According to recent Vehicle Operator and Standard Agency (VOSA) figures on average 9.7% of petrol cars fail to meet MOT emissions standards, compared to 3.9% of diesels. This is mainly because the MOT emissions test is far more stringent for petrol cars than diesels; petrol cars are checked for the levels of various gasses and …
Your car’s catalytic converter is located in the exhaust, right after the exhaust manifold. Its job is to chemically convert harmful exhaust emissions into harmless gases. These harmful compounds are: Hydrocarbons Carbon monoxide Nitrogen oxides Carbon monoxide is a poison for any air-breathing animal. Nitrogen oxides lead to smog and acid rain, and hydrocarbons produce …
Slung away underneath your car (unless you have a “68 Chevy with pipes on the side” as ageing rockers Saxon would say) your exhaust has to take punishment both from inside and outside, as it channels hot noxious gases away from your engine whilst being battered by spray, grit and mud thrown up from the …