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[AbleGuy]

You can buy a delete tune here, I’ve never heard (verified) of a person being fined by the epa for deleting a diesel truck. I have heard and can verify a shop that was selling and installing emissions deletes on diesel trucks that was fined by the epa.

Here’s a story about a shop that seems to be getting whacked for this ⬆
I don’t think they have the manpower to chase down his customer base and go after the end users, but now the gov does have their names and addresses!

'Polluting the air we breathe': Mechanic sentenced for selling thousands of devices that allowed trucks to bypass emissions controls

Matthew Geouge raked in $10 million for selling the devices which made trucks produce hundreds of times more pollution, prosecutors said.

www.marketwatch.com

Some info from the story:
“A North Carolina truck mechanic was sentenced to a year in prison for selling thousands of devices that allowed truck owners to bypass emissions-control systems and produce hundreds of times more pollution than is legally allowed.

Matthew Sidney Geouge, 35, of Hendersonville, N.C., pleaded guilty last year to violating the Clean Air Act and tax evasion. In addition to the prison term, Geouge was also ordered to pay $1.3 million in fines to the EPA, and $1.2 million in back taxes and penalties.

Federal prosecutors say that between 2008 and 2017, Geouge sold around 14,000 kits known as “tuners” or “defeat devices” that helped shut off the emissions systems on mostly diesel-powered pickup trucks.”

 

[UglyViking]

Here’s a story about a shop that seems to be getting whacked for this ⬆
I don’t think they have the manpower to chase down his customer base and go after the end users, but now the gov does have their names and addresses!

'Polluting the air we breathe': Mechanic sentenced for selling thousands of devices that allowed trucks to bypass emissions controls

Matthew Geouge raked in $10 million for selling the devices which made trucks produce hundreds of times more pollution, prosecutors said.

www.marketwatch.com

Some info from the story:
“A North Carolina truck mechanic was sentenced to a year in prison for selling thousands of devices that allowed truck owners to bypass emissions-control systems and produce hundreds of times more pollution than is legally allowed.

Matthew Sidney Geouge, 35, of Hendersonville, N.C., pleaded guilty last year to violating the Clean Air Act and tax evasion. In addition to the prison term, Geouge was also ordered to pay $1.3 million in fines to the EPA, and $1.2 million in back taxes and penalties.

Federal prosecutors say that between 2008 and 2017, Geouge sold around 14,000 kits known as “tuners” or “defeat devices” that helped shut off the emissions systems on mostly diesel-powered pickup trucks.”

Strongly believe that the only reason he is facing prison time is for the tax evasion.

 

[ThundahBeagle]

yep, this is me. I understand plugs points carbs, but the check engine light is like a farmer checking his fields, pop the hood.... yep its still there.
Mechanical fuel pump on the side of the engine vs electronic fuel pump inside the tank. Two bolts, 5 minutes replaces the mechanical one vs drain and drop the tank. Or the issues with almost every modern truck where you have to lift the cab to do anything. I know hopefully you'll never need to they are so reliable but I'd sooner just service my basic truck with plugs points and a carb and be able to see everything when I open the hood.

Dead battery in anything new and German, ya cannot boost it, the protocol is deck it to a dealer... My buddy, an 80 year old logger, changed the battery in his 2012 Explorer, reverse quit working because he never knew about the 87 step procedure to change the battery in a 2012 Explorer.

Quite right, ignorant and proud of it. Can you imagine the day they add computer tracking to guns and bullets.

I think they have that already