DITTRICH
MB Enthusiast
Dear All
Quick Question
When were catalytic converters introduced for the W124 series?
I thought about 1989 but now I'm not so sure...
Any thoughts appreciated.
Rgds
Les
edit:found the answer on another forum late last night.
Cars made after 1 august 1992 must have cats, earlier cars are optional.
So if the cat goes on an earlier car, one could just take it out! and it should still pass the MOT as emissions regs less strict for these cars. However, the 'poster' said that they had spoken to someone they knew at MB who advised that replacement would be better as car would not run so well without the cat! I'm not sure I believe that bit!
Quick Question
When were catalytic converters introduced for the W124 series?
I thought about 1989 but now I'm not so sure...
Any thoughts appreciated.
Rgds
Les
edit:found the answer on another forum late last night.
Cars made after 1 august 1992 must have cats, earlier cars are optional.
So if the cat goes on an earlier car, one could just take it out! and it should still pass the MOT as emissions regs less strict for these cars. However, the 'poster' said that they had spoken to someone they knew at MB who advised that replacement would be better as car would not run so well without the cat! I'm not sure I believe that bit!
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