Looking for place to do diagnostic testing on car emissions in Dublin

cgc5483 · 31-07-2008 10:57am #1

As per title. Looking for some suggestions of a garage with diagnostic equipment to diagnose a car that failed NCT on emissions. Prefer not to go to a main dealers if possible. Based in south side of Dublin. Thanks:D

Esel · 31-07-2008 9:23pm

There's a poster here who goes by the name of Mr. Diag...... something or other. You could try PMing him, if you can figure out his actual nickname.

crosstownk · 31-07-2008 9:27pm

What make/model/year is the car?

JHMEG · 31-07-2008 11:29pm

What emission(s) did it fail on?

cgc5483 · 07-08-2008 1:40pm

JHMEG wrote: »

What emission(s) did it fail on?

Sorry was away for a bit. It failed on low idle CO emission of 0.75% and only 0.5% allowable. The lambda was fine and HC and CO on high idle were within limits.

It's a 98 Ford Ka2. My mechanic reckons it could be the Cat as the air flow meter was just replaced before the test. But i want to be sure before spending a fortune on a new Cat.

unkel · 07-08-2008 2:08pm

esel wrote: »

There's a poster here who goes by the name of Mr. Diag...... something or other. You could try PMing him, if you can figure out his actual nickname.

Mr.Diagnostic

cgc5483 wrote: »

Sorry was away for a bit. It failed on low idle CO emission of 0.75% and only 0.5% allowable. The lambda was fine and HC and CO on high idle were within limits.

That's only just outside the limit. Was the car well warmed up when you presented it for the test? If not you might chance a re-test with a properly heated up engine (thus properly heated up cat). You might just pass. If not, go the diagnostic route...

Looking for place to do diagnostic testing on car emissions in Dublin

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