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Martin Tyas
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Espace, because it's worth it!
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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2008, 07:47:55 pm » |
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Hans is looking for the fuel consumption figures... Often called mileage in Denmark, so that the reason for the unclear question 
OK... understood  I just checked my Phase 3 driver's handbook to see if the fuel consumption figures are quoted but unlike some manufacturer's, Renault don't seem to quote such information within the driver's manual. I also looked in a Phase 3 sales brochure I still have. Although this does give the fuel consumtion figures it's dated April 2002 and so unfortunately has the figures for the 2.2dCi engine and not the earlier 2.2dt but it would seem that an older sales brochure may be a source of "official" fuel consumption figures that may satisfy the MoT authorities. Possibly someone else on the forum still has an old brochure or alternatively they are sometimes listed for sale on e-Bay. I just looked and there's currently an original phase 3 catalogue listed on e-Bay in France..... item number 320315986305. Martin
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Waldo
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Diesel power :o)
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« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2008, 01:24:18 am » |
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Hi Hans, As you know I'm mainly a Diesel guy... normally the MOT tester will allow for a few tests, as it's very common to have excess soot trapped in the exhaust system. Whether you wan't your car rev'd high without load multiples times, should be your call... (depending on the total miles your car have done, please check timing belt before hand) Besides this, you should look for a MOT center that doesn't feel like doing the soot test unless the car blows visible black smoke when pulling hard at max throttle! The test is in my opinion very poorly designed, and only done because they have no better alternative. Fortunately you do come across some mot inspectors that share my point of view  I once had a argument with the danish "faerdselstyrelsen" over this test, and it turns out the inspector is supposed to do a list of checks before soot testing the car. Though at my latest mot test, the inspector did the test as the very first thing. The list incl. checks as: Engine oil level Normal engine temp. No visible oil leaks from the engine Plus a few more points I can't remember... funny enough I have seen an inspector check the oil level 
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