diesels are highly popular in the ukrainian city of knots this fox latin passat has just arrived from germany it meets the e.u. zero five emission standards it can expect a close look at it they know they'll have to remove its catalytic converter in a few months at the latest. there is that if the catalytic converters and the particle filters often cause problems they get clogged up very quickly and stop working the diesel qualities too low here. without emissions control systems the diesels pump unfiltered toxic gases and particles straight into the air because regular inspections for cars are not legally required in ukraine exhaust systems can be manipulated without fear of detection and it's easy for experienced mechanics to remove an exhaust emissions control unit and replace it with a section of straight pipe if the conversion has clogged the vehicle lone star state. we use a diagnostic computer the problem is very often a clocked up catalytic converter sometimes we cut the converter out sometimes we can repair it. the ukrainian says you look has a population of two hundred forty