bigandgreedy
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u sure overheating not just faulty waterpump snds strange to me
I can't find any info on proposed changes to the UK MOT that will check for the presence/operation/removal of a EGR system. All I can find is:
Other items such as headlamp bulb and unit incompatibility, headlamp levelling devices and illegal engine chipping will need further thought before we can get a workable solution for MOT stations.
At present, engine chipping is not illegal, but VOSA seem to think it is. There are legitimate instances where a cars ECU requires it's injection/ignition maps altering, I run a Lotus Elan SE which is tuned and I remapp it to suit. This isn't illegal activity. Nor is plugging in a tuning chip, whether it was internally in the ECU on my GEMS RR, or an external chip on my Freelander TD4. In any case, how will an MOT station know what was standard on a vehicle, what's been added/altered? The internal chip or a re-flashing upgrade isn't detectable in maost cases, even with dealership diagnostics.
I'm taking this thread way off topic......
I understand the requirement for some of the proposals, how many times have you been blinded by an old Corsa with aftermarket HIDs? So agree, they should be made illegal. However, there are some cars with factory fitted HIDs that have no self levelling system, a friends Subaru comes to mind. I think it has manual levelling AFAICR. The only way to check an EGR system is functional is to take it apart. There is no way to check it is actually operating unless they can plug into the diagnostics and manually overide it, and in many cases, there's no way to see it operate. Removal of the system may be obvious, but many cars have engine covers now, my Disco TD5 for example, making cursery examination hard, especially as some removal kits are replacemnt straight through pipes with blocked exhaust ports. Can't see this happening. Then there is the "illegal" chipping. Why is VOSA saying it's illegal? It's not. And again, if an external chip is neatly installed, detection can be hard. There is talk about that as in some countries modification to any part of a car will be illegal unless that part is certified. These countries don't allow kit cars to be registered, and I presume historic and classic cars are a mindfield. Will that happen in the UK just so the EU can be made happy with UK conformity? This is a subject close to my heart, as I build and drive kit cars, and enjoy turning my Lotus and modifying diesel engines.
Has removing the psi box cured your overheating?
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