Anyone been pulled up at the SVA for not having a fuel filler restrictor ?

Yes it will fail. They checked mine at SVA.
And it was one of the things that the black indy at the newark show had failed on.

Gordon

I had one for SVA but he never checked it. Its now fallen into the tank, so I hope he doesn't remember at the retest...

John

They were saying on the MK stand at Newark that alot of people do fail because of no restrictor, mainly because its something that get forgotten about.

Gordon

Is one only needed if you have a CAT?

Cheers

Yes, If you have a cat and should run unleaded you must have said restrictor.

SVA Manual says;

"On vehicles that require a "Catalyst Test" (see Section 18, page 1 I, check that the fuel tank cannot be Filled directly from a petrol pump nozzle having an external diameter of 23.6mm or more."

Therefore, if your car won't be having a "Catalyst Test" you don't need the filler neck restriction

Cheers guys, no cat for me!

That's good news because my car doesn't have a cat so no need for a restrictor, and I was going to fit one.

Why does a car fitted with a cat need a restrictor any way? what does it do?

Stops you putting the wrong fuel in which could destroy the cat.

Bloody stupid if you ask me!

James

But saves you the cost of a new cat when you cant get through the emissions test for your MOT.

so what do you do, grap a restrictor out of a car at the scrap yard or buymake one ? Or is there an easier way ?

Drill out a nice big washer, or borrow one from somebody whose passed and taken it out.

We fitted one on ours for SVA but didn't realise it wasn't needed

Still, it fits snug around the unleaded nozzle and avoids overspill........ and we can't be arsed to remove it

All that extra weight

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Originally posted by Mk-Ninja
All that extra weight

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