MOT Emissions and EGR blanking 1.8 TDCI

[Lynxdiesel]

Quick question,

I haven't had an MOT done on a diesel before. (First diesel I have owned) Is it still the smoke test they do, or will my EGR blanking plate cause problems. It runs pretty clean with he plate fitted, every so often I put a load of millers ecomax diesel cleaner in the tank. Should I remove the blanking plate prior to the MOT? 1.8 TDCI so doesn't bring up an EML with the EGR blank plate which is good. 

What do you think?

[Stoney871]

You'll be fine.

I went through 2 MOT's with a blanking plate fitted on my old mk2 with no problems whatsoever.

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[TomsFocus]

Just a smoke density test, EGR blank will have no effect on it at all.

[iantt]

As above, keep it blanked.

[Dennis the meance]

Had mine moted last Thursday with  blanking plate no probs leave it blanked mate 

[salsheikh]

no issues with mine either 

[Lynxdiesel]

Thanks for your responses. I'll leave it blanked :)

[simcor]

As above diesels have never been tested for emissions just a smoke opacity test.

People always say their diesel passed an emissions test but it's not emissions like a petrol it is purely a test on the smoke output to check the density of smoke produced.

You will only fail the smoke test if there is something wrong with the car and it chucks out a lot of smoke under hard acceleration.

[FatHead1979]

As above, passed 3 MOT's with a blanking plate in on a Lynx engine.

[Dee_82]

Aye, I don't have the figures any more but the smoke density figures got better after my EGR was "fixed"  

[PJD83]

Blanking the EGR will give you a cleaner burn hence you producing less smoke