Re: tampering with the odometer

["Eric M. Hunt" <bmw1@xxxxxxxx>]

I would imagine the brain might also store any type of "tampering" data as
well.  Which, with the right electronic tools, could be idenified.  It would be
easy for them to design the system such that a loss of signal to the odometer
would cause an error to be recorded.

Eric
87 325ic

XYOBGYN@domain.elided wrote:

> If you didn't mind running without the speedometer as well as the odometer,
> simply unplugging the plug that goes into the back of the differential stops
> feeding the cluster and both meters.
>
> I'd imagine that there is a way to modify the cluster itself, by breaking
> some solder leads and soldering new wires into the circuit that would even
> let you turn on and off the feed to just the odometer, but I think that would
> be more work than its worth.
>
> Wiring a switch to the leads that go to the diff would be easier, and I
> suppose someone with a lease, and therefore incentive to lie, cheat, and
> break the law (which I'm not advocating for the record) might go to these
> lengths.
>
> Check the wear on the brake, gas and clutch pedal for indications as to
> mileage, that might tip you off as well.  Safest of all, is probably a
> compression and leakdown test, the latter being slightly more informative I'm
> told.
>
> Alex Lipowich
> M3 LTW, Euro 3.2, #8 BM
> M6 HWT
> Z3 2.8
>
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