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| explore Member Since: 02 Dec 2011 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 34   
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Received a letter today from Land Rover, saying 2011 Defenders no longer meet regulatory emissions limits, and offering a software update free of charge, don't know weather to bother as it may affect performance, has anybody else had this notice ?
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26th Jul 2019 12:55pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17361
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More info here:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/...ide-levels The VW saga all over again. Strange that they'll recall for an emissions problem but not for a trivial fault like the hubs breaking off the front axle. |
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26th Jul 2019 1:49pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3268 
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More likely caught out doing a VW. |
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26th Jul 2019 2:19pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
your 100% right, time for independent testing for car industry with financial Independence
Last edited by dorsetsmith on 27th Jul 2019 8:26am. Edited 1 time in total |
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26th Jul 2019 2:36pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8018  
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i have the same letter. i ts a PCM update to meet the emissions but only if you have less than 62k miles on your vehicle.......
so for all those at 62K+ miles you can carry on polluting i guess as they dont care/offer it.....  Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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26th Jul 2019 8:45pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20325
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This is probably due to the Rest of World map loaded as standard that we didn’t need here in Blighty.
To cope with lower spec fuels basically, at the expense of MPG and HP / Torque. Not sure I’d want LR to fiddle, chances are you’d come out with problems when you had none going in. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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26th Jul 2019 8:53pm |
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| Michaelkan Member Since: 19 Dec 2018 Location: Bath Posts: 149 
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Received mine this morning. I’m at 57k mileage. Should I or should I not?
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26th Jul 2019 9:16pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3268
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I wouldn't let a Land Rover dealer anywhere near my ECU.
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26th Jul 2019 9:34pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8018
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If I was under 62k I would. Lr have a pretty big r&d department and to Put It out there now, 9 years on means it's onto something. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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26th Jul 2019 9:35pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3268
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That's one way of looking at it.
Another is that they got caught cheating emissions and released a hastily created patch to cover their arses. Either way I still wouldn't trust a dealer to work on my ECU. But that's just me. |
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26th Jul 2019 10:26pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298  
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anyone else had a letter this morning offering to do a free re-map?
turns out some 2011MY 2.4 may require an emissions 'upgrade' to meet required standards. does that mean JLR were cheating too? it only applies to vehicles that have done less than 100,000kms ? I don't qualify and if I did I'd not be taking them up on their 'kind offer'. quite happy with 40mpg and spritely performance regardless of emissions.....well I might take exception if lumps of poo were dropping out the exhaust  |
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27th Jul 2019 7:56am |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
VW - BMW - seat - citron - fords land rover & jaguar and So on
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27th Jul 2019 8:05am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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/\ exactly I'm sure they're all / were at it.
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27th Jul 2019 8:12am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6604 
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Like was said when this first hit the headlines, JLR did such a good job of cheating the emissions tests that their cars still ended up in the highest CO2 class
VW developed a mode to change emissions specifically during the test and be different elsewhere. No suggestion that’s what JLR have done. Emissions still have to compliant after a number of years after manufacturer and this may be the issue. Odd it seems to be 2011 only (last of 2.4) at the moment and there’s been no announcement.  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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27th Jul 2019 8:58am |
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