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my car failed its mot on emmisions


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saskia1608
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Apr 21, 2010, 8:19 AM

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hi my ford escort 1996 failed its mot today on its emmisions,on the way home i noticed that the tempreture gauge isnt working,could this be related? please help x thank-you


nickwarner
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Apr 21, 2010, 8:26 AM

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Re: my car failed its mot on emmisions Sign In

what criteria did it fail on?


saskia1608
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Apr 21, 2010, 12:13 PM

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Re: my car failed its mot on emmisions Sign In

hiya it failed on the co test-the result was 0.42 and also the lambda test the result was 1.10 on fast idle test,aldo the second idle test was co 0.38 and the lambda 1.12 x thank-you for ur help x


nickwarner
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Apr 21, 2010, 5:05 PM

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Re: my car failed its mot on emmisions Sign In

how well has this been maintained? Prior to having an emissions check it should get a full tune-up, air and fuel filters, PCV valve if its been a while since this was done. Do you have any engine codes currently?






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