Car Mileage Fuse
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Printed Date: May 10, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Topic: Car Mileage Fuse
Posted By: BangBang
Subject: Car Mileage Fuse
Date Posted: February 26, 2004 at 4:40 PM
My dad has a truck , that is brand new.hez using it for 2 years then returning it to the dealer. he will be paying them upon the mileage that he uses'.he installed a switch , that will shut off the mileage thing. on/off. is there any downfall or benefits? any comments?
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Posted By: SDmustang21
Date Posted: February 26, 2004 at 4:58 PM
might be *cough* illegal *cough* messing with the odometer ------------- Buy it, install it, play with it. Then take it back out, read the instructions, install it better!
Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: February 26, 2004 at 5:26 PM
the downfall? It is a felony in the US, highly illegal, is it really worth the possible jailtime to save some money?
Posted By: Toru
Date Posted: February 26, 2004 at 6:08 PM
You would have to be careful with a switch like that. If you leave it the off position too long it would look suspicious to the dealer if the wear and tear is drastically different than the recorded mileage. Plus, you would have to be very careful about removal of the switch - if you have to cut a wire it's going to be quite obvious what you have done.
Posted By: BangBang
Date Posted: February 27, 2004 at 12:36 AM
yeah the switch will be un noticeble, im not worried about that, its easily take in or out. and the recorded mileage i'm not worried, cuz so far , well i mentioned to fail to say that he just installed it like yesterday he had the car for about maybe 10 months already. and decided to get the chinese mafia to hoook him up with the switch, any ways.. what i was trying to ask was that, while its off will his alternator still be recharging his battery? and i did not know that its highly illegal. illegal towards the company? , or illegal as in running a red light? 187? speeding in a school zone?
Posted By: Toru
Date Posted: February 27, 2004 at 1:13 AM
"[Odometer fraud is] a felony punishable by imprisonment of up to three years per violation, as well as by a fine of up to $250,000 per violation."
Source:
US Dept. Of Justice
Posted By: daniel2002p
Date Posted: February 27, 2004 at 6:17 AM
dont recomm3end doing this, very illegal, but if you really want, then make sure your car does not look too worn out for the milage.
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Posted By: geotexz71
Date Posted: February 27, 2004 at 7:23 AM
Hope this truck is not too new! Many new vehicles do not just use the odometer to log mileage. It can be also be stored in the PCM/VCM and/or CRBs. I know, I design them that way...
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: February 27, 2004 at 4:09 PM
coolies, i never heard you could put a switch in, thats too cool. But how would you keep track of service intervals??
Posted By: Mad Scientists
Date Posted: February 27, 2004 at 5:36 PM
[QUOTE=BangBang] yeah the switch will be un noticeble, im not worried about that, its easily take in or out. and the recorded mileage i'm not worried, cuz so far , well i mentioned to fail to say that he just installed it like yesterday he had the car for about maybe 10 months already. and decided to get the chinese mafia to hoook him up with the switch, any ways.. what i was trying to ask was that, while its off will his alternator still be recharging his battery? and i did not know that its highly illegal. illegal towards the company? , or illegal as in running a red light? 187? speeding in a school zone? Odometer tampering.. https://www.usdoj.gov/civil/ocl/monograph/odom.htm notice the address.. US Department of Justice.. it's a federal offense. On an OBDII vehicle, I'd be surprised if whatever the switch does to stop the odometer *doesn't* set a trouble code.. and turn the MIL on. I'm not sure how the alternator is tied into all this though.. Regards, Jim
Posted By: rudbwoy69camaro
Date Posted: February 27, 2004 at 7:24 PM
Geez, up to 100K in penalties. I go on ebay and look at the used cars-I ask the seller why the odometer looks all "misaligned" and stuff. They reply with "it's the original mileage." I'm like, "you're shady, looks tampered man ! "
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Posted By: S.I.Autosports
Date Posted: February 28, 2004 at 5:52 AM
usually when this is done power will be turned off to the whole instrument cluster. that means no speedometer, gas gauge, or any of the other gauges. and there is a very good chance that it will be stored in the computer.
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