Jump to content
SAU Community

Compliance questions.

P1E

By P1E,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

P1E Mentor

P1E

Posted
Posted

I have two questions regarding vehicle compliance.

Firstly, if a dealer imports a Japanese car (not a personal import), is there any way the car can be registered without first being complied?

Secondly, is there a way to use a vehicle's registration number, engine number or VIN to find information on when or if it was complied in Australia?

Thank-you in advance.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/33760-compliance-questions/
Share on other sites
Kaido_RR Grand Master

Kaido_RR

Posted
Posted

If a vehicle was imported for race, is there any way it can be registered?

-No

Firstly, if a dealer imports a Japanese car (not a personal import), is there any way the car can be registered without first being complied?

-Nope not unless it is 15yr old (but that does required somesort of complied)

Is there any other explanation for a registered car (in NSW) not to have a compliance plate, nor a personal import plate?

-Yes it has never been compliance or wasnt not import as a personal import

FLO Collaborator

FLO

Posted
Posted
If a vehicle is imported for race/wreck, can it be registered?

Is there any explanation for a registered car (in NSW) bought from an import yard not to have a compliance plate fitted?

There are ways of doing it legaly, but can be alot of mucking around.I dont know about the car bought from the import yard ,sounds suss.I thought personal imports still had an aproval plate fitted.

P1E Mentor

P1E

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Hmm. I have a car without a compliance plate. I don't know whether it's missing or whether the car was in fact never complied, but the car is definitely registered. I am now attempting to transfer the registration from NSW to SA though, and I'm running into problems.

I have applied through Regency for an exemption, which they are fairly confident I will get, but I am more so curious as to why the car was ever registered by the NSW RTA without a compliance plate fitted.

I will call the Federal Office of Road and Safety during business hours on Monday and fire some questions at them.

  • 4 weeks later...
P1E Mentor

P1E

Posted
  • Author
Posted

FLO: Thank-you for your advice. I contacted the Federal Office of Road and Safety and my problems are now sorted. Let me buy you a beer if I ever meet you.

There is no legal requirement for a vehicle to retain a compliance plate after registration in NSW and mine was for one reason or another removed. DOTARS have approved the manufacture of a second compliance plate, meaning I will be able to (finally) trasnfer my car to South Australian registration and start spending money on modifications rather than interstate telephone calls to Government departments.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Duncan
      R33 GTR running -9 with no tune

      By Duncan · Posted

      Sounds like you've got an interesting adventure ahead here with local support if you have trouble! My guess is that, unboosted, you will be OK with a small upgrade like -9. What will happen is that once the stock ECU sees more airflow than it expects it will add a heap of fuel and pull a heap of timing to be safe because it can't understand how it could get that much air without there being an issue. You will see clouds of black smoke and it won't pull hard through the midrange and top end. So, overall it will be a bit frustrating but should be OK. If you are still nervous set the base timing back 2o through the CAS, but it will be even more sluggish everywhere. As said above through...this is not my guarantee your engine won't be blown into a million pieces, leaving you looking for very hard to find parts A better idea is get a computer with logging ASAP, wire in a wide band O2 sensor and a use remote tuner. I've done multiple cars this way and while it is not as good as a specific tune on a dyno they can get it 90% right. I'd suggest if you can afford an R33 GTR these days you can afford an ECU and tune. And if you can't afford that you sure won't be able to afford the rebuild if it goes bad in the meantime,.  
    • Duncan
      New kid on the block

      By Duncan · Posted

      Yeah it would be nice if someone took the time to put that sort of information together, but there are a lot of variations in looms. I think you are making this way hard for yourself if you just want to get it running....sourcing an SR20 with the right wiring will be a billion times easier than matching the RB loom to an S15 chassis. If you do end up going this way, you just need to trace every wire in the loom with a multimeter, 95% of them will go to a location you can confirm at the ECU.....and then post it up for the next person who needs it  
    • Duncan
      Coolant leak?

      By Duncan · Posted

      Just top it up with water, and keep a general idea of how much you added. It is normal for water to be pushed into and pulled out of the reservoir through the cap, and it should not be more than half full or it will be likely to overflow when hot. Any decent mechanic can do a pressure test of the cooling system to confirm if you have a leak. Keep in mind if it is only leaking a little and when hot it may well evaporate before you see it hit the ground
    • GTSBoy
      Coolant leak?

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      I'd ask the shop what they used and use that. Mixing coolants is sometimes OK, sometimes not, and you have know the details of each coolant to know whether it's a good idea or not.
    • Chupapy
      Coolant leak?

      By Chupapy · Posted

      Is it alright to top up with just another green coolant?
×
×
  • Create New...