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Post by robingtr » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:35 pm

Hi

Anyone have an idea of the CO2 emissions rating for an N reg 2.4 diesel turbo Bongo? Thanks, Robin
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Re: emissions

Post by trevd01 » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:41 pm

302gm/km

But I suspect you are not asking the right question? :twisted:

Why do you want to know?
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Re: emissions

Post by Peg leg Pete » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:40 pm

Welcome Robinctr we are here to help, not sure on emmisions, someone will reply with the answer you require :wink:
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Re: emissions

Post by robingtr » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:22 am

'cos road tax is based on emissions
trevd01 wrote:302gm/km

But I suspect you are not asking the right question? :twisted:

Why do you want to know?
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Re: emissions

Post by David Edwards » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:49 am

Wonder how it will be affected by cooking oil use as this reduces the emissions readout significantly.
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Re: emissions

Post by scanner » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:53 am

robingtr wrote:'cos road tax is based on emissions
trevd01 wrote:302gm/km

But I suspect you are not asking the right question? :twisted:

Why do you want to know?

Not necessarily it isn't - if your CO2 level isn't shown in your V5 your's isn't.

That system applies to post 2001 vehicles and "N" reg Bongo is pre 2001

Mine is an "R" reg and doesn't have a CO2 level recorded.
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Re: emissions

Post by trevd01 » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:43 am

robingtr wrote:'cos road tax is based on emissions
trevd01 wrote:302gm/km

But I suspect you are not asking the right question? :twisted:

Why do you want to know?
The answer is here:

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... &sk=t&sd=a
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Re: emissions

Post by ICB » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:13 pm

David Edwards wrote:Wonder how it will be affected by cooking oil use as this reduces the emissions readout significantly.
I think 100% SVO CO2 is about even but the key thing is that the carbon cycle is a couple of years (renewable/sustainable) rather than millions of years (dead end). With biodiesel it's not quite so good due to the methanol involved in production.

As far as other emissions are concerned: no sulphur, much lower HC, lower CO, slightly higher NOx.
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Re: emissions

Post by brorabongo » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:15 pm

I'm using standard, and waste ( when I can get good stuff) Veg oil for a good while now, and If I remember right, when I got my MOT done last Feburary, the reading was 0.99ppm (?) and your allowed 3.5ppm. The examiner could not believe how low the result was.


None of the oil I use has methanol involved in it's production, at least I hope they don't use it in SVO. :shock: :lol:
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Re: emissions

Post by Matt&JoyBongling » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:29 pm

My Bongo passed it's test today - it's reading was 1.94 1/m with a limit of 3.

It has approx 30% pura veg oil in the tank and was serviced 5.5k miles ago. Seems a little quieter with 5/30 fully synthetic (£15 /5l) added during the service today; purchased from a local store stocking oil from AC Delco oils along side the comma oil that was more expensive for semi-synthetic. I nearly choked when the grease monkey said that he had poured 3 litres of unused oil away because he did not think that I wanted to take it away with me. Fortunately, he filled up a spare container with some replacement oil.
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Re: emissions

Post by scanner » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:37 pm

Matt&JoyBongling wrote:My Bongo passed it's test today - it's reading was 1.94 1/m with a limit of 3.

It has approx 30% pura veg oil in the tank and was serviced 5.5k miles ago. Seems a little quieter with 5/30 fully synthetic (£15 /5l) added during the service today; purchased from a local store stocking oil from AC Delco oils along side the comma oil that was more expensive for semi-synthetic. I nearly choked when the grease monkey said that he had poured 3 litres of unused oil away because he did not think that I wanted to take it away with me. Fortunately, he filled up a spare container with some replacement oil.
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Re: emissions

Post by bigdaddycain » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:33 am

robingtr wrote:Hi

Anyone have an idea of the CO2 emissions rating for an N reg 2.4 diesel turbo Bongo? Thanks, Robin
:shock: I'm not familiar with that engine! :shock:

I have some figures for my 2.5 td engined bongo though..... :wink: (from last m.o.t.)

It wasn't ideal conditions for the mot really...I was running late, and i only live round the corner from the garage, so the engine was pretty much stone cold, i like to take it for a damn good thrashing before the mot usually... :roll:

Engine temp 52 degrees, 0.53 ppm, test pass. I had around a 15% ratio of veggy in at the time.
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Re: emissions

Post by annsvan » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:45 am

I have been using veg oil, usually about 30% and on my first MOT (pre-oil) I registered about .92 (cannot remember exact figure) but on my recent one (post-oil) it was only .62 at least a 30% reduction in emissions. I am not sure how this relates to the figures used for road tax, but as I am pre-2001 I don't suppose it matters.
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Re: emissions

Post by scanner » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:01 am

The emissions check in the MOT is nothing to do with the CO2 levels

It is an "opacity" test - to check how smoky your exhaust is.
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Re: emissions

Post by David Edwards » Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:14 pm

It's the poor devils with cars worth only a few hundred quid I feel sorry for, some of them will cost more to tax than their value, which will render them worthless really, a car worth around £300.00 no matter how good is hardly worth £400. tax a year is it if its emissions are high. I think Tiscali on thier home page are highlighting this problem with ten good vehicles.
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