Emmisions Classification For Galaxy

[mickyt]

just wanted to ask

i was told by tester that galaxy was a passenger car and that cat test figures for pass were oil temp 60 fast idle 2500- 3000 rpm co =0.3 hc=200ppm lambda 0.97 to 1.03 idle 450-1500 rpm

which are all default limits however having been informed with a snippet of info from someone in the know i checked the vosa website and i quote

for emissions purposes a passenger car is

constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers

has no more than 5 seats in addition to the driver

has a maximum gross weight of not exceeding 2500kg

is not a goods vehicle eg car derived van van pick up or truck

and with this in mind a seven seat galaxy i was told should not be tested under these figures but unde these

for galaxys used between 1 aug 92 to 31 july 95 carry out non cat test with co=3.5 hc=1200

for galaxy first used 1aug 1995 to 31 aug 2002 carry out cat test to vehicle specific limits

which in my opinion would make emissions test a lot easier to pass without having to expensive repairs

so who is right my source or the mot fella who uasally fails my gal on emissions

[big_kev]

What model engine do you have....?

[mickyt]

mines 1195 2.0 dohc

[mickyt]

mines 1995 2.0 dohc

[mumof4]

I remember the last MOT my gal went through, the temp was 70 as i remember asking what the number 70 was on the display machine..I cant give you any more info as all the paperwork went when she did as i had everything written down.

[sparky Paul]

has no more than 5 seats in addition to the driver

It's an interesting point, I think your quote comes from the MOT Inspection manual, and it does seem a little odd when all other VOSA references specify passenger cars being of up to 8 seats (e.g. class 4 MOT).

 

However, AFAIK even the earliest Galaxy models have a exact match on the VOSA emissions database, which means that it has to be CAT tested to these vehicle specific limits anyway, regardless of whether it is classed as a passenger car or not. The non-CAT test limits only apply where there is no specific entry for the car in the database.