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Originally Posted by JSH
EPA07 engines did not exist in 2005.
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Both International and Ford advertised the NGD 3.0 engine fitted to the Argentinian Ranger from late-'05 to '11 as already compliant to EPA07 from the start, even though that standard was actually stricter than the Euro-3 which became enforced in Brazil at that same time.
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Nobody was making the new engines before they were absolutely necessary and 2006 had a huge preorder for people that don't want to deal with the new emissions tech.
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Even though electronically-governed engines were not unheard of at that time, in late-'05 they became more widespread here for Euro-3 compliance. Only some cabovers from Volkswagen, Agrale and Ford, and local variants of the F-350, retained some all-mechanical engine back then. But I really don't know why International refered to EPA07 when Brazil and some neighboring countries are more used to the Euro standard as a reference.
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However, there are issues with selling used US Spec trucks into Central and South America. We have kits to remove the emission equipment and decertify them to the local emission standard
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I remember this issue with the 2nd generation of the Mercedes-Benz ML and the Dodge Ram. Even the fuel filters had to be replaced by others with a higher density of their filtering element.