lesr
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Post by lesr on May 31, 2021 9:48:28 GMT 12
Hi, late 2018 we purchased a 1987 Daihatsu Delta campervan. It had a current COF at the time. We used it a few times then put rego on hold. Recently we decided to sell this camper so the first thing we did was take it for a COF and it failed due to an earlier engine swap. The previous owners had the engine changed in 2016. I have all the invoices/receipts for this work. The COFs were all supplied by VTNZ after the engine swap as well as VTNZ that failed the COF. They are saying the engine should have been certified at the time so now due to no fault of our own we are stuck with a vehicle that needs a cert. This model camper came out with a 13B Toyota engine so no problem there. In 2016 the engine was swapped for a 14B therefore going from a 3400cc to 3700cc and a slight increase in HP. Engine mounts and everything else remains the same. The bolt on gear was swapped from the old engine to the new. I have studied and researched this as well as contacted NZTA about this and I'm still getting conflicting advise. If anyone has any thoughts on this their opinion would be much appreciated. Cheers
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Post by Chris on Jun 2, 2021 8:45:27 GMT 12
Hi, late 2018 we purchased a 1987 Daihatsu Delta campervan. It had a current COF at the time. We used it a few times then put rego on hold. Recently we decided to sell this camper so the first thing we did was take it for a COF and it failed due to an earlier engine swap. The previous owners had the engine changed in 2016. I have all the invoices/receipts for this work. The COFs were all supplied by VTNZ after the engine swap as well as VTNZ that failed the COF. They are saying the engine should have been certified at the time so now due to no fault of our own we are stuck with a vehicle that needs a cert. This model camper came out with a 13B Toyota engine so no problem there. In 2016 the engine was swapped for a 14B therefore going from a 3400cc to 3700cc and a slight increase in HP. Engine mounts and everything else remains the same. The bolt on gear was swapped from the old engine to the new. I have studied and researched this as well as contacted NZTA about this and I'm still getting conflicting advise. If anyone has any thoughts on this their opinion would be much appreciated. Cheers Hi Les LVVTA deals with light vehicles which is our field of expertise, but without specific details of your vehicle I can not be sure if this is a light vehicle or a heavy vehicle. However I suspect that having a CoF, it is more likely to be a heavy vehicle. But to try and bump you in the right direction. - If your vehicle is 3500kg GVM or less (light)
- The light vehicle threshold says that certification is required where a replacement engine has a greater cubic capacity than the OE engine.
- I can say with 100% confidence that as your engine has gone from 3400cc to 3700cc, this would definitely require LVV certification.
- To certify this, you will need to contact a 1A category Low Volume Vehicle Certifier - list of certifiers - lvvta.org.nz/documents/suplementary_information/CertifierList-Website.pdf
- If your vehicle has a GVM of 3501kg or more (heavy)
- The heavy vehicle threshold says that certification is required where engine and transmission components are fitted that are not identical to the OE components.
- I'm not involved in heavy vehicle certification but I would interpret the threshold to mean that fitting a 14B in place of a 13B is not identical and would require HVS certification.
- To certify this, you will need to contact a Heavy Vehicle Specialist Certifier - list of certifiers - www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/heavy-vehicle-specialist-certifiers/heavy-vehicle-specialist-certifiers-list.pdf
Hopefully that helps Cheers Chris
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