Afternoon All!

Just a quick question concerning those who have done engine swaps etc.

How would you go about imforming the DVLA in order for the MOT to be based on the correct engine emissions (or no emissions for those bike engines) and the road tax to be correct?

Could someone give me a step by step process?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

David

 

i just fill in the log book with the new sizes and engine code,not really took it much further then tht!

 

im pretty sure but not 100% but with the emissions side of things im pretty certain its a case of what car its going into and not what engine your using.

for i.e lets just say a 1.8 mk6 escort gti registered in 1998 so it has a cat, then you fit a 1.6cvh turbo lump in the car come. mot time the car will still need to pass the emissions set for the 1.8 which are much lower than the car the cvh turbo came from and you may have difficulties passing.

 

If you have a 1998 car with a 1987 engine then you get tested on 1987 emmissions, but you have to prove the age of the engine.

And if you have a 1987 car with a 1998 engine then you get tested on 1987 emmissions.

But I'm not sure how the road tax is going to work

Jim

 

its done on whatevers the oldest isnt it? car or engine?

 

yes, but as already stated its down to the vehicle presenter to prove

 

mine was done on the bmw's emissions as i couldnt prove the age of the cosworth engine.

 

I'll keep an eye on this thread as ive just done my engine..

 

and as of tax once its registered on log book it will have the current tax of that class engine

 

Thanks for the info guys

So aslong as i keep record/documentation of the engine going in it shouldn make things a bit easier.

 

Interesting thread.

 

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_730.htm

 

Thanks for the link Cant see anything yet concerning motorbike engines cars, I may check with my local MOT tester..

 

Is it the car the engine block came from? ie. if you do a ZVH its the Zetec that the engine came from?

Cheers
JAmes.