If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Please note that it is not permitted to have referral links posted in your signature. Keep these links contained in the appropriate forum. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055940817/signature-rules

Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

NCT fail.....

locohobo · 2015-05-03 20:44:33

Quick question guys... Driving Ford Focus 1.8 Tddi...Went for NCT last week..Everything looked/felt fine with car so did'nt bother with Pre NCT... I thought that just in case of problems with emmisions I put in some additive to diesel to clean up engine (as I thought)...Turns out failed on smoke @ 4.430/m and limits are…

03-05-2015 8:44pm

#1
locohobo

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭

Join Date: July 2009

Posts: 126
Quick question guys...
Driving Ford Focus 1.8 Tddi...Went for NCT last week..Everything looked/felt fine with car so did'nt bother with Pre NCT...
I thought that just in case of problems with emmisions I put in some additive to diesel to clean up engine (as I thought)...Turns out failed on smoke @ 4.430/m and limits are 3.00/m
Would the additive I put into tank have caused it to fail and if so how best to sort this problem out..

TY folks...

Tagged:

fail

nct

emmisions

additives

0

Comments

#2 03-05-2015 8:53pm

colm_mcm

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: December 2005

Posts: 72242

It's unlikely that the additive caused it to fail.

0
#3 03-05-2015 8:55pm

biko

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2005

Posts: 75622

What additive was it?

0
#4 03-05-2015 9:01pm

locohobo

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭

Join Date: July 2009

Posts: 126

Its Redex....I put it in on full tank but only had 1/4 tank used before going for test...Maybe not enough time to burn it out???

0
#5 04-05-2015 2:13am

9935452

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2011

Posts: 2828

it might not help but to be fair it never got a chance to do its job either.

0