Surely if the DPF has obviously been removed and replaced with a straight pipe it will be a failure?

 

Yes, but we are talking about gutting the DPF, not removing it and replacing it with a straight-through pipe.

On a MkII Octavia vRS it is possible to see the bottom of the DPF from underneath the car (when on ramps) - but only just.

 

It isn't possible to see it through the engine bay which therefore makes it nigh on impossible to be able to determine if the DPF has been gutted during an MOT test.

 

Imagine removing the ashtray inside the car. If you could stick your hand through the bulk head you would be in the same area as the DPF. It is well buried.

 

As has already been stated several times, there is no emissions test for a diesel, only a soot test.

 

My DPF equipped vRS registered '0' in the soot test. A car without a DPF will register a level of soot content but it is highly unlikely to be enough to fail the soot test as this test is designed to allow non-DPF diesels to pass!

 

The MOT tester can add any suspicion he might have as an advisory or fail the car if he can prove it has been removed, which he won't be able to do unless the DPF has been removed in it's entirety and replaced with a straight-through pipe.

 

A soot reading does not prove the DPF has been removed.

A weld on the DPF itself does not prove the DPF's internals have been removed.

 

vRS's with their DPF's gutted will continue to pass their MOT's.

Edited 19 December, 201312 yr by silver1011

i'll take my chance. it is hardly visible from the top and pretty much unreachalbe and from the bottom on a 4x4 there is the undertray, transfer box and sump guard in the way. yes there will be a bit of smoke but it has passed the current test easily. . .

Its only an interim step anyway, the EU wants enhanced emission testing of diesels including particulates. The technology is not ready yet but I'd time will come.

^ exactly what I and others were saying. Give it time.

If you cant tell the difference, by what comes out the back,what is the point of a dpf.

So to cut a long story short.. has anyone had their dpf removed and managed to pass an mot yet?

Assume yours failed? Total removal or just gutted?

I think he's contemplating removal, see the Fabia forum.

 

Yes, there are lots of Briskoda members who have had their DPF's removed and have had no issues come MOT time.

Ok, not specifically DPF removal, but I was following a Fraud "Transit Connect" (57 plate IIRC) last night. It was smoking hard under acceleration while I was short-shifting to keep from running up its rear. Does that possibly tell us all we need to know about DPFs?

I suspect it tells you that a lot of tradespeople don't bother to get their vans serviced regularly and thrash the nuts off them.

As above, and it's "Ford".

I think they need to worry about buses before they start nailing cars.

As above, and it's "Ford".

 

 

Well said, that man  

Same as it's Halfords

Fraud Fester - Look, if you don't like this sort of humour, there are plenty others who do and maybe don't like something you think is funny

Edited 20 June, 201411 yr by damo
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Reading your post I was thinking "fair enough" until you finished with xxxx

Judging by the number of posts supporting your sense of humour perhaps it should be you that should xxxx

Edited 20 June, 201411 yr by damo
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I'm sure they'll find it hilarious at http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/ Ken

I think someone with a similar sense of humour came up with these :peek:

 

1. How do you double the price of a Skoda?
Fill up the tank.

2. Why do Skoda's have heated rear windscreens?
To keep your hands warm while your pushing it.

3. Have you got a wing mirror for a Skoda?
Okay, seems like a fair swap.

4. What do you call a Skoda driver who say's he has a speeding ticket ?
A Dreamer.

5. How do you double the value of a Skoda?
Chuck a penny in it.

6. What do you call a Skoda with a sun roof ?
A skip.

7. I've just bought the new 16 valve Skoda .......4 in the engine, 12 in the radio! (If you understand this and your under 40 then you need to get out more).

8. What is the difference between being inside Katy Price's bra and being caught inside a Skoda?

You feel a bigger tit in a Skoda!

9. What do you call a Skoda at the the top of a hill?
A miracle.

10. How do you overtake a Skoda ?
Run.

11. What is the difference between a school and a Skoda?
Schools breaks up and a Skoda breaks down.

12. Why is a Skoda and a baby similar?
They both never go anywhere without a rattle.

13. Why did the Skoda cross the road?
It was supposed to be going along it but the steering failed.

14. What do you call a Skoda with a really long radio aerial?
A bumper car.

15. What colour shall i get my Skoda in?
It doesn't matter, it'll go brown through rust after a week,

16. How do you make a policeman laugh?
Tell him your Skoda just got nicked.

17. I bought the top spec Skoda, this one came with an engine.

18. Tom: 'I was gonna buy a Passat but I bought a Mondeo instead'.
Harry: 'I was gonna buy a Skoda but I bought a bike instead'.

19. How do you make a Skoda more sporty?
Wear Adidas trainers while driving it.

20. Whats the difference between stress and a Skoda?
Stress makes you have a mental breakdown.

 

Edited 20 June, 201411 yr by silver1011

You forgot

 

 

Q.  What do you call a Skoda with twin exhausts?

 

A.  A wheelbarrow