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Soyasaus
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 Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 23:36 Post subject: Catalytic converter on pre '92 L300? |
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Hello,
does anyone here know if pre '92 L300s have catalytic converters?
I can't seem to find any information regarding this, want to know if it's possible to get my hands on an L300 without a cat.
Any help is greatly appreciated! |
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Fostlongstrider
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:28 Post subject: |
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Didn't have a "Cat" on my '89 L300.
Most diesels don't,but petrol L300s(non Delicas) might.
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andyman
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 13:48 Post subject: |
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Not sure when they became a legal requirement on petrol models. However, my early R19 Phase 2 from 1992 had a cat, the last, preceding Phase 1s from 1991 didn't. Could be a clue?
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grasshole (RIP)
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 9:34 Post subject: |
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None on our 91 
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Fostlongstrider
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 17:30 Post subject: |
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And my '93 doesn't have one,but again is a diesel.
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jejoenje
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 21:45 Post subject: |
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Dumb question I know  but how do I find out if I have one or not? (Although mine is a 92) |
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andyman
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 0:23 Post subject: |
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It won't have one - it's a diesel.
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Soyasaus
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 14:10 Post subject: |
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| Fostlongstrider wrote: |
| And my '93 doesn't have one,but again is a diesel. |
Yeah sorry, I was thinking of the petrol powered L300's. In 1992 all petrol cars had be to fitted with catalytic converters when sold in Europe.
There have been diesels delivered with catalytic converters though, but I don't think it has any real effect on diesel exhaust... hence particle filters
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| Dumb question I know but how do I find out if I have one or not? (Although mine is a 92) |
I'm not familiar with L300's exhaust system, but usually its right after the "downpipe" that's bolted onto the turbo, if it's naturally aspirated it's connected directly on the exhaust manifold  |
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andyman
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:29 Post subject: |
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The regulations state that all petrol vehicles from 1993 onwards for the European market had to have a cat, and are emissions tested to a higher standard than pre-93 vehicles at MoT. If you remove the cat from a '93 onward vehicle, it is very unlikely to pass the emissions test. If you don't want a cat, check visually for one on the vehicle you are buying. (easy enough on a Delica!) Most cars built around that time had manufacturer's stickers on the windows to say so (although I don't know what the Japanese for 'Catalytic converter' looks like, and the regs were a piece of Euro legislation anyway.)
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