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Catalytic converter legality and older cars

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  • 14-12-2004 12:15am
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    shakenbake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm driving a '93 car without a cat in it at the moment. Its due its NCT in a few months and I'm wondering will I need to have it put back in for the test even if it passes the emisions test? Whats the legal status on it does anyone know? The nct.ie site has an ambigious one liner on it that doesn't say much about emissions at all.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,586 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    you can buy the NCT manual from the govt publications office, mine got borrowed :( but I seem to remember that for a lot of retrospective changes they go back to the original manufacturers spec for emissions. So you should not get done because of the design of the engine / exhaust , but you can get done for the state it's in

    search the threads for all sorts of patent snake oil formuations that you can add to petrol / engine oil / windscreen wiper bottle etc. to reduce emisssions.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    IIRC cars produced after Jan 1 1993 had to have cats


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    alias no.9
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    kbannon wrote:
    IIRC cars produced after Jan 1 1993 had to have cats
    Thats the rule alright.


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    shakenbake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭shakenbake


    I got this mail back from the nct folk today, promptly enough which surprised me!

    >>Thank you for your e mail. I would like to state that Vehicles registered after >>94 must be fitted with an operational Catalytic Converter. this does
    >>not apply to your vehicle.

    Sweet :)


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