leading from the lambda to the ECU. Thats what failed mine.

[Critical_Mass 10]

Yes, look down the side of the drivers suspension turrent, back left of the engine, below the air intake pipe. Thats where the lambda connects to the engine ecu loom. Its been know for wires to be found broken down there, happened to me and a few others.