VW caught by the Yanks for breaking emission laws

**Eevo** · 27th December 2015, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by scarry

Now that would give the lawyers a field day

Just imagine grounding millions of cars.

it would be within the powers of the EPA to do so.

**BMKal** · 27th December 2015, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by PAT303

I didn't realise VW made wood heaters

. Pat

**TonyC** · 27th December 2015, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by BMKal

That is so cool, and sooo off topic

Tony

**PAT303** · 27th December 2015, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by BMKal

Where do you find this stuff

. Pat

**cuppabillytea** · 27th December 2015, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Tank

Quote: " the most polluted air that Australia has to offer,"
I'm afraid Lilyfield (i.e. Sydney) is only 4th on the list, Launceston, Tas. has that dubious title, closely followed by Tuggeranong, ACT, then Melbourne, then Sydney, in all of these locations Domestic Wood Heaters are the largest Source of air polluting deadly Carcinogenic PM2.5 from their emissions of Woodsmoke.
Check NPI, though they don't measure anything smaller than PM10, Regards Frank.

That's a relief. Thank you.

DiscoMick · 28th December 2015, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Eevo

notice how when this came out, neither the Australian or the American EPA grounded all the VW's that were were emitting above the standard.

I think I read the Americans stopped their imports of the suspect new VWs at the docks.

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**Eevo** · 29th December 2015, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I think I read the Americans stopped their imports of the suspect new VWs at the docks.

and all the existing one are still on the road.

**scarry** · 29th December 2015, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I think I read the Americans stopped their imports of the suspect new VWs at the docks.

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That should be happening on every dock everywhere.

Although they may get away with it in countries that don't have strick emission regs, i suppose.

**PAT303** · 29th December 2015, 08:51 PM

What about all the other makers who's vehicles don't pass,which is pretty much all of them,do they get left on the docks too or are we still just blaming VW for all the worlds woes?. Pat

**frantic** · 30th December 2015, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by PAT303

What about all the other makers who's vehicles don't pass,which is pretty much all of them,do they get left on the docks too or are we still just blaming VW for all the worlds woes?. Pat

So far none, not one, of "the other makers" have been found to have a dual map ecu purposefully designed to defeat emissions laws in every country.
In the original test that started vws scandal the bmw met all its requirements except for hilly climbs when it did 2-3 times the nox limit. Over the same section the vw was pumping out 38 times Nox limits can you see the difference?
Over highway and suburban driving the bmw met its lab results, the vw didn't. It has a specific program to recognise an emissions test and adjust it's engine map to suit.
Now the supposed fix is a airflow restricted mesh and a flashing of the ecu, which will mean much more egr with all the issues associated.

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