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Title: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: lurkr on Sep 22, 2015, 02:32:33 PM

Kinda funny (I'm in IT... so that they thought they could do it without being caught eventually is funny), but also interesting...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/21/volkswagen_apologises_diesel_emissions_test_cheat/

from the article:- they used a "sophisticated software algorithm" on some of its vehicles, which the agency said "detects when the car is undergoing official emissions testing, and turns full emissions controls on only during the test."

It added that the cars under investigation by the EPA "emit up to 40x the national standard for nitrogen oxide (NOx), which is linked to asthma and lung illnesses."

I wonder if the Amarok may be among those vehicles ... ?

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: Parko96 on Sep 22, 2015, 04:48:38 PM

Wow, 40x higher NOx than the national standard is huge.

If VW are up to no good then how many others are too.

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: dogsbreakfast on Sep 22, 2015, 05:07:48 PM

Porsche then...

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: wintrmute on Sep 23, 2015, 02:14:16 PM

Honda and Yamaha (and I'm sure others) have been doing this sort of things for years and years on their motorcycles. Part of the reason why there's odd deadspots in the torque curve, or valves in the exhaust that only close if you hold the RPM steady on an exact spot which is used in tests, etc.

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: blackdog on Sep 28, 2015, 11:57:22 AM

(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs16.postimg.org%2Fxllroaj8x%2FVW_EMISSIONS.jpg&hash=649bfef7145ef69714c720f7bafbc5dd5d64306b) (http://postimg.org/image/xllroaj8x/)

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: blackdog on Sep 28, 2015, 11:59:09 AM

(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs16.postimg.org%2Fsj9178zch%2FVW_EM.jpg&hash=196db83ac95c024d1ea8e8add1ec2f1a26ebd87c) (http://postimg.org/image/sj9178zch/)

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: gimp4930 on Sep 28, 2015, 09:35:09 PM

You are all missing the point here, This is a terrorist attack on the US! Not the first time Germans have used noxious gas.

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: lurkr on Sep 29, 2015, 08:52:09 AM

 :laughing7: lol

Title: Re: RE: Diesel engines - Volkswagon got caught being naughty!
Post by: BMux on Sep 29, 2015, 10:37:07 AM

Haha  :laughing7:   :cup: