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Old 03-20-2012, 04:06 AM   #164 (permalink)
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"Mis-fire" is only a code, not a problem to DCD

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Heiheitech:

You appear to be ignoring a potentially critical question (asked several times) regarding the impact your product will have on OBD-II engine management.

It seems reasonable to expect the car's stock computer will not like what is being done under your approach.

Have you registered your product with the U.S. EPA?
That's right. OBD-II will report "mis-fire" when DCD IS ON. But this is only a
computer code, not a real engine trouble. It will not kill the engine, not kill
the driver and the vehicle. My DCD controlled vehicle has run over 3 years
without other problem. The code gives us the info "DCD runs OK!" and MIL
blinking means "DCD in Progress." The code can be cleared at any time easily
whenever you want, totally worry free.

So OBD-II code that makes trouble should be ignored, so as any related
comments and topics. EPA may not like this, but their software should be
modified accordingly to get rid of the "trouble" by code. DCD don't make
any trouble, but OBD-II code does. So please ignore it and stop talking it.
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