Digital odos

drifter · 4th October 2004, 16:09

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hey guys,

i was wondering if theres ne way to clock the digital odometers we r getting in cars these days...like the one on an accent crdi.

I dont intend to clock my car...but jus wanted to know how it can be done if it can be done in the first place.

ajmat · 4th October 2004, 16:14

It can be done - I have seen it done on a BMW - a colleague had exceeded the annual milaege allowed for his leased 530d so he got the car serviced by a BMW specialist to avoid the official BMW service record being updated and then they plugged in a laptop and shaved 2000km off. In fact, it is easier to tamper compared to mechanical odometers

Domnic · 4th October 2004, 16:37

Hi,
Yeah its true, Simpler than a mech odo. Plug in, if the system using has the rights you can change it. For example Ford dealers can not change any variables in the car, all they an do is clear error codes, flash the memory and change small variables such as fuel type etc as they are not given the rights by the company. But off late you do get hand held reprogrammers which can help out in shaving off a few thousand kms

. Do a search on google... you will get a million sites with the info you want.

Cheers
Dom

drifter · 4th October 2004, 16:43

thanx....im on google right now.

ajmat · 4th October 2004, 16:46

They call it "mileage correction services"

drifter · 4th October 2004, 16:54

One more question...

if i take out the battery for some amount of time...will it reset the ecu? n will the odometer be affected? n resetting of the ecu....is it ok?

GTO · 4th October 2004, 17:28

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SLK · 4th October 2004, 18:41

well.. wagonR/alto have a digital ODO, it doesn't reset by disconnecting the battery....

Digital ODOs don't count backwards while reversing the car... .. ha

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onething....
do all cars have electronic speedo?
i.e u switch off the engine... and the speedo shows Zero!

drifter · 4th October 2004, 22:15

yeah while rolling with the ignition off....my speedo shows zero.

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4th October 2004, 16:14	#2
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	It can be done - I have seen it done on a BMW - a colleague had exceeded the annual milaege allowed for his leased 530d so he got the car serviced by a BMW specialist to avoid the official BMW service record being updated and then they plugged in a laptop and shaved 2000km off. In fact, it is easier to tamper compared to mechanical odometers
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4th October 2004, 16:37	#3
Domnic Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: bangalore Posts: 428 Thanked: 6 Times	Hi, Yeah its true, Simpler than a mech odo. Plug in, if the system using has the rights you can change it. For example Ford dealers can not change any variables in the car, all they an do is clear error codes, flash the memory and change small variables such as fuel type etc as they are not given the rights by the company. But off late you do get hand held reprogrammers which can help out in shaving off a few thousand kms . Do a search on google... you will get a million sites with the info you want. Cheers Dom
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4th October 2004, 16:43	#4
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	thanx....im on google right now.
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4th October 2004, 16:46	#5
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	They call it "mileage correction services"
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4th October 2004, 16:54	#6
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	One more question... if i take out the battery for some amount of time...will it reset the ecu? n will the odometer be affected? n resetting of the ecu....is it ok?
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4th October 2004, 17:28	#7
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,493 Thanked: 300,290 Times View My Garage	Topic moved to Technical stuff
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4th October 2004, 18:41	#8
SLK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DL XX XX XXXX Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 1,011 Times	well.. wagonR/alto have a digital ODO, it doesn't reset by disconnecting the battery.... Digital ODOs don't count backwards while reversing the car... .. ha ... onething.... do all cars have electronic speedo? i.e u switch off the engine... and the speedo shows Zero!
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4th October 2004, 22:15	#9
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	yeah while rolling with the ignition off....my speedo shows zero.
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