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Sothamericatrav
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Jan 29, 2012

Mexico/Central and South America - Truck Camper is best!

I have recently finished one of a number of expeditions via the Pan American Highway. I again landed at the tip of South America, which is Ushuaia, Argentina. I have also traveled to Alaska which is...
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DiploStrat
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Jan 15, 2015
Sothamericatraveler wrote:
I am only referring to overland departure, where there is NO inspection, even if you are exporting you do not require EPA......

The "trick" as explained to me by the diesel installers is to "FOOL" the computer into believing that the system is in tact!


Of course, but the issue is that low sulphur diesel gets harder to find in Central and South America and no manufacturer will provide any information on what happens to a modern diesel when run on high sulphur fuel for an extended period of time.

The only reliable information that I can find is that you need to remove the particulate filter and reprogram ("fool") the engine to shut down the EGR. Many reprogrammer manufacturers will not sell you their reprogrammer with the high sulphur fuel settings without permission from the EPA.

Hence my hope that you had information on what was actually done.

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