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[PLANETNZ]

Hi Guys,
not really a Omega issue so delete if you have to, but could use your help! 

I need to find a source to confirm what Emission standard a particular vehicle is, preferably based on its VIN or more particually that it is at least EURO4

If someone can point me in the right dirrection would be much appretiated!

cheers!

[tidla]

In the uk we can bung the registration in and all sorts of vehicle detail come up.

Wiki has some detail of engine variants fitted to each country.

[PLANETNZ]

Thanks for that, these are for vehicles I import out of Japan mainly Mercedes Audi etc and  where i brought my last Omega from years ago. 
Funny enough you can still get them out of Japan, I recently saw a top spec waggon (Estate in UKleese) that had 6000km on it! Shame they dont comply here anymore

The Japs have different "specs" when the dealer / distributor buys vehicles so a European vehicle that is Euro4 in the UK; the exact same vehicle in Japan is (sometimes) classed as Euro3...Confused!?

Im trying to find a decent way of just entering in a VIn and confirming if the vehicle itself complies with Euro4

Cheers!

[PLANETNZ]

Hi Guys,
not really a Omega issue so delete if you have to, but could use your help! 

I need to find a source to confirm what Emission standard a particular vehicle is, preferably based on its VIN or more particually that it is at least EURO4

If someone can point me in the right dirrection would be much appretiated!

cheers!

[05omegav6]

If it's a facelift model, yours is Euro3. According to Edition 1 2003 UK sales literature, the entire Omega range is Euro3 except the manual 2.2 petrol, and some late registered Police 3.2 manuals.

Gutting the cats will mean your car doesn't have a cat in hells chance of meeting Euro1, let alone 4

[05omegav6]

Reading the NZTA q&a If a vehicle complies with Japan 05, then it will be considered to meet Euro4 standards... Which were implemented in 2005...

Seems pretty clear cut reading it through

[PLANETNZ]

Reading the NZTA q&a If a vehicle complies with Japan 05, then it will be considered to meet Euro4 standards... Which were implemented in 2005...

Seems pretty clear cut reading it through

ive only been doing this for 20 years, its not quite that simple and the legislation i think you are looking at is about 5 years old

[PLANETNZ]

If it's a facelift model, yours is Euro3. According to Edition 1 2003 UK sales literature, the entire Omega range is Euro3 except the manual 2.2 petrol, and some late registered Police 3.2 manuals.

Gutting the cats will mean your car doesn't have a cat in hells chance of meeting Euro1, let alone 4

Hi, sorry are you replying to the same post?

[05omegav6]

If it's a facelift model, yours is Euro3. According to Edition 1 2003 UK sales literature, the entire Omega range is Euro3 except the manual 2.2 petrol, and some late registered Police 3.2 manuals.

Gutting the cats will mean your car doesn't have a cat in hells chance of meeting Euro1, let alone 4

Hi, sorry are you replying to the same post?

My bad I was replying to the rear springs question

The above was with regard the Euro emission standard of the Omega range.

[05omegav6]

Reading the NZTA q&a If a vehicle complies with Japan 05, then it will be considered to meet Euro4 standards... Which were implemented in 2005...

Seems pretty clear cut reading it through

ive only been doing this for 20 years, its not quite that simple and the legislation i think you are looking at is about 5 years old

http://www.transport.govt.nz/ourwork/vehicleemissions/ was the page from which I got to FAQs... think you'll find that it was last updated two weeks ago

[PLANETNZ]

Hi, Thanks for your effort at input (and google) but wasnt actually my question!

Your statement "kinda" relates to European Vehicles exported from Europe to NZ however does not relate to European vehicles, (exactly the same) exported from JAPAN, these are completely different issue!

As you guys may be aware, we down here in NZ import thousands of second hand vehicles from around the world here including the UK.

I myself have imported many caravans Cars and trucks (sorry, lorries!:) from the UK and to the extent of being the first to export a Holden SS Commodore to  the UK, (yes the car that looks like an Omega!, but with a 5.0 V8)

For example: (and dont laugh!)  I import around a doz or so a year 700cc Smart cars from Japan, they dont legally comply here from Japan BUT they are actually Euro4 so when i buy one (from Japan) I order an emission cert from Germany that is then accepted by our Government and the vehicle can be used here, otherwise its scrap

So thats what i am actually after (again) with your guys knowledge can someone point me onto a source (not Googled) that i can actually confirm that a Euro4 vehicle is actually Euro4!

Cheers!

[05omegav6]

Local agents should be able to provide you with European Certificates of Conformity from the chassis number

This should include the emission category... but might depend on where the car was manufactured

If main dealers can't/won't help, then there are firms who can...

That said, I think the extra complication is that you're importing European vehicles from Japan rather than Japanese vehicles from Japan, but the way NZTAs emissions guide reads is that this makes no difference as the vehicles effectively need to meet Euro 4/Japan05/ADR79/02 or higher... so the original market requirements should be irrelevant 

[PLANETNZ]

Local agents should be able to provide you with European Certificates of Conformity from the chassis number

This should include the emission category... but might depend on where the car was manufactured

If main dealers can't/won't help, then there are firms who can...

That said, I think the extra complication is that you're importing European vehicles from Japan rather than Japanese vehicles from Japan, but the way NZTAs emissions guide reads is that this makes no difference as the vehicles effectively need to meet Euro 4/Japan05/ADR79/02 or higher... so the original market requirements should be irrelevant 

Mate, again and not being a smart ass with everything you said : AHH NO.
Your just making "Assumptions" without any actual knowledge, please let someone that actually knows and can help reply!  (no offense!)

[Elmstoneboy]

Local agents should be able to provide you with European Certificates of Conformity from the chassis number

This should include the emission category... but might depend on where the car was manufactured

If main dealers can't/won't help, then there are firms who can...

That said, I think the extra complication is that you're importing European vehicles from Japan rather than Japanese vehicles from Japan, but the way NZTAs emissions guide reads is that this makes no difference as the vehicles effectively need to meet Euro 4/Japan05/ADR79/02 or higher... so the original market requirements should be irrelevant 

Mate, again and not being a smart ass with everything you said : AHH NO.
Your just making "Assumptions" without any actual knowledge, please let someone that actually knows and can help reply!  (no offense!)

Not wishing to be rude, but if you have already imported all the vehicles that you say you have, you must already be in the know of the people to ask over there, who will know
the details you are after, especially as it looks like NZ changes the standard when imported.
To me, Taxi Al seems to have given the answers to your question, maybe it wasn't quite the right question, or put to the wrong forum, especial as it nothing to do with an Omega.
If you try using Google instead of knocking it, you will probable get the answer you want. Most government departments can be accessed via Google, for up to date information.

Hope you find what your looking for.

[PLANETNZ]

I apologise, this is definitely the wrong forum to be asking this question.