Exhausting the fakers

Exhaust systems seem strange items for fakers to target but Rob Marshall learns

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BM Catalysts and Klarius, that it is a very real problem

Exhaust systems tend not to pop up in the news very often. Aside from reports of unscrupulous scrotes cutting catalytic converters from parked vehicles to weigh-in, they tend not to be seen by the mainstream press as sufficiently interesting to deserve prominent column inches. Yet, barely a day passes without an air pollution story hitting the headlines, with the motorcar pilloried as a major offender.

Unknown to many people, the entire exhaust system has an essential role to play in suppressing harmful emissions, not just the system's catalysts. While a poor quality exhaust system can have anti-social implications, the car owner is likely to have less of a chance of passing the MOT emissions checks.

LKQ Euro Car Parts reaffirms that type-approval rules apply to not just replacement catalytic converters on post-March 2001 cars but also DPFs and SCRs from Euro 5, onwards. While there is no UK legal requirement for type-approved exhaust systems, LKQ Euro Car Parts confirms that its exhaust supplier, Klarius, manufactures exhaust systems with typeapproval, so customers can be confident in their quality.

LKQ Euro Car Parts also says that its customers can request a copy of the relevant type-approval certificate for absolute assurance of their compliance.