Taking diesel converted Rover out of the country

[discotdi]

I bought my NAS Disco in Canada. It had a 300 tdi installed. customs did nothing about the engine swap because I produced paperwork showing that the swap was done in the USA. They did get me for duty on some rust proofing done in CN. $100 or so.
Some of the Customs guys were a bit over zealous in the discharge of their duties and others were very nice. perhaps good cop bad cop in practice.
Bottom line is they new I was sweating the engine swap deal and one of the officers kindly told me not to worry " they were not going to involve the EPA" This was not official but a side bar conversation.
So, do they know the law, yes they do but do they really care probably depends on the guy and the day and how well your paperwork is filled in. Also, it would have been a breeze if I had left the country in that truck and just drove it back, which is what you would be doing.

 

[macrylinda1]

Ill be converting my D1 and having the Dept of Env. Quality verify that it is a diesel so that the registration officially shows it as a diesel. If the tags match the registration and it is now officially titled as a diesel, what are they going to do? Driving in and out of the country, I can not imagine that they are going to do a check at the border. Is it:
- Insured? Check
- Registered as a diesel in your state? Check
- Titled to you? Check
- Inspected in your state? Check

What else is there?

pretty cool that Customs has so much time on its hands to sit and confirm whether or not your car is diesel or gas or it says the correct fuel type on the registration.

Wonder when they ever have any time to look for illegal drugs, guns, illegal immigrants, etc.............