Mondeo Failed Emissions

its impossible for your car to be cold when tested, the emission analyser wont allow it to be, yours failed the BET test (basic emission test) so a full cat test would have been carried out & the oil temp would have been taken at this point on your vehicle & it has to be at least 80c+ to allow the full emission test to be carried out, so it wouldn't have been cold.

Yeah. I knew it was warm probably not articulating clearly. I think basically need to take it for a long run and use injector cleaner. they bpassed the oil temp on it the printoff says, I guess they didn't do a full cat test.

Any tips though Reg

Run it until the tank is quite low, stick in the injector cleaner and take it for a blast. Check the breathers and renew the air filter (or remove it entirely for the test)

Barb

no they did a full cat test that's how you have arrived at a failure, looks like they couldn't be arsed to take the oil temp !!! *if* it fails again and they haven't taken a oil temp ask them to do it again, it does make a difference.

On 17 Nov 2006 17:34:28 -0800, I waved a wand and this message magically appears in front of Mattyb:

Change the oil.

Thanks for all the advice guys, cheers.

Matt

From what I've read CO mustn't exceed 0.3%. Now as that's measured to 1 decimal place, then 0.4% is a failure. 0.31% is 0.3% to 1 decimal place so it passes.

Yeah, I understand what your saying Steve. But I guess they just left the 0 out from 0.3(0) for the requirement of max emission. I understand the logic though and may challenge them on it.

Cheers

I doubt if their emissions equipment is accurate to 0.01%. Ask to see its calibration records.

Yeah was going to ask them that if I get a similar reading.

Of course it will.

In theory maybe, but for some reason every emissions printout I've seen has had a line for "OIL TEMPERATURE" and then something like "manual" or "bypassed". Presumably they couldn't be bothered putting a temperature probe somewhere...