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not that anybody does this but. Does anybody know what plug turns off the oddometer?

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Old 02-09-2002, 09:21 AM
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not that anybody does this but. Does anybody know what plug turns off the oddometer?
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Default IIRC the miliage is stored in the ECU. when you put in a new odometer it

will allow you to roll the mileage forward one time.
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just curious. In my 99 jetta I would unplug 1 thing & free mileage.
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sounds like you are proud of your lack of ethics to say nothing of the law
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Default I wanted to do that in my old car because my engine and trans had been replaced....

but other than for those reasons it's a big no no.
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Default For any reason it's a big fat F-E-L-O-N-Y you know engine and tranny aren't the only

expensive wear items, try suspension components, CV Joints, The chassis itself...all these things wear with mileage. The whole point of the odometer is to give a picture of the cars use as a total system. If it has a new engine...fine just say so when you sell it. I would not be surprised if somewhere in the ECU the mileage is stored...or elsewhere in the car.

Heck if you're going to do that you might as well just buy a new cluster...if you have a VAG you can push the milage to whatever number you want...but you can only go up not down.
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I'm thinking it ISN'T in the ECU since buying a chipped ECU doesn't effect the Odo.
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Actually what he did isn't illegal...because he also lost Speedo and other clusters..
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Default You can roll the mileage forward as much as you like

you need a special VAG tool sequence to get into that part of the cluster...then you enter the mileage in kM. You can bump it forward not back. All odometers come from the factory Zeroed.

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Also on my bro's old 95 M3, 1 plug and free mileage, but not on 01 330ci that we know of.


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