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Posted: Sat Apr 10th, 2010 11:00 pm |
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i have that to look forward to on monday, might be off sick that day 
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Posted: Sat Apr 10th, 2010 10:15 pm |
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Looking on the bright side I suppose you were lucky it didn't try and suck its entire sump contents through the inlet system and blow itself to smithereens.
I had a turbo fail on a laguna I had and that was fun to get home as it tried to go from no revs to full revs as and when it pleased.
There's always the "it wasn't doing that before you lot got your hands on it" arguement to look forward to.
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Posted: Sat Apr 10th, 2010 05:24 am |
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spongebob
i did the emisions and visual smoke test as per manual at start of test,
all was good, carried on with test, vehicle then put on rbt which is done
at the end of test. during brake test vehice started emmiting dense black
smoke so after brakes done carried out smoke test again and it failed.
it was later found that turbo had given way and put down to that.
Last edited on Sat Apr 10th, 2010 06:10 am by bimmer
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Wesley
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Posted: Fri Apr 9th, 2010 11:51 pm |
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"What If"?
The Emissions test had been carried out towards the end of the inspection, prior to the rbt check routine?
As "SM" states,
"a good purge of the system" at higher revs prior to the emissions test might have been more appropriate?
If the vehicle "had" been left running for so long, then How were the rest of the "test procedures" eg; spinning of the wheels with ignition "off" carried out?
Do We All now have to attend "law school" to carry out our daily business?
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Posted: Fri Apr 9th, 2010 11:23 pm |
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| Was it dense blue or black smoke? The RFR is quite specific on this for petrols.
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Posted: Thu Apr 8th, 2010 06:30 pm |
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hi
i followed all the correct procedures and i can only tell you what vosa said to me, they make the rules and we mere mortals just follow them.  on a brighter note found out today we are now in the green.
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Spunkymonkey
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Posted: Thu Apr 8th, 2010 10:33 am |
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But the smoke test is started with a purge at high revs, which is specifically to clear the nasties that build up when idling, so surely smoke appearing after extended idling shouldn't be a fail unless you purge again and it still smokes?
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Posted: Thu Apr 8th, 2010 06:56 am |
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hi
had one similar yesterday, vehicle passed emissions at start of test but at the end of the test during brake test on rbt it started to smoke, so followed procedure in manual for visual check of exhaust smoke and it failed. thought i would check with vosa just to cover my own back, so a quick call confirmed that a vehicle can pass the emissions test and fail the visual smoke check as they are two seperate testable items, their words not mine. hope this helps.
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big..E.
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Posted: Thu Apr 8th, 2010 12:48 am |
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So it PASSED the emissions test and Failed on exessive Smoke?..............
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Posted: Wed Apr 7th, 2010 08:01 am |
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wecome to the forum. there is no 30 minute tickover test, but the engine is left running while other parts of the test are done. if during this time the car starts emitting dense smoke it can fail. have a look at this link from the testers manual, right hand side. http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m3s07000302.htm
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Posted: Wed Apr 7th, 2010 07:45 am |
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Volvo 850 T5 tested for emissions on arrival and passed. Car was then left ticking over while they carried out the remainder of the test. After about 30 minutes the car started emiting smoke from the exhaust and he failed it for this. Drove it home and looked at exhaust and it was once again ticking over cleanly. Is this 30 minute tickover test allowed?
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