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nct out since feb

  • 27-06-2013 9:32pm
    #1
    angeldaisy
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Long story short...

    Car keeps failing nct on emissions, today was the 3rd retest and its failed again.

    Question is, if I book it in for another retest, can we keep driving it once its booked in? We need to make a decision whether to repair or replace it, but can't afford to do it straight away and OH needs to use it to get to work.


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  • #2
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    you can keep driving it but have a liability to get pulled over.

    If its not a broken part on the car causing emissions faults then look into getting the car terracleaned . Theres ads on done deal for people that do it and its quite cheap in comparison to buying a new car.


  • #3
    angeldaisy
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭angeldaisy


    As far as I know parts are all okay, cat and lambda sensor both replaced. Emissions were very high though, have you experience with the terraclean? It would be worth doing if I thought it would help get it through the nct though.


  • #4
    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,396 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    bottle of diptaine...drive the ar$e out of it for an hour or two then bring for test :D


  • #5
    dh0011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dh0011


    +1 for dipetane

    OP what were the numbers on your last test?


  • #6
    Wheres My ForkandKnife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭Wheres My ForkandKnife


    dh0011 wrote: »
    +1 for dipetane

    OP what were the numbers on your last test?

    OP has already put a cat and a lambda into the car and people are recommending dipetane:eek:

    Forget about dipetane and terraclean, you would just be wasting money, get the car to another garage and get the car diagnosed properly.

    Never heard of anyone who was specifically pulled in for an out of date NCT.Have known people who were asked about it when they met a checkpoint but everything was fine when they could show the guard the appointment on their phone


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  • #7
    dh0011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dh0011


    Depends on how badly the OP failed last time. If changing the cat improved the result a bit and the lambda another bit then he might be close to passing.
    If you are a long way from passing then dipetane wont help but if your close it can make a difference.


  • #8
    angeldaisy
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭angeldaisy


    Emissions were as follows
    Low idle
    CO 1.35 HC 381ppm
    High idle
    lambda 1.01 CO 2.72 HC 490ppm

    So im assuming it a long way off

    By the way we tried the diptane and gave it a good run before the test, basically followed all previous advice


  • #9
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    angeldaisy wrote: »
    Long story short...

    Car keeps failing nct on emissions, today was the 3rd retest and its failed again.

    Question is, if I book it in for another retest, can we keep driving it once its booked in? We need to make a decision whether to repair or replace it, but can't afford to do it straight away and OH needs to use it to get to work.

    you would PROBABLY get away with it if stopped, but basically it is NOT OK to drive without the NCT being passed.Your car could be seized


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