CL10 CYA project

[Sean.R]

Finally got round to getting them horrible window tints off

 

[Sean.R]

Hopefully this is the engine bay finished

Just waiting on a new hose for the expansion tank
And need to order the fire extinguisher mounts

But I think I am now MOT ready - getting nervous now

 

[Sean.R]

Got a slight coolant leak from around the thermostat housing so new gasket and thermostat ordered

Everything is done so time for the MOT starting to get nervous now incase it fails on something silly or emmmisions

 

[Sean.R]

Well MOT booked for Friday at a unknown local garage to me
My only worry is the emissions but will be what it will be

So started a machine polish this evening on my days off

 

[Sean.R]

Enough for tonight, ran out of beer and next door moaning about the music

 

[Sean.R]

Time to let the diamond of excellent shine again and get rid of the black

 

[Sean.R]

Finished and she is now ready for MOT tomorrow
It is using a bit of coolant so that's a bit of a worry
Slight leak around the thermostat housing gasket and the new gasket arrives tomorrow so it will have to wait

My other fear is the water seals in the turbo are passing and I do get a bit of vapour at the end of the exhaust
So just have to see how tomorrow goes

 

[Sean.R]

 

[Sean.R]

Oh and one of the tires is getting close to the strips
So stuck a set of 197 wheels on with nice new PS4 on for its visit tomorrow

 

[Sean.R]

Failed
Emissions
0.52 on Co
Got that down and everything else went high

 

[VeiRoNv2]

Was that on idle? Because it might just need a bit of time for the revs to come down and it will settle to under 0.30 especially if he revved it higher than 3k when doing emissions.

 

[Sean.R]

Not a 100% as don't really now what it all means

But when he got the CO down the other 3 went up

 

[Sean.R]

Test sheet

 

[VeiRoNv2]

Okay, what catalyst have you got in there?

 

[Sean.R]

It has a scorpion sports cat on it
But I have no idea how long it's been in, if there is anything left in it etc
Probably had a hard life

 

[Sean.R]

 

[Sean.R]

Got a few options

Buy and weld in a miltek sports cat 200 cel - was built with one of these originally

Remove the center section and knock up a temporary center section with the old secondary CAT from my old Clio and another sports CAT

400 cel CAT from eBay and have it removable with the current CAT for MOTs use v bands so a simple swap in and out

 

[Sean.R]

Bit disheartened today after that fail
But emissions are out of my control and need a machine to tell me

But the tester was very complimentary of the car and it's come a long way since the day I collected it

Went for an Italian tune on the way to the station it's an absolute hooligan of a car haha

 

[VeiRoNv2]

I would just put the secondary "main" cat back in temporarily and it should pass no problem,sports cats always seem to give problems on emissions.

 

[Sean.R]

Going to try this first

Drop the exhaust, get it cut and weld some flanges on

Then back for a retest