I have a life.

I absolutely agree. I have shut off all notifications now. Just leave those who need a new hobby to their own devices.

Whatever

They stop spit - nothing else. They don't stop anything, but they can cause bacterial lung infections and hypoxia etc if worn for too long. It was all a massive hoax. I could explain it in depth but this is a Land Rover forum. I never...

That'S he problem, I haven't had any answers yet to - anyone done the mods and been knocked back in the MOT.

No it won't happen. This is all hypothetical 'stuff'. As I said, never had any EGR problems or any others with testing, but thanks for your time.

I took mine off in 2007. Why should I **** anyone off? If I had an issue with them I wouldn't go back. It's that simple.

Masks do nothing, they just show everyone you are compliant. In fact they are dangerous to lungs. But that's another story. I'm OK with it being removed on my 300 tdi too. My point is laws are to be tested.

If we were all scared of governments and complied with all their bs (like masks etc) we would be living in a prison. Mind you we're nearly there now! Tbh they can do what ever they like - I am not complying.

So who's going to prosecute me? No one's even interested. All mechanics are aware that EGRs are fitted to some Defenders and other vehicles. Checking its existence is not a part of the MOT anyway, just an emisions test. If it passes then it is...

Couldn't care less.

Illegal? How's that? Having an EGR is not mandatory. No one in their right mind has one fitted.

Your not worried about that being a fail (and illegal) then? If it passes with no egr you should be ok with your adjustments I should think.

They did have EGRs but removing that was the first thing I did. Awful things.

Thank's for the link but mine's a 300tdi. I spent a long time watching videos andb learning how to do this mod which would give me a bit more power, thought carefully about anything I did. I know all the possible fitfalls and what can be done...

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/ricks-200tdi-tuning-guide.254178/ Not sure if pumps are the same

I will ask them so maybe they don't. Maybe that will just apply to newer engines. Thanks.

Take it somewhere else. My local garage is a Land Rover specialist and they never do this to old Land Rovers when they MOT them.

This was mine 93 200.

Never seen anything like that. I definitely haven't got one on mine. Or any of those other nmbers. You learn something every day!!

Excessive smoke, at least for road use. But you do get more power. Anyone who says you don't gain with smoke has not done an testing. All you have to do is look at diesels in motorsport where they aren't regulated to not smoke. e.g. At this...

Well I guess it all depends on your mot tester, put it in for a mot and see what happens or book it in for a emissions test. That is the only way you will get a real answer.

What sticker is that? I don't think I have one. Won't they use set parameters rather than check the stickers? I don't know, just guessing. At least I don't have one but that's an interesting point. Cheers

Thanks. I am aware that it's unburnt fuel and on diesels it's not uncommon. I have fiddled with the settings but haven't gone overboard like altering the main fuel screw setting. As I said, I wanted some feedback if anyone ever had any MOT...

Thanks but I was not 'messing around' with it, I was following a tried and tested method which works well and many Defender owners do this. The steps were taken from a renowned Land Rover expert - It's nothing new. When these vehicles were built...

Yeah, that is a point but after modding it I haven't had the time to fiddle around with it yet due to life lol. Just wanted to know if anyone else had an MOT issue after the boost. Thanks for you reply.

There are many adjustments you can do on the pump. The top screw and star wheel can both effect off boost fuel delivery, hence why it feels better to drive, but as it is off boost the fuel is not being fully burnt hence your smoke. You will find...

Yes I agree they have some kind of governor but I don't think they want to check to see if the governor is working correctly, but I may be wrong. Doing that would only take a few seconds but from the memo they said 'sustained periods of time' so...

I did find the original memo as follows - 'Please note that as part of the MOT test, Diesel engines are run at high revolutions for sustained periods of time, it is important to be aware of the condition of your diesel engine, especially with...