Japanese imports
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samoht said:
They emit below the required quantity of NOx per km but crucially they do so on the Japanese test cycle, which is different from the Euro test cycle (different speeds for one thing).
Therefore being below the limit on the Japanese test doesn't mean it necessarily would be on the Euro one.
(It very likely would in 99% of cases, but you can't prove it without re-testing the vehicle on the Euro cycle)
The same cycle applied for JDM cars that are exempt, they simply use a cut off date and assume it's compliant, still using the Japanese standard.Therefore being below the limit on the Japanese test doesn't mean it necessarily would be on the Euro one.
(It very likely would in 99% of cases, but you can't prove it without re-testing the vehicle on the Euro cycle)
It would be interesting to know if anyone had tried to get the status changed for a pre 2005 JDM and had been successful/unsuccessful.
The SVA test being carried out is listed on the V5C where it states the emissions levels, the one item it doesn't state in NOx, it lists lambda, %CO, HC
520TORQUES said:
Post year 2000 JDM petrol meets ULEZ emissions standards, the chassis plate shows you the code for the Japanese emissions standard the car was built to.
To get that accepted for ULEZ in practice i haven't tried, but technically it complies.
My particular car has the emissions code GH which is Japanese standard for 2000-2005 with a compliant Nox value required.
This page is helpfull https://toyota-club.net/files/faq/10-10-15_faq_eco...
Useful link and discussion above. To get that accepted for ULEZ in practice i haven't tried, but technically it complies.
My particular car has the emissions code GH which is Japanese standard for 2000-2005 with a compliant Nox value required.
This page is helpfull https://toyota-club.net/files/faq/10-10-15_faq_eco...
I can't believe there were no emissions standards upgrades between 1978 and 2000 based on that first table if I've understood correctly.
The official Ulez checker has a webpage regarding non-UK registered vehicles yet it still expects a UK VRN or it will say "no information held". Seems like an incomplete search function.
Its would be helpful if there was an option to check make, model, year, fuel/engine/transmission etc so that vehicles on foreign plates or imported vehicles can be verified.
TommoAE86 said:
captain.scarlet said:
Cheers for the insight as always.
I can access the wiring behind the cover in the boot and did inadvertently (I think) reconnect the factory numberplate lamps which I'm assuming had been disconnected from a sort of clip-in junction boxes in favour of wires for the Japanese numberplate back-lights.
They're screwed on quite firmly so I was unable to remove the Japanese numberplate frame. I've now got a plastic frame screwed on top of it, which is why it extends back enough to be able to impede the factory lamps.
I think I could feed the wire back through the holes and remove the bulbs before then determining how easily removable the wires themselves are. I guess they could be harmless being dormant or 'inert' like that.
Priority for now is finding a new valve cover gasket for a 1G-GE engine or an identical part used in a similar engine or Toyota/Lexus. I've found one online for the FE that looks the same so it's a matter of gambling on it.
I've also been advised that for oil filters, an oil filter for a Toyota Hiace will fit...
Hmmm doesn't sound like fun tracing all that back tbh.I can access the wiring behind the cover in the boot and did inadvertently (I think) reconnect the factory numberplate lamps which I'm assuming had been disconnected from a sort of clip-in junction boxes in favour of wires for the Japanese numberplate back-lights.
They're screwed on quite firmly so I was unable to remove the Japanese numberplate frame. I've now got a plastic frame screwed on top of it, which is why it extends back enough to be able to impede the factory lamps.
I think I could feed the wire back through the holes and remove the bulbs before then determining how easily removable the wires themselves are. I guess they could be harmless being dormant or 'inert' like that.
Priority for now is finding a new valve cover gasket for a 1G-GE engine or an identical part used in a similar engine or Toyota/Lexus. I've found one online for the FE that looks the same so it's a matter of gambling on it.
I've also been advised that for oil filters, an oil filter for a Toyota Hiace will fit...
For parts have you found the part number on Amayama? I use it on the Crown and then go to Toyota or my local guys and see if there are cheaper/available closer, although some parts I've found to be cheaper from Japan (like bonnet gas struts)
, just have to put up with the wait. The company I spoke with recently was Soars Performance and had this item but it is for a 1G-FE rather than GE. Again, I'm tempted to take a punt on it:
https://www.soarsperformance.co.uk/product-page/1g...
Edit: according to this ebay checker, the part is compatible. Time to take the plunge!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392985920138
Further edit. It isn't compatible! Back to square 1.
Edited by captain.scarlet on Monday 11th December 11:24
Resurrecting this thread to ask the following question:
If I were to buy a used BMW imported from Japan, would a BMW Indy be prepared to work on it? Would their plug-in gizmos still work? Would they still be able to read (and correctly interpret) fault codes?
Also, what about parts? I know, for example, that on a BMW E87 (Mk1 1 Series) UK cars had hydraulic PAS before the facelift and electic after. Japan models had hydraulic both before and after. Chances are, the hydraulic PAS on the post facelift Japan models probably uses the same parts as the pre facelift UK cars. But that's just one example where UK and Japan models are different.
Would it be a nightmare trying to maintain a car with Japan specific parts (that we may not even know about), and would a BMW Indy be prepared to work with something like that?
Thanks
If I were to buy a used BMW imported from Japan, would a BMW Indy be prepared to work on it? Would their plug-in gizmos still work? Would they still be able to read (and correctly interpret) fault codes?
Also, what about parts? I know, for example, that on a BMW E87 (Mk1 1 Series) UK cars had hydraulic PAS before the facelift and electic after. Japan models had hydraulic both before and after. Chances are, the hydraulic PAS on the post facelift Japan models probably uses the same parts as the pre facelift UK cars. But that's just one example where UK and Japan models are different.
Would it be a nightmare trying to maintain a car with Japan specific parts (that we may not even know about), and would a BMW Indy be prepared to work with something like that?
Thanks
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