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As an MOT tester I can tell you how we will know if a car has a DPF fitted as standard. When we register the vehicle on the VTS device a sheet is printed out with what is called VSI. Vehicle specific information. It contains specific information about ABS systems breke testing and traction control info as well as particular peculiarities of vehicle suspension charecteristics and particular ways of testing certain components based on manufacturers information. Manufacturers will be required to have this information on the DVLA system and MOT testers will automatically be informed if a vehicle had a DPF fitted on the VSI. At least thats what usually happens. But with Vosa one never knows. An anomally of the current test regime is the airbag warning light. If its on it indicates a fault and fails. If someone has removed the bulb and it does not come on. Pass and advise. Strange. Loads of stuff online on the vosa website. However if the internals have been removed and it looks OK and original then its not really my problem. As long as it passes the smoke test not even an issue for me. However when they get round to engine management lights being part of the test removing the guts may well put the light on. Modern diesels are indeed lots of fun.

In that case, video when you are done please ;) If it is possible to just remove the silencers and add a new rear box then that is substantially cheaper than a whole new system!

Man that is pretty awesome , Dad had one of these cars back in the day I think maybe you should put some Toyota alloys on? Like maybe 15's? Good read, good job

Wow, got it now... You don't pick easy ones do you ;)

Parking bay... You cheeky sod, that was the only bit I knew :)

Hello Tony - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Hence why I said if it passes the smoke test and the ecu has been fooled(no warning lights) which many obviously do after dpf removal.It doesn't particularly concern me as I don't own a Diesel!

I also had the sticker under the bonnet along the top of the wing. A bit of advice, it is always a good idea to change the water pump when a cam belt change is done because if it fails then you will have to pay for the entire job all over again. However the water pump on the d4d model is on a stupidly large mounting bracket and evolves all pumps including alternator to be removed which can add up on labor costs but on the other hand once its done you wont need to worry about it for 60000 to 70000 miles, so worth the cost. The d4d engine if looked after will go for 500000 miles so worth that extra bit of cash to maintain.

Best get the car checked too............Too long listening to ma pish, David.......lol. Not been on fra while........where are Hoddit and Doddit.....? Flying Kellyhopters.....?Civil Partnership.....? Sorry.......delete Civil.........

Best get the car checked too............

Don't kid yourself Peter - this is new MOT regulations we're talking about. They'll probably find out quite easily ...... The only car I've seen with a DPF removed smoked like a chimney under acceleration, so I doubt it would be hard to tell.

You can't tell the condition of a cambelt by looking at it - removing it and radiusing it slightly in the opposite direction to normal, might give some indication of the tooth condition and the depth of cracking at the tooth root. All very academic though - and not worth the risk of running with a belt of unknown age. The belt is behind the auxilliary belt - it's inside a black plastic casing. If it turns out to be a Toyota belt - it may or may not be the original - if it's an aftermarket brand - then it has been replaced at some point in the past.

Obvious really - the environmental brigade just won't wear it at all if they're missing at test time .......

After you have done your service you may also want to clean out the EGR valve and manifold pipe, there is plenty of info on the forum including pictures of how to do it. Whilst all is being done disconnect the battery Negative lead and this will reset the ECU and you will have a fresh start to your driving style, it's a bit more expensive but BG244 or Forte diesel additive is far better than the cheap stuff and you can pour a little into the fuel filter before you fit it then put the rest in the tank :-) Regards Pete

I have a 2007 2.2d4d tourer. Have done 95k. The car does 42mpg on non motorway journeys. 50ish on the motorway. I put a bottle of redex diesel additive in at every other tankful. It seems to stop the lights appearing trc, eng management etc. Tesco sells it periodically for £2. The car needs a good thrashing occasionally to clear the cobwebs. Good luck.