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2008 1.6Hdi Berlingo NCT fail..emissions/Smoke?

  • 14-10-2014 11:33pm
    #1
    Colash
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    I recently had a 08 Berlingo 1.6hdi fail an Nct on the emissions/smoke test. The limit was 1.5m an it read a 1.8m. Any ideas? It's a low enough mileage model and has never given trouble an always serviced on the button..no engine lights or performance issues either. It's also the 90bhp model so no DPF according tomanual


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  • #2
    Ded_Zebra
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    That's fairly close to passing. I would say that an "Italian tune-up" would actually be enough to get it to pass.

    A good hard drive is probably all it needs do you do a lot of short gentle runs in it?


  • #3
    physioman
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    Colash wrote: »
    I recently had a 08 Berlingo 1.6hdi fail an Nct on the emissions/smoke test. The limit was 1.5m an it read a 1.8m. Any ideas? It's a low enough mileage model and has never given trouble an always serviced on the button..no engine lights or performance issues either. It's also the 90bhp model so no DPF according tomanual

    Add dipitene to it. Drive up a steep hill for about a km in 1st. Rev the sh*t out of it. Keep going until the severe black smoke stops coming out of it and it will pass the nct


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    [Deleted User]
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    physioman wrote: »
    Add dipitene to it. Drive up a steep hill for about a km in 1st. Rev the sh*t out of it. Keep going until the severe black smoke stops coming out of it and it will pass the nct

    No need for 1st unless you want to put wear on your gearbox and clutch.


  • #5
    Colash
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    The car has had a tame enough life to be honest. Very rarely seen over 2500rpm :)


  • #6
    mullingar
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    A dpf regeneration will work wonders on the whole emissions. The heat, smoke and sparks during a regeneration are worryingly good.


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  • #7
    corkgsxr
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    mullingar wrote: »
    A dpf regeneration will work wonders on the whole emissions. The heat, smoke and sparks during a regeneration are worryingly good.

    He specifically sed no dpf.

    Go for run for 20 mins down the motorway. That gets them up at 3k or so

    Everything heats up properly. Does wonders


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
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    I've seen the same recently with a 2008 1.6 diesel Focus and a 2009 Avensis diesel, a spirited drive did the trick, both cars were not driven on normally by their owners.


  • #9
    cerastes
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    Any car Ive brought to the NCT, I always bring it for a good run to warm everything up.


  • #10
    Colash
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    Thanks for all yer advice lads. Gave it an oil an filter change, threw some injector cleaner in the tank an drove it fairly briskly the last few days. 're tested her today an passed with a reading of 1.06m compared to the failure reading of 1.80m. So happy out :)


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