Engineer's Certificate for aftermarket turbos

Hi Steve,

Just had a Schwietzer fitted to my GQ, I'm in QLD and our laws state that you must have a mod plate and certificate from the company that fitted the turbo, not sure whether it is an engineers certificate, but was advised to keep it in the vehicle at all times...

I will follow up as to whether it's an engineers certificate.

Cheers

Trol.

The $400 is that from the people who fitted the turbo or from an engineer the inspector recomended ? I would contact the company that fitted the turbo i'm sure they would send you a certificate to please ACT INSPECTOR.

News to me, will call Kevin Williams to ask him for Victoria.

I would be looking for a 2nd opinion.

I was advised by ACT registration inspectors to get a certificate also, to run sunraysia's on my hilux, they said the rolling diameter would be different. The engineer I rang said the wheels and tyre set up actually makes the speedometer more accurate and he would give me a certificate ($350.00) to say so.

I found that too in the ACT. I've just moved to SA and so many things are simpler.

Simple solution to the problem is to remove the turbo, get the car inspected, re-install the turbo.

You don't need to make it look right, just unbolt the thing and bolt on the old manifold.

I had to do the same thing with my ROH rims, even though the fuc*ers were exactly the same size!

I had a similar problem with my spare wheel carrier (popular type supplied by large 4wd accessories crowd). Upon moving from NSW to WA the WA inspector would not roadworthy my 100 series because of spare wheel carrier.

I took it off, spent $40 on a replacement reflector, went and got it roadworthied and registered and promptly replaced it. PITA...

Popular large 4wd accessories crowd said that I had taken it to the wrong place as "over on our neck of the woods" we get vehicles registered with them installed all the time "you just went to the wrong inspection station mate". Maybe they had a point... At one stage the inspector repeatedly asked me where the the distributor and spark plug leads were. I replied that they were not required on a diesel !!!

It was good to get away from NSW with its never ending inspections and countless numbers of different coloured slips of paper each year, however it was a real exercise in patience and self control when getting my tip-top condition truck registered in WA.

Stephen J.

Steve,
I can confirm that ACT REgo are requiring engineers certificates on turbos on lux 2.8litres. got caught out in oct when I purchased a ln106 in nsw and went to transfer rego.
Cost $600 all up to get everything done ie turbo , exhaust., bullbar/winch and rear bars, suspension lift and wheels and tyres. Involved lane change and braking tests .exhaust mods , parking lights all the s**t in the world.
you can get away with a vehicle over 10 years old as you dont have to get a ID check done at rego just get a spanner to give a roadworty and go in and renew .
I got passed at local garage than picked up on turbo /then everything else when I went for ID check as I had purchased privately.
regards
Howard