Lakewood90712
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My first position with MegaMotors in 1981 was in emissions certification and because Mega had had their hands slapped by the EPA in the recent past, we got a lecture on how we had to even avoid the appearance of doing anything underhanded. The EPA rules at the time specifically addressed defeat devices even giving examples like using a hood open sensor to change the control strategy. The cars were run with the hood open on a chassis dynamo meter during the test. In recent years, auto companies just self certify with occasional auditing by the EPA to ensure compliance.
Ford was using Rousch for emissions lab testing, and because Rousch had such a reputation for , oh, call it" creative use of the numbers " Ford got extra EPA scrutiny for quite a while .
With the clean diesel cars coming from europe, I was amazed VW was getting Nox emissions levels so low, without using the pain is the ass "Diesel exhaust fluid " additive system that some car other makers , and most large diesel trucks use.
It was too good to be true.