The Defected Thread...

[Dohmar]

Hey Bro,

Yesterday, my Gtt was defected. But what a joke, they defected my exhaust, not loud, because it is not standard!!!! and pod filter, thats it............. they wrote on the paper, "emmission systems to be returned to standard.

Ting

if your gtt was imported under the 15 year rule you may do what you like with the exhaust provided its quiet enough, and Pod filters are legal provided they are secured to the engine bay and not flopping around loosely.

If I were you, I'd call up the police station this officer is attached to, tell them you've spoken to regency and they say the mods listed as defectable are completely legal.

In some cases they will simply cancel the defect notice. Not always, but its worth a shot.

-D

[Rolls]

if your gtt was imported under the 15 year rule you may do what you like with the exhaust provided its quiet enough, and Pod filters are legal provided they are secured to the engine bay and not flopping around loosely.

If I were you, I'd call up the police station this officer is attached to, tell them you've spoken to regency and they say the mods listed as defectable are completely legal.

In some cases they will simply cancel the defect notice. Not always, but its worth a shot.

-D

Better option is to print out the ADRs saying that it is legal, go down to the local police station with that and your defect notice, if you are polite and show you've done the research I have heard of them revoking the notice before.

[dieseldave]

I have been sent a notice to complete a full IM240 test to get my car register after moving to SA. Has anyone here had to do the fully IM240 test at regency, and hoiw hard was it?

[Dohmar]

I have been sent a notice to complete a full IM240 test to get my car register after moving to SA. Has anyone here had to do the fully IM240 test at regency, and hoiw hard was it?

im sorry to say ive never heard of any test like that - its probably their internal code - you'd have to call up regency to find out what is involved

-D

[Rolls]

I'm pretty sure that is what I had to do, I bought a car interstate and had an engine swap so needed a full inspection, if it is standard motor etc you can get away with just getting a numbers check at a local police station, if it looks modified they will send it to regency for the full inspection though.

The full inspection is basically like if you had your car defected, they go over absolutely everything with a torch, the will yank on all your wheels with a crowbar and see if theres any play in bushes, check for oil leaks, broken boots over steering joints etc.

Make sure everything is up to scratch and legal, if your car is too loud or low they will fail you, if you have obvious engine mods they will require an emissions test etc. It is pretty hardcore, you'll want to get most of it back to standard to pass. FMIC and pods are ok providing they are mounted correctly, same goes for exhausts, they just have to be legal volume, have a cat and be mounted at the correct height etc.

edit: All my forms say it was an M1 test, so if it is the same code system that they gave you it might just be an engine number inspection.

Edited July 2, 2010 by Rolls

[dieseldave]

Sorry guys I should explained better this is an emission test that is done on rollers, in addition to the rest of these items. They drive the car for a time and if you emit too much you remain defected. I am really concerned.

[jrm]

im sorry to say ive never heard of any test like that - its probably their internal code - you'd have to call up regency to find out what is involved

-D

IM240 is a 240 second test (hence the name) on a dyno where they run your car on this line on a screen through acceleration & deceleration to test emissions - they were bringing it in in NSW and WA and some other states - but AFAIK they hadn't brought anything like that to SA yet - maybe things have changed?

(I didn't think Regency had any facilities like that last time I was forced through a defect check, either..)

[Rolls]

Sorry guys I should explained better this is an emission test that is done on rollers, in addition to the rest of these items. They drive the car for a time and if you emit too much you remain defected. I am really concerned.

That is a full blown emissions test by the sounds of it, not cheap and very hard to pass unless the car is 100% standard. Why do you have to complete it, are you running an aftermarket turbo/injectors/ECU or something?

If that is the case people normally pay thousands of dollars to get that kind of thing engineered.

[Bl4cK32]

std piping + a new cat should pass easy.

[Rolls]

std piping + a new cat should pass easy.

Making sure the cat is really hot helps as well, take it for a good flogging before the test so the exhaust is really cooking.

[shibby69]

got defected for 100% stock bov, i asked the cop why its not removed at compliance and told him it recently passed regency exactly as is. i was not at all rude or arrogant and was not speeding or even accelerating hard.

[Dohmar]

got defected for 100% stock bov, i asked the cop why its not removed at compliance and told him it recently passed regency exactly as is. i was not at all rude or arrogant and was not speeding or even accelerating hard.

call up the police station

tell them that you called regency and they said stock blow of valves are ok

with any luck the police will withdraw the defect

-D

[shibby69]

call up the police station

tell them that you called regency and they said stock blow of valves are ok

with any luck the police will withdraw the defect

-D

thanks mate ill try that now, fingers crossed it works

[DamageInc]

i got done for a bald tyre last week BUT the cop has ticked vehicle inspection station...

shouldnt it be a cop shop and should i be able to get it off at a cop shop instead of spending $140 to go through regency? -_-

[jrm]

It should be, but the cop was clearly being a dick

[DamageInc]

It should be, but the cop was clearly being a dick

top bloke -_-

[shibby69]

called up the cop shop, managed to get a call back from the one who defected me. like he was ever going to admit he was wrong. said that it was factory in japan not factory in australia, then wen i proceeded to ask why compliance dont remove them he told me compliance ppl are dodgy blokes.

i told him if i block the blow off valve it will recirculate it and result in a flutter, offered to show him with a trusty bottlecap too lol

[RubyRS4]

called up the cop shop, managed to get a call back from the one who defected me. like he was ever going to admit he was wrong. said that it was factory in japan not factory in australia, then wen i proceeded to ask why compliance dont remove them he told me compliance ppl are dodgy blokes.

i told him if i block the blow off valve it will recirculate it and result in a flutter, offered to show him with a trusty bottlecap too lol

WTF???

Call him back and tell him he's an idiot!

So he's admitting that it is a standard factory item in japan ... but its not acceptable in australia??? BS ... he's admitted its not defectable basically. Try going over him and speak to his ranking officer.

[jrm]

Maybe even better - call up Regency, ask them the question - get the persons name and pass that onto the officer - telling them if they don't believe you to call Regency and talk to xyz (persons name who told you) that it's 100% legal.

[GTRPowa]

called up the cop shop, managed to get a call back from the one who defected me. like he was ever going to admit he was wrong. said that it was factory in japan not factory in australia, then wen i proceeded to ask why compliance dont remove them he told me compliance ppl are dodgy blokes.

i told him if i block the blow off valve it will recirculate it and result in a flutter, offered to show him with a trusty bottlecap too lol

Stock as in plumb back? Or a atmospheric venting one that came with the car when it was imported?

If it's the Nissan stock one, properly recirculating, you should take this all the way to Minister of Police. There are so many examples of overzealous police with their discretionary powers that know crap all about cars, standard or modified.

I mean should we sit idly by and just watch each other get screwed, or one day start taking as much evidence as possible from as many events as possible to show how much this law screws us. If (assumably) a stock BOV is considered illegal.... ..well I don't even know what to say.

It's the first I've heard of this (defecting 'stock' BOVs), and freaks me out since my R gets back on the road next week after quite a long time, what am I to expect?