BMW 116 emissions

I've seen more and more of these and there will be more to come. The old standard of 1.03 lambda is way out when testing a lot of the latest lean burn engines. I can't see VOSA changing the BET limits but it may be worth discussing if it's possible to the software to be changed in order to skip the BET on a vehicle you know wont pass and dive right into a vehicle specific test. It would save a couple of minutes per test but the EGT companies wouldn't write the software for free - I bet it would be hundreds of quid per machine.

You could save a minute by (and this is TOTALLY aqainst VOSA rules) carrying out the BET test, selecting it to not read engine speed and let it run its course leaving the engine idling while checking lights, etc. then carry on with the vehicle specific emission test.

Please note that I didn't say full emission test because we wont be getting into that one all over again (posts will be deleted if anyone starts).

There are a few Golf models with a cat test speed of over 4k, I thought it was a missprint!!

I have come across that as well, 4 to 4.5K free reving is a bit much I think , but there is a way round it