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 Posted: Wed Feb 3rd, 2010 08:27 pm

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if you have a ducato camper that age itll be a 2.0/2.2 peugeot lump(assuming its petrol) complete with choke etc,the cat test aint designed for stuff like that,stop panicking about the emissions and start worrying about the c/v boots/rear spring hangers/front inner wings etc etc etc

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KevG wrote: No cat required for post 92 cars either!!!!

Kev

Yeah we know..:)....Lets not confuse the issue tho ehh.....?.... lol... .E..

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No cat required for post 92 cars either!!!!

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Bones n Hombre wrote: Your van would need to pass the limits of 3.5% CO and 1200 ppm HC , this is an emissions test but not the Cat test , it should sail through those figures.

Good luck :)


What makes you think its Petrol?....Or have I missed something?....:?

NO catalytic convertor required for 1990 vehicles either way... ;)...Happy Campering :D

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Your van would need to pass the limits of 3.5% CO and 1200 ppm HC , this is an emissions test but not the Cat test , it should sail through those figures.

Good luck :)

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No thats not the case. Don't worry. And it is 2010 by the way!!:):)

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 Posted: Mon Feb 1st, 2010 01:25 pm

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is it true that all cars have to have a cat on as ive been told by 2010 no matter how old your car is if you dont have one you will ned to scrap your car/van,as i have a fiat ducato campervan 1990,:(


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