One For The Gurus

[jord294 94]

i've been offered a k plate 205 gti 1.9 which i'm going to view tomorrow.

 

i believe it's the 1905 cc CAT 122 hp /90 kW XU9JAZ/DKZ engine

 

if i buy it, i plan on fitting a brand new mi16 engine with 405 loom and 2 row ecu anyway. it's going to be a project car

 

just wondered where i stand on the 'cat' issue

 

is there anything electrical/management side i need to be aware of before i do the conversion

 

thanks in advance

[S33GAV 0]

I was told it goes against the Engine, so the mi16 engine is a non cat, so that's what it should be MOT'd as.

 

I have a K reg myself with a mi16 engine, and even though the original engine wasn't a CAT one, the bloody MOT tester wouldn't listen to what I said and basically tested it as a CAT model anyway! He did say that there were a couple of different ways to test it, and that it would pass anyway, which it did, but I was annoyed he wouldn't listen to me about it not being a CAT engine.

[hcmini1989 16]

right aparnty you`ll need to prove the age of the engine to get it tested as a non cat .So maybe get your self some bullsh*t reciept for the engine make it up on work or something or keep the logbook for your engine .Or if its a brand new engine you should be provided with a reciept maybe saying fitted in 405 between 86-92 or what ever it was

Edited September 10, 2010 by hcmini1989

[Anthony 1,003]

Remember that many of the K reg cars, even if fitted with a CAT, don't actually need to be - it's all related to the manufacturing date.

[GTI6BOY 29]

Its a k plate...does not need a cat

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Its a k plate...does not need a cat

 

93 K plate cars do.

[welshpug 1,666]

92 K plate do need to retain the cat, if they had a cat from the factory it has to stay, unless a non cat engine is fitted.

[Anthony 1,003]

As I said earlier, it's not that simple - there are K-reg CAT cars that were manufacturered prior to the cut off date and thus do not need a CAT for the MOT.

[Alastairh 47]

I wouldn't worry about it. My K-93 205 went through a couple of MOT's with GTI6 engines and 1.9 8v's which originally had a cat. I managed to wangle it providing the emissions were within the requirements.

 

Al

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

You can go by the Chassis Number, Most pre-date the Reg letter so the Number plate makes no odds at all

[dumbiron 0]

Useful little chart

[jord294 94]

thanks for the input guys

 

i've viewed the car, and it does have a cat fitted, but the owner reckons the insides have been taken out

 

it's not the best looking of cars, and the main fault with the car, is a bizarre alarm system set up

 

i've made an offer, so will see what happens