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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Steve30 on 01 November 2011, 22:58

Title: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Steve30 on 01 November 2011, 22:58
Is this true from next year , if your mk5 is mapped will fail an mot ?  :shocked:
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Chris. on 01 November 2011, 23:07
How are they going to tell?  Some ECUs you cant even read the data on them!
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Steve30 on 01 November 2011, 23:09
How are they going to tell?  Some ECUs you cant even read the data on them!

Some special tool is what I heard ?
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Chris. on 01 November 2011, 23:09
Really dont think it will happen!
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: barrym381 on 01 November 2011, 23:14
http://www.the-ace.org.uk/stricter-mot-test-from-2012.html
covers all cars not just mk5s
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Wayne on 01 November 2011, 23:38
I think they have had a change of plan and leaving it as is for the moment regards ecu / software.
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Hurdy on 02 November 2011, 09:13
Knowing the do goody, touchy feely, tree huggy, politically correct dimwits in the government, they will eventually go down this route and when they do I'm going to buy a second ecu, job done.  :evil:
There is always a way around it, although how we would be able to legally insure our cars is another matter entirely!
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: AlanD on 02 November 2011, 09:41
Naaaah I wouldn't worry. Can't see this happening. Just another thing for politicians as tree huggers to talk about so they can justify their existence.
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Wayne on 03 November 2011, 00:01
Knowing the do goody, touchy feely, tree huggy, politically correct dimwits in the government, they will eventually go down this route and when they do I'm going to buy a second ecu, job done.  :evil:
There is always a way around it, although how we would be able to legally insure our cars is another matter entirely!

I was speaking to the mot tester yesterday and he said it would be a complete minefield to enforce if they did bring it in.
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Saint Steve on 03 November 2011, 07:29
I love my Bluefin .

They have no chance of knowing with zero on its flash counter
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: RTechUK on 03 November 2011, 18:48
There is already a huge thread on the forum about this.


IMHO  nothing to worry about with the software side of things.    Take the newer anti tune ecus, how is an mot tester going to read the map from the car??  how can they tell its mapped?

The only thing already in place which they could use is the eobd rediness pass/fail check for emission control.  But a good map wont make a check fail to happen.   Stage2 maps could end up with check fails, but this could be coded out in map with a little extra effort.

Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Mr_F on 04 November 2011, 07:56
Hows about a Software update like the GTR, it knows when it's on a race track via the GPS, how about some software that returns the ecu to stock performance levels when near an MOT test station. :-)

God I'm a genius!
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: _Adam_ on 04 November 2011, 13:08
Hows about a Software update like the GTR, it knows when it's on a race track via the GPS, how about some software that returns the ecu to stock performance levels when near an MOT test station. :-)

God I'm a genius!

sign me up
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: richw911 on 04 November 2011, 19:18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INb5FM_1lE
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: maxload on 05 November 2011, 10:19
I have a revo map installed. Surely prior to an MOT it would just be a case of switching back to stock via the revo sps switch - problem solved.
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Wazzzer on 05 November 2011, 10:58
I think they were referring to obviously chipped or piggybacked ecus which would be mid 1990s cars
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: maxload on 05 November 2011, 15:54
I think they were referring to obviously chipped or piggybacked ecus which would be mid 1990s cars


Then why are we having this discusion in the MK5 forum  :huh:
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: jeynesey on 05 November 2011, 18:27
I think they were referring to obviously chipped or piggybacked ecus which would be mid 1990s cars


Then why are we having this discusion in the MK5 forum  :huh:

We dont have anything else to talk about?
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: thatwillis on 05 November 2011, 21:25
I think they were referring to obviously chipped or piggybacked ecus which would be mid 1990s cars


Then why are we having this discusion in the MK5 forum  :huh:

We dont have anything else to talk about?

 :grin:
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: Wazzzer on 05 November 2011, 21:37
don't ask me, ask the OP
Title: Re: M.O.T Fail if mapped 2012?
Post by: mvb on 07 November 2011, 11:55
don't ask me, ask the OP

LOL