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Subject: OBD II implications



> From: Eric Stromquist <ets1@domain.elided>
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 21:52:49 -0400
> Subject: OBD II implications
> 
> Ive noticed a recent post or two on OBD II and the soldered-in chips
> mandated for model year 96 and beyond.  Doing searches on OBD II and
> reading what is available on the net, it appears -- if auto repair
> industry trade groups are to be believed -- that the new system kills
> the possibility of essentially *all* engine performance enhancements and
> may even interfere with the use of certain non-engine modifications that
> trigger the check engine light.  My questions are:  is it the
> consensus of this list that the disaster scenario is true?  Are there
> any horsepower enhancements that can get around the rule?  What will
> happen to companies like Dinan?  I hope that my 95 740i isnt the last
> modifiable car I will ever own!
> 
> Eric Stromquist

How would BMW service install their own EPROM upgrades or replacements? 
Would they unsolder the original chip and solder in the new chip? Why 
couldn't after market chips be installed the same way BMW service will 
handle it? Just curious.

Kim Watters
E34/'95 530i/5-speed