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| How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by AutoReportNG: 5:32pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
This is a step by step guide on how an automotive odometer works, this information pertains to all motor vehicles. These tips will open your eyes to some tips you may overlook. Step 1 - A car's odometer is a measuring device used to inform the driver on the number of miles a particular vehicle has been driving, this meter is directly related to the speedometer. Step 2 - Collectively the speedometer and odometer gather data from the vehicle BCM which produces a signal that is then recorded by the odometer. A vehicle speed sensor or VSS is located inside or bolted to the transmission and senses the speed of rotation of the final drive gear. Helpful Information The odometer is equipped with a trip meter call a trip odometer that allows the user to check the mileage of any particular distance separate from the main odometer. The odometer can also be reset. Odometer Fraud One of the most common automotive scams involves the odometer. By rolling back the mileage a buyer can be tricked into thinking there are fewer miles on the vehicle than actually are, the following are some tips when dealing with a car that might have the odometer rolled back: * Look for fingerprints on the inside of the clear plastic lens cluster cover. * Numbers on the odometer should line up straight (mechanical). * When driving, check for odometer clicking (mechanical). * Check the maintenance records of the vehicle. * Check wear patterns on the steering wheel, arm rests, gas and brake pedals which should match the odometer reading. * Consult an independent car information website * A trained technician can give an informative evaluation of the car. History The odometer has invented around 27 BC. by Vitruvius, a Roman writer and architect. This first odometer was a chariot wheel four feet in diameter, turning 400 times for one Roman mile using a 400 tooth cogwheel that turned once each mile. This cogwheel engaged another wheel that dropped pebbles one by one into a box. The distance traveled would be measured by counting the pebbles at the end of the trip. Odometers have also been used by the ancient Chinese, Alexander the Great and even Benjamin Franklin. Modern inventors like William Clayton created modern-day odometers that used separate gears which control each digit. Source: http://www.autoreportng.com/2017/02/how-to-check-odometer-fraud-and-how-it.html 6 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by AutoReportNG: 5:34pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
Knowledge is always power.. Read more here http://www.autoreportng.com/2017/02/how-to-check-odometer-fraud-and-how-it.html 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Airborne02(m): 6:19pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
But how about digital odometer na 7 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by oscillation55(m): 10:51pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
Informative |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by AutoReportNG: 11:37pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
Airborne02: Still working on that... But do you know they hack that too? |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Nobody: 6:58am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Very useful information. Most auto dealers are always up to tricks. I hope it works ALL the time. Car prices are too high these days to still be given a 9th hand when you think you are the 2nd /3rd owner 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by GAZZUZZ(m): 6:58am On Feb 23, 2017 |
unless you run the vin, the rest is all guess work 11 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Iruobean(m): 6:59am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Welcome to front page. |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Iruobean(m): 7:00am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Yes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Afritechs(m): 7:00am On Feb 23, 2017 |
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| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Iruobean(m): 7:00am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Thanks |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by ugochukwufrenzy: 7:00am On Feb 23, 2017 |
AutoReportNG: |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by ugochukwufrenzy: 7:00am On Feb 23, 2017 |
AutoReportNG:dıs kaın topıc sef.whats odometer..ıs ıt used ın measurıng body odour? |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by coolguru: 7:01am On Feb 23, 2017 |
This is not a Yard stick to check fraud. People can be perfect. Reading this now a scammer have gotten the information on how to ensure the imperfection is perfected 6 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by lonelydora: 7:01am On Feb 23, 2017 |
The only true test is to run a check on the VIN and see history. 3 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by ennysuccess(m): 7:02am On Feb 23, 2017 |
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| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by samuel051: 7:04am On Feb 23, 2017 |
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| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by 0rlando0woh: 7:06am On Feb 23, 2017 |
What the hell is BCM? If you want to write an article, be clear about it? 4 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by 0rlando0woh: 7:09am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Buy a brand new vehicle 2 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Austin234(m): 7:16am On Feb 23, 2017 |
HOW ABOUT RUNNING VIN TEST, WILL IT TAKE CARE OF THAT? AutoReportNG: |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Airborne02(m): 7:19am On Feb 23, 2017 |
AutoReportNG:hack  .. na wa o |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by HAH: 7:21am On Feb 23, 2017 |
What matter most is quality, cleanliness and sharpness. What if you see a car with very odometer but roughly driven for instance, I will always go for a car with 100k odometer used on German road neatly than a Nigerian used car mostly on untarred or potholes filled roads with 50k miles odometer 2 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by chronique(m): 7:21am On Feb 23, 2017 |
GAZZUZZ: Exactly |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by femi4: 7:36am On Feb 23, 2017 |
GAZZUZZ:Does vin work for naija used |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by eezeribe(m): 7:38am On Feb 23, 2017 |
AutoReportNG:A VIN check would detect that. |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by eezeribe(m): 7:40am On Feb 23, 2017 |
HAH: You have a valid point |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by eezeribe(m): 7:41am On Feb 23, 2017 |
0rlando0woh: They could still play a fast one here in other areas. For example,I know some importers who do import 3-6 months American used SUV,hack the odometer(very easy to do) and reseal the seats with nylon and sell to Nigerians as brand new. It takes painstaking analysis to detect this fraud. 2 Likes |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by eezeribe(m): 7:43am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Austin234: I only know about VIN |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Austin234(m): 7:48am On Feb 23, 2017 |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by eezeribe(m): 7:51am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Austin234: Very well then.VIN would do just fine. |
| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by Blurryface(m): 7:53am On Feb 23, 2017 |
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| Re: How To Check Odometer Fraud And How It Works In A Vechicle by GAZZUZZ(m): 7:53am On Feb 23, 2017 |
femi4: If naija used was bought brand new, the odometer are hardly rolled back If the naija used was bought from the US or Canada, based on the age of the car (in nigeria) and a vin report you can get an educated guess on current mileage. E.g. A banker working on the island and living on the mainland would do an average of 50-100km a day. A taxi driver in lagos could do more than 200km every day An interstate transporter could do 500-1000km every other day. 2 Likes |
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