Oh... So apparently VW "Cheated" on the E-test.

"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart) 09/18/2015 at 20:53 • Filed to: None

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Shame my car is too “primitive” for those fancy tests, and those cheats.

Party-vi > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 09/18/2015 at 21:00

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Your car is OBD-II, so it can go through emissions tho.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Party-vi 09/18/2015 at 21:19

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Yes, that is true. however that’s it, none of this bloated extra tech.

BloodlessWeevil > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 09/19/2015 at 11:24

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I’m not sure what the “bloated extra tech” is. This is an emissions relgulatory thing, and OBD-II regs have not changed, ever. When they change them it will then be OBD-III. I think you would be surprised by how little emissions control strategies have changed in this century.

German manufacturers in general take the whole “don’t cheat the regs” thing as a suggestion. If your particular model year dodged the recall, it is likely just because it was never scrutinized closely enough.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > BloodlessWeevil 09/19/2015 at 11:55

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True, I am aware OBD-II has been on every car since 1996.

Only E-test diesels have to do where I’m at is for smoke out the tailpipe and “emissions readiness”, no NOx, except newer ones do, oddly.

Only the MKVI (2009-2014) is affected in the recall.

BloodlessWeevil > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 09/19/2015 at 15:18

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In typical American fashion, I assumed you live in the US. My appologies. You are right, it is odd. Diesel emissions are usually closely monitored.