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NCT Emissions Fail

  • 29-04-2014 9:17am
    #1
    Lucious Sweet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭


    Sorry if this has been asked before.
    My wife's 00 Ford Focus 1.4L Petrol just failed it's NCT on emissions.

    Low Idle CO 0.54 vol% above 0.50% FAIL
    (560 rpm) HC 429 ppm above 0 ppm N/A

    High Idle
    (2,780 rpm) CO 0.67 vol% above 0.30% FAIL


    Just wondering if a bottle of dipetane will do the trick or will it require more serious intervention?

    Much appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,196 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Looks like it might be a problem with the Lambda sensor. It's also possible that there's a leak in the exhaust manifold somewhere. It would be useful to have a look for OBD codes - it's just possible that a 2000 Ford will support it. A course of injector cleaner (Dipetane, Redex) wouldn't do any harm initially.


  • #3
    Lucious Sweet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭Lucious Sweet


    jimgoose wrote: »
    Looks like it might be a problem with the Lambda sensor. It's also possible that there's a leak in the exhaust manifold somewhere. It would be useful to have a look for OBD codes - it's just possible that a 2000 Ford will support it. A course of injector cleaner (Dipetane, Redex) wouldn't do any harm initially.

    Cool, thanks. I'll have a chat with my mechanic


  • #4
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Lucious Sweet wrote: »
    Cool, thanks. I'll have a chat with my mechanic

    Yep, tell him what the internet said. He'll be delighted. :pac:


  • #5
    Viniaudi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭Viniaudi


    Lucious Sweet wrote: »
    Sorry if this has been asked before.
    My wife's 00 Ford Focus 1.4L Petrol just failed it's NCT on emissions.

    Low Idle CO 0.54 vol% above 0.50% FAIL
    (560 rpm) HC 429 ppm above 0 ppm N/A

    High Idle
    (2,780 rpm) CO 0.67 vol% above 0.30% FAIL


    Just wondering if a bottle of dipetane will do the trick or will it require more serious intervention?

    Much appreciated.

    My missus 1.4 astra 2008 failed last Thursday with the same sort of results on the high idle , 0.65 % vol and above 0.20 % vol was a fail , I used dipetane and did nothing but drive it hard on the motorway for a hour before the test ,had it red hot when I arrived and it passed this morning with a high idle result of 0.15% volume!!! Cheap fix , worth a shot before you spend a small fortune on a mechanic !!!


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